Word: socialism
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Catholics have given long and consistent support to sound social legislation on fundamental questions like the minimum wage, the right of labor to organize and to bargain collectively, relief of the aged, housing and many others. The insinuation that Catholics have not been "for" anything, is obviously untrue and unfair...
...matter of fact, the Bishops' Program on Social Reconstruction issued some 20 years ago entitled the Church in this country to a position of advanced leadership in the field of sane social legislation...
...TIME erred in describing as "Washington lobbies" the numerous Catholic organizations which let U. S. lawmakers know how Catholics feel about public issues. TIME is satisfied, however, that it has in general given the Church its due for its official stand on social welfare matters. As for Child Labor, the N. C. W. C. favors its limitation by act of Congress. Most U. S. Catholic bishops are against the Child Labor Amendment, whose language they believe would permit Congress to invade the home and the school...
Take as an example, economics, a particular branch of the social sciences which in many ways is very much like a natural science. If properly taught, it should supply the student with exactly what Professor Mather desired most, methods of analysis and the tools with which to solve problems by himself. If this were done the methodology would be much like that of mathematics, and even according to Dr. Mather's conception equally good training for the mind. But at the present time, except for a few isolated instructors, the Economics department fails to do this. Instead, the theories worked...
...natural sciences; particularly in the biological sciences a good memory is the most essential weapon with which to fight an exam. Nevertheless, the laboratory periods counteract many evils, forcing the student as they do to solve the problem on his own by applying what he has learnt. The social sciences need "laboratory work" of the same kind. Tutorial and written papers are both steps in the right direction. Most important of all is that the teachers of the social sciences realize that their main object is not to present their field to the student on a platter...