The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-07
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Justice McMaster Makes an Explana-
ton of His Position.


ton Of His Position.
VIII you kindly permit me- through
your col,lnns, to make a brief explana-
ton of my position on the school ques-
t:o=;
On the morning of the LIST election
G&y), the local press published what
I'rurported to be an address, or circular,
issued by myself. When l reached my
ONCE and WAS made acquainted With
the facts. 1 Immediately had lri-;ted
and circulated at the polls a card Civ
ug nay true sentiments in the prenli-
ses, and had hoped that the papers
which had published the first m nlioled
document would, as q matter OF simple
Justice. also give publicity TO the one
which I did issue.
As many o. my friends have cen
sured me for being the author Of the
anu-high school epistle, / viii say that
IL was printed and circulated bafoTe l
had any knowledge of its existence.
More than this, in SO TAR as it was di-
reeV!y or indirectly against the high
school. 1t Was diametricaly opposed TO
my views. With the vast majority OF
our citizens, 1 am proud OF our public
schools and their grand achievements
In my own district I have been deeply
interested, and have carefully watched
VI.
der the efficient guidance OF Principal
Fritz ard her capable corps of assist
ants As ali our schools are operated
under one system, / presume they are
all Of The same high character as the
Bryant The progress my own children
are making is most gratifying TO me,
and this would be sufficient, if there
were 40 les selfish motive, to induce
me 90 be an ardent supporter of TIE
,n u Ian NOV IL
which has been accomplished by the
hleh school leads me to hope that some
i-N my children, when old enough, may
-n1oy the great advantages afforded in
tnl- institution, and that, too, when il
WA lie located in a structure Of its
oEn, which viii eclipse in beauty and
convenience even the best of our mag
niticent district school buildings.
was born in this city, and have
lived here nearly ali my life, ana hope
-la time viii be when the eyes Of the
civilized world viii be turned with adj
mlratiDD toward Salt Lake City as a
center of learning in art, science, liter
allure, and everything that goes TO
make great, good ana intellectual
community.
As 10 whether it was good or bad pol
icy on the part of my friends TO pit
Lne against one of the regular can
cicates, / viii not attempt TO say. bat /
viI say. with regard TO the i-sinua-
tons about church influence in the
matter t2at they are wrong and IN
JUS Those who were the most per-
siste2t in urg--.g me TO let them use
my name (and l was lrDoTtu-ed long
and earnestly before consentcd) were
Genuies- The majority of those Who
worried Tor ma at The pons, 50 i am
informed, We're Gentles, ana I could
name many OF them who voted Tor me,
and many 1Iorm0ns who voted against
ne. So Ear from any desire existing
on my Daru to renew old conditions, ]
/ assure you il my position in this AFFAIR
would Je1d ~ ths least degree TO shat
end. 10 enc could regret il more deeply
4 than l. Lei The dead past bury its
dead"
The incoming board IS composed of
Z excellent material and from il we may
/ expect sood results. l hope nothing
( Wiz be done 10 retard The onward
march ot education in Our city ultil
! it reaches tho highest pinnacle Of per-
feouou 10 which the genius of man,
/ coupled With Tie 'sinevs of war can
. elevate it Respectfully.
ALEXANDER MINISTER.