Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-05-16

The appointment Of superintendent
o. schools for Salt Lake City win have
% be decided soon by the board Of edu-
c1ilon. All sorts Of rumors are anoat
concerning the probable action Of that
hoay. We do not believe the reports
tbat are circulated BY the friends or the
opponents Of candidates for the POSI-
ton. The board we are inclined to
TALK, win act on the best judgment
q ,ha majority Of It's members. and
vlll not be influenced by the question
II mans religion or politics.
The perpetual disposition. on the part
Of some individuals, to inject the Nor
mon" or non Mormon" distinction
into every prominent public matter, ls
q perpetual nuisance. II ought not to
have any bearing or effect upon the Sc
lection Of public officer, for any po-
fiiion. The lame story just started, that
there is "a combination among the
Mormon members Of the board to
elect a Mormon for the position. APP
rears to be utterly without foundation.
The purpose in publishing it, ,is evil
IDENTIFY to deter those gentlemen from
fayoring a Mormon Tor the place.
That is one OF the ''artful lodges OF
the movers In this kind Of game.
The story Is told and then the denials
Of the parties said TO have entered
into the combination are given show
Ing the whole thing to be what Is COM
monty called fake and the purpose
OF Its publication Is thus disclosed. II
Is to be hoped that It viii have no effect
whatever upon the gentlemen whose
names are paraded in association with
'ae story, but that they win do what
they think is right, regardless of this
etort to entangle them.
The Deseret News has taken The
ground, that there is no need to go
outside Of this State, to find a person
qualified for the position Of school sup
erlh'endent This Is saying nothing
against any applicant for the place
Wherever he may hail from. II Is the
privilege and right Of every person who
wants the post to apply for It. And il
~ Inc DUTY Of the Board OF Education
10 consult the best interests of the
SCHOOLS and Of the public in making
a choice' whether 1t be from the inside
OF the outside Of the State. But II as
eooa selection can be made OF home
"'en' and fitness, as OF foreign we
ssy by all means Utah should have the
preference
we believe there are a number Of
educators in this State who are quail.
Nea Tor the position to be flied. and
We nave no hesitation in saying that
L
Il y shall be found that the most suit.
ao'e person for the place Is oMor.
iaO'' 'na' should not lnterpose as the
'nauow Of thread, or as the weight
u a fragment Of feather against his
appointment On the other hand IL he
5 a non-"Momon," his religious ba.
nei should not act as a qualification or
q disqualification, whether he be Cath.
one or Protestant or neither.
We desire to see this matter decided
regardless altogether OF the politic,I
=, wen as the religious predictions Of
vac individual selected. And we do.
'.va's every attempt to deter mem.
'eIs Of the Board from acting frecly
a''a IRON 'heir own convictions OF VIVA,
p's' for the schools. They ehouli
sas no attention to such measure.
sl' ''ahd on what they are satisfied
NOptr and Just and wise. We wan, 4
soo' NJ and capable superintendent
,Ha al other things being eoual
s'ln' product thoroughly familiar MINI
m.nts. REQUIRE