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Triscu the h 1ed whole wheat cracker which takes the place of white flour bread; delicious as Cat with butter or with cheese or preserves. "The Vital Question Cook Book" is sent free THE NATURAL FOOD COMPANY, Niagara Falls, N. Y. THE CATHOLIC WORLD. A MONTHLY MAGAZINE OF GENERAL LITERATURE AND SCIENCE PUBLISHED BY THE PAULIST FATHERS. VOL. LXXXI. APRIL, 1905, TO SEPTEMBER 1905. NEW YORK: THE OFFICE OF THE CATHOLIC WORLD. 120 WEST 60th STREET. THE THE COLUMBIAN READING UNION. HE annual convention of the Catholic Educational Association was held in New York City, July 11, 12, 13. His Grace the Most Rev. Archbishop Farley kindly offered the use of Cathedral College, Madison Avenue and East Fifty-first Street, for the convention. The Buckingham Hotel, Fifth Avenue and Fiftieth Street, was the headquarters for the association during the convention. It is directly opposite the Cathedral and most convenient. The officers of the association are: The Right Rev. Denis J. O'Connell, D.D., rector of the Catholic University, Washington, D. C., President General; the Very Rev. E. R. Dyer, S.S., D.D., Baltimore, Md., Vice-President; the Very Rev. Bernard J. Mulligan, Camden, N. J., Treasurer; the Rev. F. W. Howard, Columbus, Ohio, Secretary; the Very Rev. Patrick McHale, C.M., Brooklyn, N. Y.; the Very Rev. P. J. Garvey, D.D., Overbrook, Pa.; the Rev. John A. Conway, S.J., Washington, D. C.; the Very Rev. L. A. Delurey, O.S.A., Villanova, Pa.; the Rev. Louis I. Walsh, Salem, Mass; the Rev. Thomas A. Thornton, New York City. dral. The order of exercises for the sessions of the convention was: II A. M.-General meeting in Cathedral College. the Right Rev. D. J. O'Connell, D.D. Registration. mittees. Opening of session by 11:30 A. M.-Department meetings in Cathedral College. In these meetings the following papers were read and discussed: In the Seminary Department meeting-The Teaching of Holy Scripture in the Seminary, the Rev. Simon Lebl, D.D., St. Francis' Seminary, Milwaukee; the Rev. James F. Driscoll, S. S., D.D., St. Joseph's Seminary, Dunwoodie, N. Y. In the College Department meeting-History of Philosophy, the Rev. E. L. Rivard, C.S.V., St. Viateur's College, Illinois. In the School Department meetings-Catholic View of Moral and Religious Training in Elementary Education, by Rev. M. J. Considine, of New York. Wednesday, July 12. 9:30 A. M.-Department meetings in Cathedral College. The following papers were read: In the College Department meeting-Catholic College Discipline in the Formation of Character, the Rev. Francis Cassilly, S.J., St. Ignatius' College, Chicago, Ill. In the School Department meeting-Supervision of Catholic Schools: Necessity, Methods, Aims, the Rev. E. F. Gibbons, Supervisor Catholic Schools, Buffalo, N. Y. In the Seminary Department meeting-The Teaching of Pedagogy in the Seminary, the Rev. Hermann J. Heuser, St. Charles' Seminary, Overbrook, Pa.; the Rev. Francis P. Duffy, D.D., St. Joseph's Seminary, Dunwoodie, N. Y.; the Rev. Thomas E. Shields, Ph.D., Catholic University, Washington, D. C. II A. M.-Discussion in College Department on Statistics of Attendance of Catholic Students at Non-Catholic Colleges, and the Causes Thereof. Discussions in the School and Seminary Departments at the same hour. 8 P. M.-General meeting in Cathedral College. Joint discussion on What the Parish School Can Do for the Catholic College. Points suggested for discussion: (a) Closer union of all our educational forces the need of the hour; (b) How many graduates of our parish schools go to non-Catholic colleges? (c) The founding of scholarships for the parish school by the college; (d) The teaching of Latin and other preparatory branches in the parish school; (e) More active interest by college men in the work of the parish school. Thursday, July 13. 9 A. M.-General meeting. Election of Officers. Business session. 9:30 A. M.-Department meetings. The following papers were presented: In College Department-Best Method of Teaching Rhetoric and Poetics in the College Curriculum, the Rev. L. A. Grace, C.M., Niagara University. In the School Department-Text-Books in Catholic Schools, the Rev. Thomas J. O'Brien, Supervisor Brooklyn Catholic Schools. In the Seminary Department-Practical Work in the Seminary as a Preparation for the Work of the Ministry, the Rev. W. C. Hoctor, C.M., St. John's Seminary, Brooklyn, N. Y.; the Rev. A. Vieban, S.S., J.C.D., St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore. II A. M.-Discussion in all departments. Business sessions and general meeting. Reading of resolutions and closing exercises. The sessions were public and open to all wishing to attend. At the grand public meeting Thursday evening, at 8 o'clock, in Carnegie Hall, the programme was as follows: Overture, "America," by the New York Catholic Protectory Band; the "Star Spangled Banner," national anthem, by a chorus of seven hundred boys and girls of the New York parish schools, under the direction of Professor Renz; "The Red, White, and Blue," by the chorus; Mascagni's "Ave Maria," by the Alumni Quartet of Manhattan College; "Holy God, We Praise Thy Name," by the chorus; "God of Nations," by the Catholic Protectory Band. Addresses were delivered by Most Rev. John M. Farley; Eugene A. Philbin, Regent of the State of New York, on Education and the State; Corporation Counsel John J. Delany, on Education and Good Citizenship; Luke D. Stapleton, on Education and Parental Rights; and the Rev. W. O'B. Pardow, S.J., on Education and Religion. The local arrangements for the convention and public meetings were in charge of the following committee: The Right Rev. Monsignor Lavelle, D.D., V.G.; the Very Rev. James F. Driscoll, D.D., President of St. Joseph's Seminary, New York; the Rev. John J. Collins, S. J., President of |