Cecillon, Jack D.,  1964- <br/><br/>
Prayers, petitions, and protests :  the Catholic Church and the Ontario schools crisis in the Windsor border region, 1910-1928 / 
Jack D. Cecillon. 
 - Montréal, Québec :  McGill-Queen's University Press,  (c)2013. 
 - 1 online resource (xii, 367 pages, 13 unnumbered pages of plates) :  illustrations, map 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction --  Early struggles for bilingual schools and the French language in the Windsor Border Region --  Bishop Fallon and the French Language Controversy --  Bishop Fallon, Regulation 17, and a divided resistance --  Standoff at Ford City --  The Battle of Our Lady of the Lake Church --  Breach in the militant forces --  The militants' last stand --  Conclusion --  Glossary --  Appendices. 
<br/><br/> "In 1912, the Ontario Conservative government issued the controversial Regulation 17 in an attempt to improve the quality of English-language teaching in the province, while effectively restricting French-language instruction within bilingual schools. Prayers, Petitions, and Protests explores popular reaction to the policy in the Windsor border area and the radical opposition of the Catholic hierarchy to bilingual schooling. Jack Cecillon presents a comprehensive study of divisions that were created or exacerbated within the local francophone communities, as well as the pivotal role played by the bishop of London, Michael Francis Fallon, who strongly opposed bilingual education within his diocese. Also instrumental was the Catholic Church's desperation to stave off challenges to the province's separate schools system, which was met with aggressive resistance from congregations of French-speaking Catholics. This dispute was of such grave concern to church officials that the Pope had to intervene twice to manage the conflict between the warring Irish- and French-Canadian factions. Although much of the province effectively resisted the school reforms, what emerged in Windsor was very different. Prayers, Petitions, and Protests uncovers a conflict within the church where priests and laypeople challenged the hierarchy, disobeyed orders, and stirred public resistance"--Provided by publisher. 
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<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>20139028420 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Fallon, Michael Francis, 1867-1931. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Catholic Church--History--Ontario--20th century.<br/>Catholic Church--History.--Ontario
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Education, Bilingual--History--Ontario--20th century.<br/>Education, Bilingual--Law and legislation--History--Ontario--20th century.<br/>Bilingual schools--History--Ontario--Windsor Region--20th century.<br/>Schools, French language--History--Ontario--Windsor Region--20th century.<br/>Separate schools--History--Ontario--Windsor Region--20th century.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LC3734  / .P739 2013