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No. 4653. PERTH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1 , 1973
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Alarm at "elitist" view of schools
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ADELAIDE. — Catholic schools must be seen not as elitist alternatives to a democratic education, but as a Christian alternative to a secular education, the State Attorney-General, Mr. L. King, told Catholic secondary school principals here. • "Equality of educational social contact, which they It is important that opportunity is a principle provide for their students. teachers should know what which gains, at any rate in "It is the measure, too, the parents' attitudes are theory, almost universal ac- of our faliure to secure for and should be open to the ceptance. It is founded on the general run of children influences of parents in rethe deepest instincts pf our in the community equality lation to the conduct of the people for fairness and of opportunity in life. school," he said. equality," Mr. King said. Differences in the life "A great national effort "The Catholic school is now directed toward re- style of families whose must be, and must be seen dressing this inequality. children attended the school to be, not an institution should also be respected. "The Catholic school alienated from this main"I think that attempts by must be clear about its posstream of educational efthe school to dictate habits fort, but an integral part of ition in the scheme of and activities of the studthings. it." "It must not be a place ents when they are not at He was speaking by into which parents send their school and not in the vitation to the heads at a school uniform have greatly children to secure material onference administraon c diminished," he added. advanta ges in life over the tion. "I* do not propose to ent- children who are educated ( • Catholic Choice, page 2) er here into the controversy at State schools. "It must be seen, on the as to whether Federal financial assistance to certain contrary, to be a place schools should have been which, while using the pubentirely discontinued," he lic funds entrusted to it to provide an education at said. "Whatever may be the about the general level correct view of this contro- which the State can provide versy, I confess to a sense in its schools, offers a disof alarm when I read state- tinctive Christian alternatments by some associated ive to the secular education the State with Catholic education provided in • which appear to bracket the schools." A s the community conCatholic schools with schools which inherit and sensus on religious belief WASHINGTON (NC) maintain an elitist social and morality disintegrated, — Americans must exeran individual could not look and educational tradition. to the State for moral guid- cise "a spirit of calm and judicious commitance, Mr. King said. TRADITION ment to the national in"In such a society, the "Schools which have interest" in the current herited the great public role of the parents and of U.S. political crisis, said school tradition, in which the school to which they en- Bishop James S. Rausch, the children of the ruling trust their children becomes general secretary of the classes were educated for so of paramount importance," United States Catholic many generations, still pro- he said. Conference. duce a quite overwhelming In a statement issued majority of leaders in bus- PARENTS a few days after the firiness, the professions and Mr. King suggested it ing or resignation of top public life." was not enough simply for "This is the measure of parents to know what the Justice Department officials and moves in Contheir quality as schools and school was doing and to try of the advantages, by way to adapt family attitudes ac- gress to impeach President Nixon, Bishop of superior education and cordingly. Rausch said: "This is not a moment for partisanship, hysteria or hasty • Some of the crowd who could not get into the Aquinas College chapel, during last Sunaction," he declared. day's rainstorm, had to stand outside and be sa tisfied to await a short blessing. "It has been said that, if the crisis has given us • reason for hope up to now, it lies in the evidence that the American system of laws and ordThe long odds on the rain ever spoiling the annual Eucharistic proerly procedures does incession, held always on the last Sunday of October, finally had to be paid deed work," he said. In connection with the "This system must be out last Sunday. Holy Year observances given the opportunity to For the first time since drenching and threatened function, without obA smaller crowd than in local dioceses, Caththroughout t he annual event commenc- the public address equip- usual, estimated at 4,000, olics the struction or unreasonable USUALLY COME BACK FOR world may gain plenary ed in 1938, the procession ment being supervised by had assembled on the front pressure, in a spirit of was abandoned and a hur- Rev. D. O'Brien. calm and judicious comoval for the commencement. indulgences from the ANOTHER. . . AND ANOTHER first Sunday of Advent Many people arriving at of the procession. This inmitment to the national ried decision was taken to this year (December 2). t ransfer the ceremony to the the grounds just before 3 cluded a number of elderly AND ANOTHER . . . interest. Holy Year is 1975 but Aquinas College chapel. o'clock were surprised at and sick people, accommo"I pray that leaders in outside of Rome its obA similar reversal was the ease with which traffic, dated in cars and buses. all branches of governservances is being anticibarely avoided in 1966 normally quite a serious ment and of all political When the word was given pated in a preparatory when the procession was problem at Aquinas. appearpersuasions that people should take year in 1974. In the will apheld at Perry Lakes Stad- ed to be flowing. proach the serious chalshelter and they came up to Archdiocese of Perth ium. Then light showers The management of traflenges that confront fell and the altar was badly fic within the grounds is the main quadrangle, only local arrangements are a small part could be ac- being worked out and them in this spirit, buffeted by mind. traditionally taken care of which offers the best will be announced soon. This time a heavy down- by members of the Cath- commodated in the college hope for a satisfactory The Vatican document pour right on the stroke of olic Policemen's Guild who chapel. resolution of the present The rest had to be conout the conditions 3 p.m., when the function were on duty on Sunday difficult situation." for the indulgences was was due to commence, gave and also were caught in the tent with a bit of social ((/for a lot of people a thorough open by the sudden shower. conversation in the grounds. issued last week and the In the chapel the decision )text and full report are was taken to have the Ros- published in page 3. ary and main prayers followed by Benediction. - At t he end of this chapel cereON INSIDE PAGES mony Bishop Quinn carried Calendar „. 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