University of Massachusetts Amherst ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014 1951 The Establishment and growth of Catholic secondary education in Western Massachusetts. Mary V. Harrington University of Massachusetts Amherst Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses Harrington, Mary V., "The Establishment and growth of Catholic secondary education in Western Massachusetts." (1951). Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014. 3120. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses/3120 This thesis is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. It has been accepted for inclusion in Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. FIVE COLLEGE DEPOSITORY r 1; r:. ir, r a ! n. i s 1.1 i\'i i'. n ' r a. K'd g r o w t h o f GAT! KAl.lC F.l:CO!\']:>ARY EDUCATiON !!x' Vv'l:;!Tl'i''.KN MASSACMUSETTS A 1I D AIJCHIVES THESIS M 1951 H3II THE ESTABLISHMENT AND GROTVTH OP CATHOLIC SECONDARY EDUCATION IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS By MARy V. HARRINGTON A problem submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Science Degree University of Massachusetts 1951 TABLE OP CONTENTS TABLE OP CONTENTS Page TABLE OP CONTENTS.11 LIST OP ILLUSTRATIONS.lx CHAPTER I — INTRODUCTION . 2 Establishment of Catholic Schools ••••••• 2 papal Sanction. 3 Legislation In America . 3 Traditional Influence ••• . 4 Nature of Catholic Religious Education • • • • • 4 Difficulties. 5 Organization - Comparison with Secular School • 6 Curr 1 culum. 7 Accredltlngs . 8 CHAPTER II — SCHOOL SYSTEM IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS 1644 ■ 1867 .