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Chicago Law Prof Sees No Problem In Federal Aid
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Legal Experts Feel Parochial School ,Gr,ants Within U. S. Constitution
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A~~~~mies An[O@~tmC~ S~~~larship R~lu~ts High schools of the Diocese have announced full and partial scholarship winners as a result of entrance examinations held last month. Six eighth graders have won full fOur year tuition scholarships at Sacred Hearts Academy, Fall River and five have mott is the daughter of Mrs. earned two year awards. The Mary McDermott of .13 Fay oix four year winners are Street, both of Taunton. Suan Mary Kelly and Mary Mc- Reid is the daughter .of Mr. and . Mrs. Herbert B. ReId of 1102 lI>ermott, Sacred H.eart School, Robeson Street. Paula M. Powers 'll'aunton; Susan ReId, Academy is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. of the Sacred Hearts Elementary John Powers of 1536 Gardner's School; Paula Powers, Nancy Neck Road, Swansea; Nancy lRe.gan and Mary Souza, Sacred Regan is the daughter of Mr. and mr~rt parochial school, Fall, Mrs. Francis W. Regan of 300 )RIver, Linden Street. Mary Souza is Two year winners are Anna the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Parin, Sacred Hearts Elementary Antone Souza of 42 Summerfield School; Margaret Moniz, Kath. Street neen Silvia and Mary Pires, S t . ' . Michael's parochial school; Ellen Anna Faria is the daughter of Demetrius, Sacred Heart par- Mrs. Maria Faria of 470 Bark ochial school all Fall River. Street, Swansea; Margaret Moniz Mary Kell~ is' the daughter of is the daughter of Mrs. Americo mI'. and Mrs. John Kelly, 26 Moniz of 177 Lindsey Street; l1'il.'st Street and. Mary MeDer· Turn to Page Fourteen
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CHICAGO (NC). - Inclusion of parochial and other private schools in the administration's education aid bill will not violate the Constitution, a former law school dean has advised U.S. Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon. Wilber Griffith Katz, former dean which protects the freedom o;f of the University of Chicago choice of students and parents as law school and now pro~essor to the school in which Federal of law there, has sent a let- benefits may be enjoyed. This ter in reply to Senator Morse's principle is supported by the req\lest for hi~ opinion on the decision in Everson vs. the Board of Education, 330 U.S. 1, with controversial bill. Senator Morse is sponsor in which your (Senate education) the Senate of a bill which would subcommittee is familiar." provide $2,3 billion in grants for Mr. Katz pointed out thR-t public school construction or "Congress has previously shown teachers' salaries, but rules out concern for freedom i!l th0 such aid to private schools as choice of schools." well as long-term, low-interest ''This principle," he declared, loans to them. "was embodied in the GI Bill Mr. Katz told the Senator his for veterans' educational bene· interest in the problem "is re- fits and, at the pre-college level, lated primarily to the First in the laws governing education. Amendment prohibition of laws al cost for congressional and 'respecting an establishment of Supreme Court pages. religion or prohibiting the free "The following provision is in exercise thereof.''' section 88A of Title 20 of the "In my opinion," he stated, U. S. code: '(C) Said page or "inclusion of parochial schools pages may elect to attend a pri. with other priv.ate schools in the vate or parochial school of their measure you proPose would not own choice; provided, however, violate this provision. . that such private or parochial "I believe that the Constitution school shall be reimbursed btleaves Congress free to pattern - the Senate and the House of Turn to Page EIghse0n its aid. to education· in a way
Federal Tax Funds Aid More Than 40 Programs
district'will hold their joint meeting on Monday evening at the New Bedford Hotel. WASHINGTON (NC)-The Federal government now Featured speaker for the af- spends tax funds for more than 40 programs which include fair will be Most Rev. Nicholaa church-related institutions or individuals from such instiT. Elko, Bishop of the Byzantine Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh. tutions. This revealed by Abraham Ribicoff, Secretary Ii..I. Bishop Elkoisthespiritual lead- of Health, Education' and Loan Program, the National De. " er'of nearly a quarter of a mil.,.. Welfare, in a document sent fense Education Act, the Hilllion faithful, spread over 14 t C t th t ,J. States of the United States. He 0 ongress a . e reques vi Burton Act to aid hospital con· pursued his theological studies Sen. Wayne Morse of Ore- struction, the National Schoo! Lunch Act and related programs PALM BEACH (NC)-Father John J. Considine, M.M., at the Byzantine Catholic Sem- gon, chairman of the Senate and the Surplus Property Dis-off New Bedford, director of the Latin America Bureau, inary of Uzhorod, Czechoslo- education subcommittee. The list of Church-State c0- posal Program. vakia, and with his qualified Most of the others involve National Catholie Welfare Conference, was named to the 'background in Oriental Studies operative projects was sought by No.tional Advisory Council for the Peace Corps. The list of acquired 'froin exten'sive travel the Senator in view of the Na- Federal grants to persons or to iJ3 prominent citizens who and research' in the Middle East, tional Catholic Welfare Confer· institutions in the form of schol. 'n t h ' '1 Taking part in .the National. he served as professor. of Sacred' ence's request' for 'inclusion ,of arsh,ips or res~arch funds. WI serve. on e counCI was Conference on Youth Service Scriptures" and 'Rector' of . the '. private and, parochial schools in , However, the smaller programs Jn~d~ public from tM tem-, , ,Abroad was a delegation repre-' Byzantine Ca~holic Seminaiyal. proposals fOr Federai aid to'edu·· do inClude some direct grants to institutions. These include the ~rary White House here senting the National Council 01.. '" T~i1l toPl\fI'e F~IU', '. clition." . where President Kennedy was ,Catholic, Y.outh.· The delegation' '. .' ...., . The' NCWC suggested ~ Con- Atomic Energy Comniission'. ~ending the Easter holidays. . was made up of representativetl' B.I·shop· ',' .·Ger·ra· r'd gtessional educational subcom. grants·to enable Colleges to pur· chase nuclear lab equipment and Vice President Lyndon B. of th~ National Federation of . mitteel that a loan; program: be loilllSon will be chairman' of Catholic College Students, the'S· " started to aid' construction of . the Public' Health Service'. grants to health research facilithe gl'OUP which will assist the Na.tional Newman Club Federa'In equlem' private, nonprofit schools; Peace CO/P8 director, R. SllrgeDt tlon and. the national Catholle For Pa stor '.') The majority of the programs ties to meet· up to 50 per cent Sh:'-iver of Chicago. Youth Organization federation. listed in the Ribicoff report ili- of . the cost: of. construction' or . Meanwhile, in Washington, Most Rev. James J.'Qep.. volves· participation . by both· remodeling. D. C. representatives of national At. the close of the meeting raid, D.D., V.G., Auxiliary public and .prIvate institutions. . 'fheCollege Housing Loaft Catholic youth organizations conference delegates .endorsed Bishop of the 'Diocese, eele- Few are exclusively for nonpub-' Pr~gram, passed by Congress ia were among delegates to a three- the Peace Corps idea, opposed brated' a', 'p'on~I'fl'''QI RequI'em lie institutions and none are only 1950, gives low-interest loans for day meeting on the Peace Corps,' loyalty oaths for members, and for church-related agencies. . up' to 40 years to help finance which will send young Amer- urged eventual United Nations Mass in Our Lady of Perpetual Five of the programs are c9ilstruction of revenue-produoleans abroad to work in under'. 'control of aR'international peaee Help Church, New Bedford, yes- major.ones: the College Housing Turn to, Pag~ Two developed nations. corps. terdaY morning for· the late pastor, Rev. Adolph Banach, O.F.M.Conv., who died in !l River Maryknoller Brings Boston hospital Sunday morning after a short illness. Stew to Mayan Indians Father Banach had served lW Forty-seven Mayan Indian farmers of Solomo, Guate- pastor of the parish since last . WASHINGTON (NC) - An Orthodox rabbi appealed mala took a long walk into the 20th century recently by September and his death brought f-or Federal assistance to Jewish and other parochial schools sadness to his people whom be em'oIling in a scientific farming course sponsored by the had worked among for such a at the House's concluding public hearing on Federal aid to local Maryknoll Mission and the Guatemala Ministry of education. However, a spokesman for the American Jewish . Turn to Page FoUl' Congress charged at the Agriculture. The pastor of ence, the ministry would send "It is our view that to deny these same session that U.S. aid to tax-paying American citizens ()f the mission, Rev. John M. a team of experts to teach the church-related schools would Orthodox Jewish faith the bEme. ]Breen, M.M., of Fall River, courses. decided to do something Father Breen managed to en· mark the beginning of the fit of their taxes • . . is a discrimination not in accord witb obout primitive agricultural roll 47 farmers in the first phase end of U.S. religious liberty. basic American ideals." methods which deny people an ofa'program which includes cuJ... The chainnan of' the subcomHe objected to statements by adequate diet and perpetuate tivation of new crops, insect conmittee which heard the two superstitions' inherited from aJloo trol, soil conservation, irrigation Jews appealed to supporters of "certain secularist Jewish leadand food preparation. aid to private and parochial ers and reform' clergy" opposed eient Mayan religious belief. The self-help program requirea "The Indians were resigned to schools to drop their request for to Federal aid to private schools. farmers to purchase their own inclusion of such aid in the gen- He said their statements led to their fate," says Father Breel1. seed, fertilizers and insecticides, eral education aid bill and to misconceptions about the Jewis!::l '"For them, crop failure was while the government supervisea accept separate treatment by otand. 'punishment from the gods', planting and cultivating, deter. The rabbi's viewpoint woo CongreSs. . r.ather than the result of iHF mines crops that will flourish in opposed by Leo Pfeffer, general Rabbi Morels Shere'l' of New fl)roper farm methods." certain. regions, and encourages York, executive v-ice president counsel oi. the American Jewi9~ The Fan River Maryknolle!." Congress, and a well-knowB called in an official of ,the Agri. profitable mal'keting .In t~ ~ the 5O,000-mem.ber Agucfath Israel group, told the subco'a- proponent of "absolute separa(Julture Ministry for aid and nearest cities.' mJottee: "We strongly iiavor FeQl.> tion of Church and State." advice. The agent promised that Proof o:f the success of the Mr. Pfeffer sa-id any U.S. S3'o eral aid to parochial schools.'" if the padre could guarantee a program waa realiZed last week Orthodox Jews are suppor.tln:g £l!Btarn:e to churllb-related eleo @roup of farmer-s who would wAth the first "scientific" harv~ ~ !9 Pa£l'() JF@!!1:Y ~J. schoo!s m 26 ~ he s::M. [Willinely studu ~deuUural Iclr> ~ to ~() BftxfJool3
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