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No. 1942. PERTH. THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1975
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MEETING URGED ON CHANGES IN EDUCATION Father J. Nestor, chairman of the Catholic Education Commission urged a meeting of Catholic school principals to think seriously of changes that were taking place in education throughout the world. In his first annual report He was speaking at the first annual meeting of the of the regional council, Mr. Fremantle Regional Council Peter Davies Moore listed of Catholic Schools, held some of the matters that had been given attention by the at De Vialar College. council during its first year The meeting was attended of operation. parish clergy, principals, by council presidents, chairmen MATTERS of boards and P. & F. representatives from the 17 ATTENDED TO schools that make up the 1. The significance of the • regional council. appointment of lay staff to Father Nestor said that a administrative positions in major change in education Catholic schools. was beginning throughout 2. The transfer of pupils the world, including Aus- from Catholic primary tralia. schools to Catholic SecondIt was imperative, he said, ary schools. that Catholic schools keep 3. Government subsidies pace with the changes and to independent schools. even lead the changes in the 4. Fees payable by parareas of pastoral concern ents of students attending and religious education. "For this kind of activity ADELAIDE. — Austraour schools. the Commonwealth must use lian Government spend5. Sporting activities of the States' grants mechanROLE OF THE ing in education would our schools. ism, riding on the back of 'Come back to Christ' syllabuses Teaching 6. depend on the economic PARENTS the constitutional power kit was the name given to methods. and teaching discipline of the comthe States — and even that the most adventurous Mr. Warren Pickering. 7. Bus transport for stu- munity, the Minister for is under legal challenge." . programme sponsored so newly elected president of dents. "It clearly means a direct Education, Mr Beazley, so large a share of resources far by the apostolate the P. & F. Federation told school 8. Co-ordinating if everyone engaged in monetary payment like a TRIENNIAL committee of the parish the meeting that the P. & F. activities within the region. warned last Sunday. building presses for immense scholarship, a living allowpastoral council. was keen to see its role Speaking at Rostre‘or, tie increases in wages, if teach- ance of a payment of fees. PLAN HOPES -change from that of fundsaid that the four education ers have- great increases in rather than grants to schools Mr. Beazley said that he Most of their efforts ON INSIDE PAGES raising to decision-making. commissions had recom4 mended the Australian Gov- salaries,,-..- and if powerful - for current costs or built-t- hoped the triennial method so far have been in the He said that parents ought Calendar of funding education, which form of discussions and countert,claim for resources ings. to participate in deciding Classified ernment spend $6.2 million come from elsewhere — had been proved in the other meetings at the what should be taught in 10 over the next three years. such as--health. Advertising cases of universities and ad- home level. schools, leaving to the teach- Education File ...... This was at the Decem9 vanced colleges of education, "Then,' ,the cost of the ers the matter of how it Letters Last Sunday's gather11 ber 1974 value of the effort goes beyond the canow be adopted for schools. should be taught. ing attracted more than dollar. Music 8 pacity .of the taxpayer to "Education cannot be 90 parishioners . The meeting decided to "The capacity for spend- bear, or beyond any intelli3 News In Pars effectively planned by anyapproach the Prime Minister ing this will depend in part gently managed deficit." rn -rning session, body, Government school and stress the importance of Sister Philomena — and in decisive part — Earle 9 on discipline in the communauthority, if that anybody is Father P. Cunningham the recent recommendations REVOLUTION ' harassed by unpredictabil- led a reflection and disof the Schools Commission Sport 10, 12 ity," he said. cussion on the vocation ity." he said. in regard 8 to Catholic Theatre "It is quite impossible to IN PRINCIPLE' schools. ROME, (N.C.) — First TV, Radio 7 have education demanding Mr. Beazley said the AusHe said the recommenda- to exist as a unique and tralian Government had be- steps toward the beatifitions of the Schools Com- vital part of God's creagun assistance to indepencation of the late Dr. mission still had to be tion, no matter how dent schools more than a 'Com Dooley, famed for passed by Cabinet and Par- seemingly unimportant. decade ago. his medical work in Laos liament. After lunch, Father The early programmes and Cambodia during the Brian Murphy, S.J., exCabinet would consider had been small by today's 1950's, are beginning in Budget proposals this week. plained aspects of Pope standards. the • United States, acPaul's recent address to "I went through the agony But, he said, they had be- cording to Father Angelo the Charismatic Congress gun a revolution in principle. Mitri, of seeing the Karmel propostulator of in Rome. They began to accustom saints' causes of the posal run both gauntlets and Australians to treating all Oblates of Mary Imof seeing the Karmel proHis talk was followed Australian school children as maculate here. posals and the formation c.:=. by a period of spontaneA ustralian citizens. ous prayer and the func"Some bishops and the Schools Commission re The Commonwealth now jected by the Senate," he tion concluded with certain groups that knew considered children had equsaid. Benediction. and supported Dr. Dooal rights, whether they went ley have sent letters ask"I hope I never have that BOSTON (NC). — Guidelines for marriages of teen-agers and experience again." t o Government or indepening cause be inthat his cluples who show signs of immaturity regardless of age have been dent schools. troduced in Rome." said Issued for the Boston archdiocese by Cardinal Medeiros. The Schools Commission Father Mitri, ,tow considered the needs of -This is a normal, preThe six guidelines ap- tory sessions with a If the priest recomdisadvantaged and handicapliminary step in . such ply to couples contempla- priest, they will meet a mends that the marriage ped children, as well as the cases. But it is no more ting marriage who are third time to fulfill the he postponed, he must needs for more fortunate than that." 18 years old and under necessary canonical restate his specific reasons children, in both GovernAsked about Dooley's to those who display and submit an evaluaquirements. ment and independent sysconnection with the ObPhysical, emotional, psytion to the chancery offtems. lates. Father Mitri exIf problems arise, chological, or spiritual ice. rlained that the Dooley immaturity, or are "subthere will be a third EDUCATIONAL This evaluation should family came from St. ject to undue social presevaluation session with also include steps to - Louis- where they were POWER? both sets of parents. sure" to get married. help the couple over"The .SChOols Commission long-time -friends of the The guidelines encomt he priest quescome their difficulty, and also recommends community. report pass Catholic as well as tion the marriage becauan estimate of how "When Dr. Dool -, 2ornmonwealth action to mixed marriages, se of evidence of spiritand long it will take to do circumwent to Laos," • said Fr. certain in 'rectify they give special atten- ual immaturity, the matthis. •,:ances any shortcomings in Mi'ri. "he worked closely tion to instances of preter will be referred to The priest himself cawith our missionaries. the grants of Stafes to ttiiiianother priest, or in the nnot forbid marriage, marital pregnancy. He was made an honorschools," he said. pendent In certain cases. case of mixed marriages, tho since Church law says "The COmmonwealth has ary member of the Obguidelines a minister, for his opinthc,: a local bishop recommend lates, which is an exnot. in fact, a scintilla of Professional counselling ion. can forbid a marriage in ceptional honour." eductitionaI power, except a or postponement of any individual case, and wedIf the priest is convinDr. Dooley died at 34 power to grant benefits to ding plans for 0,1 of the couple's psythose coneven this power is limiin 1961. students.- , %idered not mature enouted to a temporary postchological or emotional He wrote several best• "The expression, 'benefits gh for marriage. unreadiress he will reponement for "just causelline books abou t his t o students' is in the wriA fter the se" and only for as long couples ferred ft er.1 to a profeste. t of.,-; -familv allowances' 0 Xnemences in SouthComplete two otoa Oradea Name eft caire as !his cause continues. preparasional counsellor. 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