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bos Thee 4%, A recent study of the religions affiliations of faculty members in 28 Stare uni aad col. Jeges revealed that Catholics cum than 4% of che facultics, instead of the 20% one might ex. pect. This same study showed thar in 35 Stary wormal schools the percentage of faculty mem. bers who are Cetholics is sesin less than 3% bers who art Cetholics is again less than 4%—noy the more then 20% who ought to be there! In one important university chere are only 7 Catholic professors out of a total of nearly $00, Many more Catholics would be welcome there, but they are not presenting themselves. Even if we were concerned merely with the welfare of our own, we would be—we art-—doing 2 poor job, for there are 700 Catholics attending chis university. But we should not be concerned merely with the welfare of our own; we have a responnbility far beyond our own selfish interests. By the very same we bear—Catbolic—we proclaim publicly, as wo others do, that we feel obligated before God and man to serve, with loving solicitude, al! Amer- icans, even those who hate us. As American citizens and taxpayers, Catholics have not only a right bur a srious obligation as well co see that al schools supported by taxes, are manned by bealthy-minded Americans. We have a big stake in them. According w the United States Office of Education, in one year re- cently the annual expenditures for the nation’s public school system were $3,016,351,104. Cath- olics, numbering one-fifth of the taxpayers of the country, paid for approsimately 20% of his, which amounts vo $603,270,221, And this is in addition to the $203,210,000 ther Catholics gen- erously Jay out each year for Catholic colleges, high echools, and elementary schools. Wf we neglect to provide our share of teachers and to show an sctive, continuing concern in exe- ing chat the policies and edminiseretion of all achools are strengthening America, not weakening 10 » . this failure ow our part to perficipate my it, thes about 2 collapse im our country g abo re 4 bushel, While-we are hiding our light under a L an energetic ty who deny God—and there- fore the bysic concept of American life—are shout ing their doctrine af darkness from the “rooftops.” They are missioners, first, last, and always! Asis true of most people with strong convictions, they are intent on Making as many others as possible shate their beliefs. And tay oe miss » trick im upreading their ideas om 2 big scale. ” The educational field ia a fertile one for them. Like Hitler, they are keen enough to wee that through the echools they can in ime befoul the thinking of a whole nation. While they conces- crate in a special way on universities, colleges and high schools, yet they by mo means overlook the elementary gtades or even the kindergarten, They see to it thar they don’t land “just any job.” On the contrary, they are highly eclective; they specialize in. courses in philosophy, sociology, psychology, history, government, economics, and in other courec: where it is cary to weave warped in other courses where it is easy F interpretations into everything they pass on to UD- suspecting students, In order to reach their goal, they put in the long bard years of training essen~ tial to the preparation of any one who would fill the role of teacher. On the other hand we, whe have 20 much zo give, who bosst we are followers af a Crucified One, tend co follow the line of least resistance. Only exceptionally are we willing to put up with che struggle which is the price of any- thing above mediocrity. fare Every Phase of Edecetion Furthermore, those who are “ageinst God,” are pot content to limit their influence tp the class- room. Realizing thac the average teacher is seldom concerned with trends and doesn't want to be nu