Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-09-09
SALT LAKE CITY AND CHURCH
SCHOOLS

OF September 9th, which is an at
tempt at reply to some remarks il
the DEsERET NEWS concerning tn,
establishment and patronage Of tn,
schools established by the Church
in Salt Lake City.
It is 20 be regretted that the wrisel
in the Journal did not confine him
self TO the points set forth in thi:
paper and to temperate discussion
Of the subject. He has attributed
sentiments and arguments to the
DEsEREr NEWS which are not to be
found in our remarks, and appears,
for once, to have lost his temper.
Also he assumes a dictatorial atti-
tude and announces, as though IL
were the end Of controversy, that
Salt Lake City is "the last place at
which 4 central school for the Lat
tsr-day Saints should be erected"
To 90 back TO the beginning Of
this matter, the Logan Journal CON-
menced what was looked upon by
some Of our leading men as sa at
tack upon the college in this city.
The Journal said:
aAs for Church schools conducted
by La.:er-dsy Saints, Salt Lake is the
last place they should thrive.n
We took occasion to show that
Salt Lake City had been chosen as
ske place where such schools snail
f'thrive," and that "the wisest men
among US" had been the guide in
the choice. We will now add that
they DO ''thrive" in this city. The
Latter-asy Saints College has more
applications for admission than it
can aecede to. Its faculty have no
wish 10 draw pupils from Logan or
from Provo, and the Journal is only
threshing the air when it wildly
does battle for those cities, as places
where love OF pure principle ca be
instillei into the youthful mind
without tie necessity Of going to
Salt Lake. For, in our remarks Of
August y, We said:
1--WE admit at once, that both Provo
and Logan have Church schools or
academies in every way worthy ctthe
support OF Latter-dAy Saints, and am
ply compstent 10 educate the Young
people in those cities. We do no:
know that there is any necessity TO
send children from either place to this
city for an education
And furthel.
I'VE think that Provo and Logan
are well supplied with Church schools,
worthy Of the highest encomiu ms.
But there are other places from hitch
parents may desire to send young
people for advanced tuition, and we
believe they can send them to the Col
lege in this city without fear o, their
falling into the hole which has dis
eurbsd the Imagination OF orr esteem
ed contemporaries"
The Journal courteousIy intimates
that the News is Extremely stu
pid," but graciously admits that il
may be "honest." Considering the
reputation OF the Iouraa, writer for
wisdom aud other virtues, the
News is extremely grateful on the
one hand and Overwhelmingly
crushed on the other. But p little
investigation VIII show whether or
not the stupidity is ours. The Jour.
gGl speaks of
The vices which Salt lake so 6pr.
iy lsic) enjoys which tho Nrvs has
actually begun 70 condone by the
sPecious argumentshsi their youth is
the better prepared to fight against
-evil-r
Now as the News did not say
that youth is the better prepared to
light against evil by the vices of
Salt Lake City, nor anything like
It, we can leave it TO the readers to
decide where the stupidity exists,
and also how much ''honesty'' there
Is in manufacturing a sentiment.
attributing it to another source. and
then attacking both the pretended
source and the fabricated sentiment.
Again, the Journal says
The paragraph Of the News which
IS Eiveu below, Is borrowed fnifu every
infidel aud rogue and Hbartine tbst
ever lived 10 seduce an honest nz-,nt
10 suffer his children TO know vice on
tne plea that il fortified them Ayains,
the vice.
The paragraph thus referred 10.
which the Journal only gives in
part, is as follows:
''The influence which has prevailed
in the Iatter-day Saints College in
this city has been Of the very best 1t
Is against immortality and vice in
every form, and it guards against I
even the appearance Of evil. The COL c
lege does no; shut young people up in s
b2ndbox or ignore the evils Of the I
age. But ii fortifes them in their
spirit and appeals TO their reason and
better nature. and thus guards them :
lgainsi wrong-doing." 4
We submit that there is nothing :
n this paragraph, which can sshen- !
,sdy'' or without ''extreme stupid- v
"" be construed as the sentiment
{ any iiel," or "rogue,', or D
'libertin='' that ever lived. =
The Journal goes on to insinuste $,
hat the News takes the ground v
hat ito make the youth strong +
gainst evil and vice it is necessary =
ia. youth should be brought in h
ally contact with these great Al
human weaknesses and errors., = =
Which IS entirely incorrect, as the =
JEWS took no such position. 70
We leave the vitaperations. mis-
.atements and false deductions OF -
ne Journal article, and proceed to 4,
state the points made in our article Iii
n the subject Of Church schools. r.
Logan and Provo are well supplied - =
nth such schools Other places are e.
OF There is Latter-day slints' tn
'ollege in this city, established th
nder the direction Of the Presiden- "a "a
= Of the Church and the Board of in
.ducation Of the Stake. Students G.
Jay come to it and be under eff m
ent watchcare as to their conduct ~,
well as TO their education. A al,
entrai College is likely to be estab- an
shed in this city, to which gradu-
IS from Seminaries and Acade- ~ ~
lies in other parts Of the Territory ~.