CHAPTER VIII.

Opposition to Jesuit Education.

Laws against Jesuit Schools 239

General Charges against the Jesuit Schools 241

Contradictory Statements of Opponents 243

Special Charges: “The Jesuits Educate only the Rich and Those Who Pay” 247

“Estrange Children from the Family” 250

“Cripple the Intellect and Teach Corrupt Morality” 251

“Seek Their Own Interest in Educational Labors” 254

“Their Education Antinational and Unpatriotic” 255

Causes of Opposition among Protestants 264

Causes of Antipathy of Some Catholics 269

_PART SECOND._ The Principles of the Ratio Studiorum. Its Theory and Practice Viewed in the Light of Modern Educational Problems.