The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-01
FAVOR HIGH SCHOOLS.
NOT ONLY IN SALT LAKE BUT
THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.
Professors Kingsbury and Toronto
Deny the Tribune's Statement
and Define Their True Positions
in the Matter.

An editorial appeared IN the Tribune
of yesterday conveying the idea that
Professors Kingsbury and Toronto,
nominees on the Democratic ticket for
election to the board of education,
were hostile to the Salt Lake city High
school and would probably favor meas
ures in the board which would tend
to the advancement of the University
of Utah at the expense of the High
school.
Both Professors Kingsbury and To-
ronto feel that the article puts them
in false position and in order to set
them right with the public The Herald
publishes below their statements CIV
Professor Toronto.
In view of the insinua tions in a par
agraph in yesterdays Tribune to the
effect that the university was, making
war on the high school. and the direct
charge that Professor Toronto had ex-
pressed himself as hostile to it i'm his
speech after receiving the nomination
at the convention, a Herald reporter
was sent to the professors residence
with instructions to see if he had any
statement to make concerning the
charge. When shown the clipping from
the Tribune, Mr.. Toronto said the ar
ticle did him injustice, but he was not
In the habit of denying every misstate-
ment that he saw in print.
Are you opposed to our high school
system?" asked the reporter.
No, sir, not in the least. I am en-
phatically in favor of it,
Can You think of anything in the
speech referred to or any other speech
which could give the Tribune room to
make such a statement?'
When the question was asked if I
would vote for a high school, it was
understood that the question referred
solely to the erection of a new high
school building, carrying with it. of
course, a heavy tax levy, l said that
after having consulted with a number
of taxpayers, when the matter was
talked of by members of the board,
some six weeks ago, I had found the
sentiment very unfavorable to any in
crease of taxes, and for that reason I
would vote against even submitting the
question to a vote. l am in favor of
the high school, and can see no rea-
son why it and the university cannot
work in harmony"
Professor kingsbury.
SdiC Lake City, NOV. 81, 1893.
To the editor IF The Herald
Dear Sir-By your courtesy I would
like to correct the impression con-
veyed by the Tribune that I am OPP
posed to High schools. To be consist
ent with every word and act of mine
concerning high schools up to the pres
ent time, I wish to say that | am I'M
alterably in favor of public high
schools. not only in Salt Lake city,
but throughout the territory. Both
Democrats and Republicans in the fac
ulty of the University can, I think,
bear me out in this statement. While
was acting president of the Univer-
sity I did all 1 possibly could, not only
to urge graduates of the district
schools of Salt Lake city. but to COM
pei them to attend the Salt Lake city
High school. This, according to my
judgment, should be the policy of the
University today and so far as [ know
it is the policy of that institution.
Again, I wish to state that l think the
Salt Lake city High school should be
provided with a suitable. high school
building just as soon as. possible, but
were [ to be elected to the position of
trustee / would certainly be duty-bound
to abide by the will of the majority of
the people Whatever they should de-
eide upon, l would endeavor to carry
out. To do anything to injure Salt
Lake city High school, [ take it, l
would not only be injuring the cause
of public high schools in other parts
ing the cause of higher education and.
furthermore, would be working against
the very foundation upon which a re-
publican form of government can pos
sibly be maintained. Respectfully,
J. T. KINGSBURY.