The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-27

sections or the territory. AS long as
this condition lasts no further burden
should be added.
Each District Must Decide.
Pierce contended that Provo would
not be called upon to support more
than it is able. No other region would.
The legislature. in its system, would
establish schools outside of the COM
mon schools only when the regions
concerned should desire them. These
would not be paid for out of the gen.
eral tax. Each locality which estab-
lished such institutions would be com
PEELED to pay for them. The power to
establish them should certainly be
given.
Roberts spoke to some length. He
said that the educators are men who
desire to see quick progress toward the
higher education. But he was afraid
that in the first bound the educators
would take the state such a distance
that, instead of reaching the pinnacle
and standing there securely, it would
be more likely to land in the ditch at
the foot Of the mountain. He did not
want high schools nourished at the
expense of the common schools and
was afraid the provision, as it was.
would result in this.
Justice Assured.
Cannon said the argument was being
conducted on misunderstanding
There was no obligation for the legis-
lature to establish high schools. Each
district may have such high schools
as they desire. High schools are a
necessary part of the system where
they can be maintained. No injustice
will be worked to any section which
does not establish a high school be
cause some other district does estab-
lish one. The per capita of general
tax will be distributed to all counties
and cities whether they have high
schools or not. Not to have such
schools when possible, is to place a
premium on ignorance.
Nebeker said there was no use in
arguing that the provision in the
ship on the people. 1t was purely q
local question as to whether high
schools should be esta blished. Local.
ties should be given the power to de-
eide the question for themselves anG
to pay for what they have done.
Anderson, OF Beaver, argued In the
same line.
Common Schools Only.
Evans said he could not see the force
Of the argument that this provision
would not, by force, make it necessary
to establish a system of high schools
at the expense of the state. He was
heartily in favor Of common schools
He believed in giving every child az
opportunity to gain that knowledge
which is necessary to fit them for life
This is all that the state is under
obligation to furnish. High schools
should be established. They are good
institutions. But they are not like the
common schools In being for the whole
people. 1t is the children of the COM
parative few who attend them Those
receiving the benefit can well afford
to pay for it. The same reasoning
applies to the University with more
effect. He would not include the high
schools among those that are free,
especially under present conditions in
the territory.
WINS said there was evidently some
mistake. He could not see how high
schools could be established without
ton or materially lessening the
efficiency of the common schools. The
arguments Of the other side could not
conceal this.
Chidester supported Maeser's amend
nent.
Button took the other side on the
lines laid down by the other side.
Lewis reiterated his assertion that
the proper system of public schools
university. Many pupils graduate
from the common schools before they
are IA. They still draw their pro rata
of the school fund and will do so until
they are q. They should have high
school privilege.
Van Horn upheld this view, and Muir
dock, of Beaver. took the opposition
Too Much Legislation.
Preston said the trouble in all the
debate was the attempt to legislate for
the next three or four generations in
the constitution. He moved to refer
the section back to the committee with
instructions to bring in a report that
would contain only constitutional pro-
visions. There were half dozen sec
onds, but the motion was ruled out Of
order.
After some more cross-f1ring, Macs
er's motion was put and was carried
by an overwhelming vote.
Preston moved ITO strike out the pro-
vision which made a part of the pub
lie school system, "(S)-such high
schools as may be established by the
legislature. or by cities, one or more
provided by law; and Ga univer-
sity.''
Plead For the High Schools.
Varian opposed this. He said Salt
Lake has. a high school which is the
the school children of the city. They
go to the lower schools with the idea
of going higher. The people of this
city are DESTROYS of going on. They
want no backward step. They have
voted great sums to establish and
maintain it. There should be no OBJ
lection to allowing Salt Lake to sup
popt its own high school. The burden
does not come upon any outside dis
CHI hd mt cd
He considered arguments against the
university came with poor grace from
those who had been sent to the legis-
lature, which had appropriated thou
sands of dollars every year. The uni
versity is necessary to a good system
of schools.
Evans said he did not intend to
speak as wishing ito impair the present
system of schools.
President Smith said the high
schools are a necessity in our system
of education. A blow at them is a
serious thing. The legislature will not
force anything distasteful upon any
district. Each locality should be given
its choice of educational institutions.
Cannon said he did not understand
the attack on the university. AS far
back as 1858, the people attempted to
establish a university. 1t struggled
along for years. why, at TINS llIhe'
thirty-seven years later. should we
profess ourselves too weak to keep up
this institution.
A Dangerous Thing.
Richards was against the motion. He
said the high schools are as much
part of the public school system as are
the grammar schools. He endorsed
the remarks about the university he
commended that there would be serl-
o,,s doubt whether the legislature
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