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Title: Annual report of the Superintendent of Parish Schools of the Diocese of Trenton
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Trenton (N.J). Diocesan School Board (Catholic)
Subjects: Religious education Schools
Publisher: (Trenton, N.J.) Diocesan School Board
Contributing Library: New Jersey State Library
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nday Com-panio)i. a Xew York Catholic juvenile weekly. As special encouragement to the pupils, your Superintend-ent again secured and offered in competitive examination sevensplendid prizes—scholarships to the leading Catholic collegesof America; and it is fair to state that every school fromPhillipSDUrg to Atlantic City has profited much by this addedincentive. Even those pupils who did not win prizes, havebenefited immensely becati.se of their better attendance andbetter application, flic influence t the Scholarships extendedto the lower grades also, for there the children were stimulatedto begin earl) the earnest work requisite 1 secure such an opportunity for a college education. In our educational system, however, the crowning glor) is the four excellent High Schools, of which an\ Bishop might be- proud. Officially approved by the New Jersey State I.of Education—a signal honor indeed they all an- doing splendid work. Not the least gratifying feature t* this department
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RIGHT REV. MONSIGNOR P. F. CONNOLLYDied, January, 1915) DIOCESE OF TRENTON 9 is the active personal interest shown by the resident clergy.They are teaching in these schools. For example, in one of themthe pastor and two assistants, notwithstanding their manifoldduties, have assumed responsibility for the History. Latin, andGerman classes. Naturally, from such devotion there must fol-low results extraordinary. In our High Schools, however, thereis one great defect. They are too parochial. Instead of cateringto the needs of one congregation, they should be widely extendedin their influence, so that under the saving influence of Catholicauspices pupils of all the country round might have the advant-ages of this higher education. With us this is very practical,as our High Schools are centrally located, namely at Trenton,New Brunswick, Phillipsburg, and South Amboy. Well mightwe endeavor to follow the plan that for twelve years proved sovaluable in similar work in Philadelphia. There, in f

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