In the Church's appeal to common action hardly any sphere of activity has received less attention from either clergy or laity than the universities. This remissness suggests that in the hurried apostolate of our times there is a lack of appreciation of the great importance of university education in the social life of the Church. It cannot therefore be a matter of surprise to those who have had this in mind, to see how in many countries ecclesiastical authorities are now much alarmed by the feelings of distrust and opposition exhibited by the anti-clerical or non-clerical attitude of young intellectuals. As no movement in the Church is more alive to the position of university students than Pax Romana, its annual report may be considered a suitable starting point for some observations on this question.

The administrative secretary, M. Rudi Salat, merely hints at this problem when he says ‘Car pour le travail international catholique futur, la sympathie et la collaboration des théologiens est indispensable.’ The question at issue is, therefore, not only the desirability but even the need of the co-operation of priests and students in catholic activity. That this collaboration is of prime importance can be of little doubt, but it seems that the way in which it should be brought about has not yet been sufficiently discussed.