Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-15
1nE SCHOOL lLEciION.

We have viewed with great salts.
faction the disposition that has been
manifested In this city, some Of H.
suburbs and In other towns and dis
tricts OF the Territory to take the public
schools and their management and di.
rcciion entirely out Of politics aud lif.
them clear above the disoofdant plane
Of pArtisanship. When an election for
trustees was held In Salt Lske CITY n
year ago, this paper wins among the
fret TO advocate non-partiaan nomlna-
tlons, and, these having been made, we
hoisted the ticket ut the head Of our
columns and were gra;ifei that four
out d the i've names thus presented
were successful. We believed that
would be beginning that " uld
blaze the way for future elections Of a
similar character. We still think It IL
worthy Of being followed, ani We have
no doubt that tuosensible aud thought.
fol people Of the community will VITA.
out hesitation take the same view Of II.
We lay down the cold proposition
that he who seeks party advantage At
the expense Of the educational brsnch
Of the public service Is unworthy not
only OF leauenhip but Of the estsem
that attends patriotic citizenship.
What have political principles, ~
enumerated In party platforms, 10 do
with the schooling u our ohillfen2 IL
Otherwise qualified asa successful and
earnest teacher OF the young, why
should n mans Democracy or Ropub.
llcanism, or indifference TO either,
constitute bar to his selection for the
important calling OF schoolmaster?
Can there be- anything In a
mans political activity hs a
party worker or his devotion 10
party intefcstathat would qualify him
for the noble work In the scnoolroom
II otherwise incapable and IN, illcient2
And II these queries aud suggestions
are applicable TO men actually engaged
~ educators, will they not apply with
equal n not greater force to trustees
under whose direction the whole odu.
catlonal machinery mower
For ourselves, we heregith advocate
the naming Us trustees, and shall do
our best TO secure the election, Of the
beet obtainable men, regardless OF their
religion or politics. Their business IL
to disuurse funds collected from the
entire community, regardless OF inll.
vidual creed or party, anu TO supervise
the education Of tho commuuity's
children, also regardless Of these die.
tinctions. In the prremlnence anu
success OF It's sch0or, all secls and
parties Ia the community rejoice aud
tnkea pride. In the inofllciency and
laxity Of it, educational methods, there
are none who do not regret and feel a
shame. In the former case Il IL not the
poliucs or religion Of the officials that
comes In Tor the praise, nor IN the latter
case IA either Of these qualifications
able TO lessen the blame.
With O hearty willingness 10 give
credit TO those who have fairly wol Il,
we sny ,he present school board In this
city has accomplished mighty work
anu brought much reuoHn To-
the municipality II tho ouigo.
Ing members, whose places urs o.
be filled at the election early
next month, are the bcst mon 10 thuir
several warts Tor tue POSITION, We hop
they VIII all be reelected. II any ur
all OF them can be improved upon, %.
for reasons o, their own any suuu 10
prefer 10 retire, We submit that tue .,
qualifications Tor the new nom
neea be- intelligence, zsal, breadth
public spirit aud lrolr,siv
mind, anu that plnIcf aud D.
hgon un um.el from o3uW
eiauuu. o THESE luys there ought t
be- nu opposition utall az tnr apurlau.
ing uleruuu,au che candidates ought
be ei cg,u au.muu-y. lfoppusiuui
should dey o, tnis payer viii us I.l
the uchet tina, Oh ~ come mot c.0srl
10 beug muus up "a accordance wi.
The Suggestions mere gwen.