The Fortnightly Review Volume 18 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 Excerpt: ...organizations are not "secret societies" in the strict sense of the word. But even their quasi-secrecy could be done away with without destroying their effectiveness. There is nothing worth while they accomplish that could not be just as well planned and performed in public.--Sacred Heart Review, Vol. 45, No. 24. The Catholic Citizen has called attention to the startling number of Catholic children in public schools. If we take about onefifth of the fifteen million Catholics to be children, there ought to be over 2,500,000 pupils in our parochial schools. As a matter of fact there are only 1,270,000. Of course, allowance must be made for districts where Catholics control the public school and for such children as are unable to attend the parochial schools. Still the discrepancy is by far too large.--Catholic Tribune, No. 646. So long as nearly one-half of our Catholic children--no matter for what reason--attend godless public schools, the leakage is certain to continue. Andrew Carnegie, who is so afraid that his name will perish from the thoughts of men that he has caused it to be carved in stone on library buildings wherever permitted, is said to be very vain. A new story illustrating this trait in the ironmaster's make-up runs: Viscount Morley. the English essayist, and several friends were week-end guests of Carnegie at Skibo Castle not so very long ago. Sunday evening was given over to hymns. During the singing Mr Carnegie sat with his eyes closed, twiddling his thumbs. Mr. Carnegie's complacency and marked serenity led one of the New Yorkers to whisper to Morley: "What do you think Mr. Carnegie is thinking?" "He thinks," was Morley's whispered reply, "that the hymns are to him." The A'. Y. Nation commends...