ABSTRACT
The parochial school, moreover, is not and has not been one and the same thing in all parts of the United States and consequently generalizations are on this second count difficult to make accurately. Fifty years ago as about a million youngsters poured into about 4,000 parochial schools across the country they little realized all the talking and organizing that had begun to be directed toward their benefit. Seeking standards of qualification for teachers was a problem in the early days of the present century. In fact, the century was but a decade old when concern was felt over pedagogical training being taken under other than Catholic auspices and with the consequent influence of naturalistic literature on religious teachers. As direction by the pastor decreased the importance of the more professional supervisor was on the increase.
