CATHOLIC TEACHERS

Southland Times, Issue 22489, 25 January 1935, Page 8

CATHOLIC TEACHERS

CONCLUSION OF CONFERENCE. ELECTION OF OFFICE-BEARERS. (Per United Press Association.) Dunedin, January 24. The annual conference of the Catholic Teachers’ Association, which opened on Tuesday morning, concluded to-day. An impressive paper on the preparation of secondary school pupils for the reception of the Sacraments of Penance and Holy Eucharist, written by the Rev. Father Hall (Sydney) was read, and an instructive commentary on its contents was given by the Rev. Father J. Kennedy (Wellington). The conference passed a resolution expressing deep regret at the death of Archbishop Redwood, and it was resolved to forward a message of congratulation to Archbishop O’Shea (Wellington) on his assumption of office as Archbishop of Wellington and Metropolitan. A resolution was also carried regretting the impending departure of his Excellency the Governor-General (Lord Bledisloe) and thanking him for his consistently friendly interest in the Catholic schools of the Dominion. It was further resolved: “That this conference of Catholic teachers, aware of the unwholesome nature of many of our films, even for adults, views with alarm the frequency with which children attend these same pictures; while there is all the difference in the world between one picture and another, ir» regard to such a harmful influence it seems that many children are allowed to go indiscriminately to whatever pictures they themselves fancy; this conference, therefore, considers that besides the very grave duty that parents have in seeing that their children go only to good pictures; teachers also have the duty of trying to educate the conscience of the child itself to greater delicacy on this vital matter.”

The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows:—President, the Rev. Brother Tarcisius (Sacred Heart College, Auckland); vicepresidents, the Rev. Father Terry (Auckland), the Rev. Father A. Cullen (St. Patrick’s College, Wellington), the Rev. Father Burger (St. Bede’s College, Christchurch), the Rev. Bro Benignus (Provincial Marist Brother), and the Rev. Brother M. M. O’Connor (St. Kevin’s College, Oamaru); secretary, a Marist Brother (to be appointed).