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Theodore Roosevelt is not able to accept William Mac Nichell’s invitation to speak. Roosevelt sends a letter he sent a friend that demonstrates the limitations of his position.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-26
President Roosevelt tells Bishop Horstmann that he has asked for a full investigation into the message that Horstmann called his attention to, and promises to deal severely with offenders. In conference with Commissioner of Indian Affairs Francis E. Leupp and Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte, Roosevelt has tried to support contract schools, but has been opposed by Episcopalians and Congregationalists. Roosevelt cannot go farther than the law permits, however, and there is currently a lawsuit alleging that the government has unfairly favored Catholic contract schools. He promises to have Leupp answer Horstmann’s letter at greater length.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-10
President Roosevelt tells Howard Allen Bridgman that the editorial he sent Roosevelt is entirely false, and has asked Commissioner of Indian Affairs Francis E. Leupp to communicate with Bridgman. In the meantime, Roosevelt also tells Bridgman the facts surrounding the schooling of Native Americans, and how funds are sent either to Catholic schools or government schools.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-04-14
Theodore Roosevelt clarifies his treatment of the Catholics and the integration of Filipino pupils into Catholic colleges.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-11
Mrs. C. E. Vinnedge writes Theodore Roosevelt regarding the challenge to America’s public schools through private and religious institutions, especially the Roman Catholic Church, which do not allow their children to benefit from the country’s public school system. Vinnedge believes it should be compulsory for all of American children to attend public schools and reap the benefits of this great civil liberty.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-27
Secretary of Public Instruction Smith responds to three recent letters from Bishop Dougherty. First, regarding payment for school textbooks, he cannot return the money for the books not used except by appropriation, which he did not wish to do. There is no need for the Bishop to pay for the books used, nor to return moneys for books not used. Second, he is waiting for an answer to his request that the Ranger might be authorized for use by the Nautical School, and until such time as a ship is authorized, no appointment of a commander can be made. Finally, he has written to Edward P. Sheehan regarding students’ attendance at parochial schools. He has no authority over municipal leaders, but has sent a letter to Governor General William H. Taft about the Bishop’s concern.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-12-25
Brigadier General Smith, serving as Secretary of Public Instruction in the American-controlled Philippines, writes to Edward P. Sheehan, a teacher at the Bureau of Education in the municipality of Manaoag in the province of Pangasinan, regarding a claim made by Reverend Father Mariano Paris that Sheehan and Manuel Garcia, Presidente of Manaoag, prevented children from freely attending parochial school in the municipalities of Manaoag and San Jacinto. Smith reminds Sheehan that the American government’s policy is to encourage private and parochial schools, and asks Sheehan to encourage Garcia to do so also. The record contains a series of letters and endorsements following and related to this claim, which includes discussion of the Insular Government of the Philippines’ attitude towards truancy and their policy of reclaiming schoolbooks from students who cease attending school. The letters range in date from December 29, 1905 to February 5, 1906.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-12-29
Eugene A. Philbin would like a decision to be made as to whether or not governmental money can be given to the Catholic Indian Mission schools.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-08-07
Acting Chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs Pepperman forwards to the Editor of the New Century a letter from Professor William A. Sutherland asking for help in assigning the first class of 100 Filipino students to educational institutions in the United States. Pepperman asks for assistance and recommendations in placing the students.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-06
James Jeffrey Roche has received a letter from the Bureau of Insular Affairs regarding the placement of Filipino students in American colleges. Roche suggests that Father Pettit, president of St. John’s College, contact Acting Chief of the Bureau W. Leon Pepperman with information about St. John’s for future placements.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-08
The Sacred Heart Review protests about Catholic Filipino students being sent to non-Catholic institutions in the United States. While officials have stated that the students have not been sent to any schools associated with particular sects of Christianity, the author asserts that non-Catholic schools in the United States are de facto protestant.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-31
Theodore Roosevelt tells Father Vattmann he is pleased that the Catholics have taken action about the hyphen in their schools. He enjoyed seeing Father Vattmann recently.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1916-05-29
President Roosevelt greets the school children and Sisters at a Catholic school in Albuquerque. He had hoped to meet them at Santa Fe, where he participated in the baptism of the son of a regiment member.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-05-05
A report detailing the results of an investigation into the Baliwag, Balacan, school system.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-09-05
Bishop McFaul would like Eugene A. Philbin to assure President Roosevelt of the good will of the American Federation of Catholic Societies. McFaul favors a public school system in the Philippines but wanted it to be adapted to the Catholic majority with religion as part of the curriculum. He also believes that the friar question would have resolved itself without government intervention.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-08-20