The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-02
SCHOOLS TO STAY OPEN;
CRITICISM FOR CHURCH
Favor Revival of Old Lib
eraI Party.
High School Alumni Severely
CritiCiSes Mormon Church.

r. HE old Liberal feeling rose tc a
high pitch at a small but lively
meeting Of the High school alumni
last evening. The Mormon church was
accused Of a studied effort to hurt the
public schools of salt Lake. Governor
Wells came in for censure for his veto
of the school tax bill, which would
have made il possible 20 keep the
schools running the full year. The
board Of education was criticised Tor
lax methods.
Having thus expressed their feelings
in vigorous terms the members pres
eut took steps to raise money to keep
the High school open for the full term,
pledging themselves to raise $500 out
OF the $1,000 deficit and as much of the
balance as they could
I trust this situation viii result In
the starting of another Liberal party.
declared ROlIin W. Dole, i'm the course
of the discussion. and this sentiment
met a hearty reception
Burgess Young, president of Inc
High School Alumni association. pre-
sided. M Dole stated the object OF
the meeting to be to discuss ways and
means to take steps toward raising
money TO keep the High school open,
n He was the first speaker to score the
church and the governor.
Disguised With Affairs.
William NJ. McCrea and ]. T. Good
win spoke along similar lines, and with
emphasis. Mr.. McCrea said he wished
to express his disgust over the present
state of affairs
1T is un-AmeriCan." he declared.
land wouldn't happen in any other city
in the United States"
He dwelt especially on the act of the
governor in vetOing the bin which had
been passed to enable the schools 10
keep open.
The speakers took the ground that
the Mormon church was to a large ex-
tent responsible for the situation, that
# was endeavOring to cripple the pub
lie schools To build up the sectarian
Institutions. tt was brought out that a
number Of pupils of the High school
are urging others to pull away from
1.-The institution In this connection It
was stated outside the meeting that
students are being urged to attend the
Latter-day Saints university The IN
ducement Of Sc tuition for four months
is being offered, while the High school
students. in order to keep the SchOOI
open the remaining five weeks Of the
term. are asked to pay 81 each.
Principal George a. Eaton S-as pres
ent at the meeting. After the object
had been stated and some speeches
made he suggested that Superintendent
of Schools D. H Christensen be called
uD and asked if he had any suggestion
- 20 what should be done MI Chris
J5nsen y, as reached and he replied;
Christensen's Advice.
Go ahead. 1t is your concern, not
ours. Use your own judgment
Burgess Young urged that action be
taken to IA Use funds J. T. Goodwin
moved that committees be appointed
10 work their own districts, reporting
10 a general committee, that the an
nual entertainment be dispensed with
and the annual dues be placed in a
fund for the schools This motion was
carried. The annual dues Will amount
TO from S125 to $3.50.
The association pledged itself in tbs
same motion to raise $500 by indlvloua
effort and by committees. Leroy
Hughes. the treasurer. pledged himself
r personally to raise 800 additional an,
\ expressed d belief that the alumni
Mould. with diligent effort. raise tbs
hntire 81 600 stil needed to keep IN;
High school running.
Principal W. J. Mccoy of the Bryan
High school congratulated those pres
ent on the spirit shown
It was suggested that Goodwin
Weekly be made the organ of the as
ISOLATION. but Mr.. Goodwin, the man
ager. declined the offer on the ground
that the paper would be the organ o
no association. He finally conceded =
willingness that it should be the organ
of a Liberal party if one should b
formed
Committees will be appointed at one
from the alumni TO make thorough
canvass for the benefit of the Higl
school.