Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-21

the other side.
Mir. J. z. Millspaugh, city superin.
tendent Of public schools, was the first
witness who JOCK the stand on the
government side Of the case. lie was
questioned 10y Mr.. Rawlins "a TO the
condition ofthe school buildings In the
Territory and the present requirements
thereof. The need Of school bulldings
aud libraries MI over The Territory was,
he said, very urgent. The school build
ings In this city especially were sadly
inadequate 10 the demands made upon
them, though accommodation had thus
far been found for all applicanis. The
enrolment last year was $500, while
there were then suitable acc0mm0da.
lions for about 1000 only.
Free schools were first established In
the entire city year ago last July. The
attendance had since very greatly ia.
creased, nearly double that u the year
preceding the Inauguration OF the new
school syslcm. The lack Of proper ac'
cOmmodatlon had been detrimental u
the health OF the pupils a. well ~ TO
the school work.
To Mr.. Dicks0n--He spoke cNclu'
slyely OF the free common schools In
this city. Apart from these schools,
almost every Christian denomination
IN the city had aectarian school bc-
logging 10 It's church. The residents
of this city this year voted S80O,OOO Of
bonds for puhlic school purposes.
DR.. John Il. Park, president Of the
University Of Deseret, with which hc
became associated Ia March, 1850. said
he had In lsss.i.6 visited the different
schools In the Territory ~ suporlnlcn-
dent Of education. This was during his
three years VI Office. One prominent
lack was the absence OF buildings for
district schools. as In some Of the rettle-
menis school was held In the meeting
houses belonging 10 the Mormon
Church. Tho residents In those settle
ments were almost exclusively menu
bors " that Church. School apparatus
aud libraries were wanting IN many
places ut that time. From hlsexporirncc
he gathered that the special needs, Ia
addition to what he had already stated,
were good tchoOlhou.eH and good fur
niture. Libraries had since been Is.
tahliahcd In some places, but some had
fallen through from various causes.
The need Of schDolhouscs was most
urgent then.
Mir. Rawlins asked tho witness what
proportion Of the school population of
the Territory outside Salt Lake aud
Ogden wofe Of Mormon parentagCi but
the question was objected TO by Mr.
Dickson, on the ground that the Wit.
ness was not competent 10 answer, and
II was not pressed.
To SIR. Dicks1n-He had not fami.
llarlzei himself with the condition u
the schools In the Territory since the
time named,
Prof. w. NJ. Stewart, former super.
intcndcnt Of schools, gave the result ~
his experience among the schools In
this aud other countie. during his ten
years. Of educational work, aud said
the great deficiency he observed lay
Ia the want OF proper school buildings,
which were primitive aud In some Ia.
stances altogether unfultcd 20 the pur.
poses fof which they weLy used.This was
due largely 10 the lack u meansam0ug
the people In the respective country
districts. The sanitary arrangements
OF the school houses In many places
were most imperfect. Last year there
were only about twelve suitable school
houses In Salt Lake County.
Mr.. Farley L.. Williams, eN.commls.
sioner Of schools, was next called and
was shown mn official report made by
him to Congress, In Ills capacity Of
commissioner " schools, Tor the years
1851 and 1855, commencing Ia April Of
the former year.
Mr.. Dickson, however, after persu-
Ing the document, objected 10 II on the
ground that II contained n strong anti
"MOrmon" flavor, or speech, which
was Improper ns coming from gov.
eminent officer.
Mr.. Varian replied that the report
was n Senate document aud lac denied
that, therefore, II contained anything
but what was allowable aud proper.
After some dcaultory conversation
ON the matter the Master ruled that
the report was admissible.
The witness was then Intercepted
by Mr.. Rawlins and stated that his
visits, while acting ms school commits
sloner, - the respective districts, con.
WINGED him that there existed u great
lack Of accommodation In the schools,
Ithaving been stated that the gov.
eminent might possibly want TO call
an absent witness on Wednesday
morning,
Mr.. Varlan remarked that the gov.
ernment, ~ he said In the beginning
Of this inquiry, had no Interest In this
proposed application Of funds except
TO see that II was properly made; that
was 10 say, II had not the same Interest
that thesD same claimants had, for In.
stance, or that any society or private
claimant representing any particular
charity would have. II the applca-
ton OF these moneys 10 charitable uses
wns properly made, the government
had nothing further TO say. Hence II
seemed 10 him eminently proper that
those who had schemes 10 submit
should be permitted 10 present them
and all the evidence bearing thereon
that they wanted. Then when the
schemes were all In, II the government
ohose 10 suggest "A scheme for itself,
not approving OF those already
presented, It should he allowed
10 do 40 for the consideration
OF the Master In Chapeery. lie
thought. too, that counsel for the gov.
eminent should have the right To make
the closing argument, In order 10 ~.
view the whole matter. They did not
ask 10 open the arguments. They were
willing 10 alternate, aud the gentlemen
representing the other two schemes
might talk Us long as their own Judg.
ment and the discretion given by the
Master allowed.
Mr. Rlchards-Have you made any
formal presentation Of a Eehomt2
Mr.. Narinn-Only what IN ON the
record (reierrlng 10 his verbal state
men, or objection, yesterday I have
not written anything; but n II II
deemed advisable We can take time 10
bring Il IN here.
Mr. DlcksOn--lt seems 10 me that the