A WORK FOR THE FEDERATION.

New Zealand Tablet, 7 May 1914, Page 27

A WORK FOR THE FEDERATION.

TO the'editor'

. >a ,; ( 9 ; r j —Up to the present, no interference ou tha part of the authorities has been necessary to safeguard the interests of Catholics in thematter of • University education. At Home, we know, a very determined stand had to be taken.' ' The difference, we doubtless can attribute to the fact that our colleges,-' being non-resicteh-tial,. have;- not the-same dangers for Catholics ; "a» an old-established university with its definitely antagonist tic spirit.' But there seems room enough for the vigilant eye of our Federation even in Now Zealand. Indeed , some warning -.against university ethics might' even, be sounded with a stronger voice, so dangerous is the system to Catholic youth. Of this I do. not wish to speak especially. From time to time-in the ordinary lecture room the ears of Catholic students are offended with historical' inaccuracies concerning their - Church. Two branches of history are taught in the university, and history is an admirable vantage ground for the bigot. Can a Catholic student, dependent as he; is ,for his advancement on the offending ; professor, .be expected to protest ? Often is he able ? Suppose, then, the matter be reported to. the Federation, aYnote to the professor or to the Board might put the-matter in order, and prevent a second offence. ..-Even ; ft lecture by a Federation member in the Catholic Hall- on . the disputed point might be of value. It could. / be. t.advertised in the daily papers, and even the occasion .stated which brought it into being. ;.-':■• Personally, I do not like hear that Edmund Campion, when racked, disclosed the names of many fellow-Catholics who were afterwards punished. (Is it true that he did ?) Neither do. I like to hear a human origin given to the Papal Supremacy. •' : . Of course, if publicity in . the correction of such matters were for any cause to be feared, the .Tablet might briefly publish the true historical data for our enlightenment. . _ . ■.* ... ■ ij Again, I protest, and I think the Federation" could , justly protest, against a college magazine^ being freighted with professional rubbish on moral..'( ?) matters. .. Let students and .professors think what they choose of the Ten Commandments, and morality ' in. general, but they should be taught that the pages of a college journal are" no place for their miserable effort to 'sing the Galilean's requiem.' . . ; • These are my points. Others, perhaps, have noted them, and perhaps have a better remedy to suggest. In conclusion, I may state that ' Catholic hostel '—- college, if you willis a desideratum.—l am, etc., - Auckland, April 25. . 'Student.' [One of the latest and best authorities on the subject describes the statement, that Campion disclosed the names of fellow-Catholics briefly and. simply as a lie.' —Ed.KZT.] -\ ■■■ ;.• -. : * ■•;■;'•;'• ; •"-.■■•■.■ .-■: