Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-06-10
Religion in the schools.


 Courier in reference to the admiX- ture of religion with the public school. l wish to state that the ques- ton of religion has not entered into tho differences now existing between the public and the trustees at all, but is being introduced at this late day to deceive and mislead the pub lie. Prof. hrouse did at the begin ming of the school in September open the school with prayer, in ac- cordance with a custom that had beeu followed in eastern schools where he Lad taught. This Oc- cured probably three mornings. When informed that it was con trary to ou school law he promptly and cheerfU .ly complied with the requirement of the law. No order was ever @ tered ou the records kept by tn board of trustees in ref erence to {. Q matter, and the trus- tees are re- hired by law to keep a record of Q their proceedings open to the inspj ,tion of the electors of the district
 Prescott aas not had a better or more sUcc ssful school for four years than the term just closing. This has been admitted time and again by the trustee who IS now most strongly opposing the re-elec- ton of two of the most proficient and worthy teachers, viz, the princi- pal and teacher in the third gram mar grade. The truth is not all ways a pleasant thing. !; is only when We clCthe 1t with the rags of imagination, or sweeten it with ic- tion, that it can please. In this case there has been strong effort made by one of the trustees, aided and aoetted by one solitary friend, to suppress the truth, from the under lying cause of this controversy. The true, real reason, stripped of all the issues that have been attempted to be introduced into 1t, IS the fact that one member of the board of trustees attempted to use his posi- ton as a trustee of the public school to further his political aspirations. Being detected and censured for the act. now it ls when the song of hope is husled forever, that re venge mounts the chariot and bey ond the writhing hearts whose blood dyes her rushing wheels, sees only the goa. Against his expressed judgment, t. at the continual chang ing of princi pal and teachers in the school has resulted in injury to it; against the records of the school which bears abundant evidence of a well organized and well taught school for the school year 1S95-6; against the wishes of the majority as expressed at a mass meeting of the citizens of Prescott, representa- tive of all classes and creeds, this trustee and Lis friend are endeav- bring to obstinately maintain their position.
 Obstinacy $ not only the result of a narrow, iliiterate judgment, but is a barrier to all improvements. Who soeyer perversely resolves to adhere to plans or opinions, be they right, or be they wrong, because they have adopted them, raises an impossible barrier to progress
 Just as society IS often dragged down to low standards by two or three, who propose, in every case, to fight every thing and every idea of which they are not the instigstors, so can a public institution be brought to a low standard by officers who allow selfish and spiteful mo tlves to influence their actions in conducting it. affairs.
 It is the opinion of the people that a major V of the trustees are willing to remedy, as far as it lays in their pOv IT, the mistake made. The trustees are not asked to do any thing reasonable, and 1t will not be inSiste ], that they, in consid- ering the resolution passed at the mass meeting. take any action that would reflect on their integrity as gentlemen, or in future injury to the school.
 The majority of the citizens insist that the teachers who have not been retained were the right persons in the right place, and that no change should be made on the grounds that strangers have been heretofore elected to the positions, who were not the right persons for the right place. and the condition of the school at the beginning of the present term will bear out the as seTtIOn.
 If new teachers are elected, the citizens of Prescott will, as a unIt, assist them in maintaining a good school. II the persons who are en- deavoring to mislead and influence others by street talk, etc, which is entirely foreign to the subject mat ter, would manifest the same spirit, they would probably be listened to more in reference to school matters, and they might be induced to pay a tax to help support the school, at least a poll tax. C. P. HICKS,
 County Superintendent.
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