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No. 3635. PERTH, THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1973
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P. and E SUPPORT FOR PER - CAPITA GRANTS
Delegates at the annual meeting of the W.A. Parents' and Friends' Federation at the South Perth Civic Centre unanimously supported the statement of the Central Commission of the Australian Bishops' Conference on State aid for Catholic schools. Goody the fight for State aid in Federation with the FedArchbishop The statement, which is printed in full on page warned against commit- all the States, with par- eral Government. A motion from the three, reiterated adher- ment, either in favour of ticular reference to the ence to the principle of or in opposition to the attitudes of the new Fed- Mercedes College Parents and Friends' Association per capita payments for report of the committee eral Ministry. by Professor individual children, as headed She emphasised that it asking that the Commonopposed to lump-sum Peter Karmel on educa- was important to watch wealth Government intion tabled in the House how money was funded crease student allowances payments. of Representatives on as well as how much was where the sum of child In support of this May 30 by the Federal given by the Government. endowment and student bishops the view, of point Minister for Education, There were, she said, endowment is less than expressed an opinion endowment child Kim Beazley. Mr. often pitfalls in sliding the that Church and State distributing when the eldest child scales of should remain separate; Bishop McKeon of Bunreaches 16 years of age and, thus, any payment bury was among disting- funds. was unanimously agreed Certain methods of in aid for any school uished guests at the meetto. funding could be and should be made to the in- ing. Other decisions of the would be challenged in dividual student as a permeeting were: Mrs. Margaret Slattery, the High Court. son, not to the education• The Marist College The council, which was al establishment which secretary of the Australian Council, joined by Queensland Churchlands Parents and Parents' the student attends. to on three months ago, now Friends' Association sucspoke the meeting The State Minister for r epresents all States and cessfully moved a motion the the of council role Education, Mr. Dolan, does most of the negotia- expressing concern at the education the n i changing who was accompanied by ting on behalf of the amount of sex and violenscene and answered Mrs. Dolan, assured the Friends' ce in literature, films and and Parents many regarding questions meeting that the requireother mass media and ments of the Catholic calling for the closure of education system would sex shops. receive sympathetic con• The meeting adopted sideration from the State constitutional amendGovernment. ments proposed by the The interim committee of the Australian Marist College associaHe said that, with the money available from the Schools Commission recommended that W.A.'s tion widening the scope Commonwealth, coupled share of the $660 million proposed to be of matters that the federwith the will of the State spent on schools in 1974 and 1975 be $50 ation can deal with in Government, there would million. future. be considerable improve• A proposal by St. grants the Among • The Federal Minments in all sectors of and Parents Thomas the by nded recomme in that, said ister education. committee for W.A. Friends' Association of addition, substantial Claremont to reduce the schools in 1974-1975 amounts would be size of the Federation were: spent in 1974-75 under Council was defeated by Recurrent grants for existing legislation. a large majority. Catholic schools of The extra expendit• A constitutional $4,080,000. ure included $4.5 milamendment proposing a Recurrent grants for lion for non-Governdisadvantaged schools, maximum of five consecument school buildings, tive years in the office of $1 million (Govern$11.5 million for secment) 5110,000 (Cath- president was narowly deondary school librarfeated. TORONTO (NC). — The complete translation ies, $16.5 million for olic). Building grants for of the Latin Mass Missal for the International science laboratories in • A motion of apprecidisadvantaged schools ation of the work done Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL) Government and non(Govern$1,260,000 by Mr. P. Donnelly, a is expected this year, according to a report made Government schools ment, $170,000 (Cathconsiderable exand founder of the council, here. meeting at the commission's olic). penditure on expandwas agreed to. Mr. DontranslaICEL the complete Only the Collects, • Though it had nelly did not seek reed programmes for opening prayers proper tion, but the texts will be been strongly urged to the education of Aborelection. to the day that the priest submitted to the 700 par- iginal children and continue per capita The conference lasted of this bishops beginning ticipating the at said grants to non-governchildren of non-Engall day last Sunday and Mass, would be different (U.S.) summer and aut- lish-speaking families. ment schools, the comwas attended by 70 peofrom the texts now in umn for their final apmittee believed that ple representing approxiMr. Beazley said use an ICEL spokesman proval. the grants should be mately 40 branches from that of the independman said. phased out because of The ICEL also recoment Catholic and nonPerth as far south as AlThe English transla- mended use of the Grail Catholic schools, 68 funds bany. There are 113 finanlimited the tion of the new Order of translation of the Psalms wide available and the per cent would be betcial branches in the State. the Mass now in use is in new breviaries (books differences in standter off under the prothe work of the ICEL. containing readings for OFFICE-BEARERS ards between non-govposals, 7 per cent The Collects now being the priest's daily Divine Mr. M. McGovern was ernment schools. The about the same and translations Office), it was announced 25 per cent would reare used per capita rates were re-elected president, Mr. done for the Maryknoll after the meeting. W. Pickering, vice-presiset by the previous ceive less than at preMissal published in 1957. dent, and Mrs. D. Hodson, Government at $62 per sent. Grail is an interThe It was expected that secretary-treasurer. primary pupil and The Catholic primnational movement of the translation would be Dr. McKenna, Messrs $104 per secondary ary schools would all working in eduwomen approved by the end of L. Greenwood and D. pupil. and cul- make substantial social cational, the year by the U.S. Natgains. • The abrupt end- Hodson and Mesdames tural projects. ional Conference of CathO'Hara and Cottrell will of support for The had ing committee The Grail translation o]ic Bishops, the spokescontinue to serve as assumed in its recomsome non-government transother from differed said. an overall councillors, Fr. Nestor as on that the schools mendations in ICEL is an official lations of the Psalms could spiritual adviser and Mr. basis present level of State needs Catholic agency establish- that it was more adapt- Government aid for place those schools in W. Mahoney as immediICEL the singing, able to ed in 1965 under the Secate past-president. the running costs of difficulties. ond Vatican Council's spokesman said. It had non- Government commission The new councillors The • mandate to translate the gained great popularity are: Mrs. Kirrane and schools would continwanted to raise the Ofthe where places in Latin liturgical books ue. The aid was estimstandard of all schools Messrs J. Allen, J. Blisinto internationally ac- fice (the official prayer of were below the million sett, B. Dwyer, H. Park $44.7 at that ated ceptable English. It ad- the Church) was sung. and Taplin. for 1972. target. of body The governing vises national Catholic • It was not sugOther notable points bishops' conferences and the ICEL, consisting of gesting this action be in the report included: liturgical commissions in bishops from 11 Englishparish cause it disapproved • Catholic coun- speaking countries, namEnglish-speaking ON INSIDE PAGES schools would receive of high standards, but ed two new members to tries. because it believed about $64 million for 4 Calendar There would also be a its advisory committee. recurrent expenses, that Government aid They are Miss Virginia compared with 542 greater number of Pre11 could not be justified Children's World faces available for use at Sloyan of Silver Spring, million for the two Classified Adverin maintaining or raisMass, the spokesman an editor and writer in years under the old ing standards beyond tising 10 said. There were more liturgical and catechetithose which publiclysystem. 3 Letters than 80 Prefaces in the cal fields, and Duncan indesupported schools • Catholic 4 News Pars In new Roman Missal. Cloud, a lecturer in Latin pendent schools would could hope to achieve Sport 12 No schedule was set and Greek literature at improve but not so by the end of the deTheatre 8 for the appearance of the University of Leicestsharply. cade. TV, Radio 11 altar missals with the er, England.
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• Bishop Quinn is pictured in conversation with Pope Paul during a public audience which was a highlight of the First Record World Tour of which the Bishop was a guest, and during which he associated with the travellers at the principal points of Catholic interest. (See also page 5). Details of the 1974 Record Catholic World Tour are now appearing in our pages each w eek.
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