Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-07
"MonMoxs" As EDucATons.


learning. Naturally they had 10 OK
plore the Territory In every direction
In urdcr to md suitable locations for
settlements. This opening and colonlE-
ing work was task bcset with DIM
culties but little realized by the present.
generation.
nut notwithstanding the constant
battle against natural dinicuitics and
savage hostility. for this was an In
dian country. the Pioneers never l'st
slight 81 the Importance ~ cducatl"n'
As early as isi5 school was taught IN
"a tent IN the so-caiied Old Fort ana
schools were established In every new
settlement NJ SON as u was founded.
School houses were tho nrst public
buildings. Sunday schools followed the
day schools.
one ~ N. earliest legislative Assem-
bilc- established the Universally -, the
prospective state. Designating SAT-
Lake city a. It's location. and veHilnE
the control of II In n chancellor AMI a
board Of regents 10 b. elected annually
by the general assembly
Then attention was given 20 the So
lection ~ sites for primary school
buildlngr. and money was appropriate
ed Tor educational purposes Pro,iHlDn
was made for the establishment % q
free school for orphans. An this aaH
ns early ns 1850 The university was at
nrut placed under the chnnfc ~ ~
cyrus collins. traveller In the city On
his way to California.
In this way "Mormonism" Mt that
early date found It's expression on the
question Of education. In 'hs ai"c,rc
belief that Intelligence IL the glory %
uod" and that mo one can be saved In
ignornncc." the strongest Incentive was
found to almost Hunerhuman Efforts an
the part Of the first settlers to provide
for their children the beet education
obtainabie
hut today we are told that there II
a "piot" TO capture the schools Tor the
'Mormons.' " aud that the better class"
of citizens must arouse Themselves"
because. forrooth. The schools are
threatened with grave peril" We know
Of no such plot" and do
fnt NflN'Nf w Us 'AAHA'ANf'f
IL n inm.ntabie that there should be
such Intense animosily and ncrce
hlgotry In the hosoIna of men entrusted
with educational and journalistic iniiu-
ence. nn to entirely dcaden their sense
Of justice and truth when anything
Mormon IL under consideration.
II h false to ray there were 10 free
.HH..IaH
date In Utah. II h false to ray "thr
state University was by.word before
1850" II u false 10 inrlnuatc that
teachers cannot be- found Who urc bona
fida residents here. fully capable of NIL
Ing amy educational position open TO
competition. u W false 10 say that a
large per cent of tho teachers who have
been employed In this tty under the
board OF education arr bona hdc rrai-
dents. II ~ false 90 ray that there n
a dcsire ON the part ~ the Mormon"
people to do anything which VIII tower
the standard Of excellence in school
management OF exclude none Nor
mons from positions In public schools
or ON school boards.
Figures do not ilc;" hut they are
often used In manner 10 foster ana
bolster M intentional falHehood. When
teachers or certain scctaflnn creed
are imported. and arc Kept here because
they are anti ."Mormon. who spend the
greater part N their salaries outside u
the state. and would az once return Ia
eastern homes n not rr-einploycd. II Ia
piece ~ rank deception 10 number
them In the lisi NJ bona ndr residents
Of Utah.
II Il time that men selected 10 man
aFc our educational aftaira stop their
MISREPRESENTATION ~ the great body
- the people here. The idea that
the clty would be- in"pvril' II teachers ar
supcrintcndents or trustees who are ul
Mormon" faith were In the majority
IL an insult Ia the community, and II
cannot be allowed "a pass without re-
sentiment or protest Education would
be- In a poor state ~ progress In utnh
II the Mormon" people or their leaders
were opposed to H. ANA while We du
not wish TO see any sectarian question
raised In association with school affair
~ have 49, much right 10 speak NJ Il
~ those who are 30 intensely anti
Mormon" In spirit and action, that
they never fan To show II when oppur.
tunity arises.
when II n declared with Nrhrmcncc
that mo Mormon need apply" for a Zee
Hponsible educational position In this
city; when It Is announced without hrsl,
tation that Mormon shall never OBJ.
tain a majority ON the city school
board, when schemes urc hatrhpd ANA
the aid Of school teachers Is obtained
by all kinds OF Interior influences. "a
secure and maintain this condition OF
AFFAIRS those who cherish this feeling
aud act In this manner, need not think
Il In unnotlced by the people whom
they hate and malIgn, nor that they
can continue that course unrobukrd.
Let Il be Understood that Il II not
thu Mormon" pnrt ~ the population
that has introduced this question. Il Is
their enemies who have taken stand
against them. II that In continued, tho
Indignation felt win become 30 aroused
that Its promoters win md themselves
unable TO stem the Hood OF opposition