Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-09
EDUCATION IN UTAH

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revived from the writer dire0. lt exc
poses the methods that are being adopt
81 IN the East go r'isc funos for a
sectarian college 600 which. 90 appears,
feature of me tuition is Co boz anti
"Mormorlan." People N ali creeds lr
This city so far as eve have learned,
have been favorable 60 the erection ard
support OF t1e Westminstcf college. be-
Ilevlng Dat BE- would add TO the NUM-
her and beauty of our educational edi-
fees. aad be- Of benefit TO The uon-'M1r-
mon" part Of our population. whose adj
vancemont ln learning and BOO morality
would De for the public welfare m
common with graduates from other
mch establishments.
It seems. however, that the intent Of
rs chief promoters Is 10 render Il
breeder or strife, aud au agency for the
dissemination of that Kind Of misint1r-
nation which IT has been the delight Of
luch mallgnants ss Dr. $. r Wishrd
take especial delight in circulating His
ialsehoods. used for the plous purpose
Of collecting money, have been repeat
,dly exposed but that makes no dr.
ference 10 him. 50 long ne he can gath
sr an audience aud pass a subscription
plate. u appears that Dr. r. N Ste
venson is no less interruptions IN mis-
representing educational Affairs In Utah
than his Presbyterian confrere Who
has become notorious in the field q
anti Mormon" fiction His attack up
ON the University OF Utah ls beyond
expression. infamous. That instItu-
Hon as is well known, IL entirely free
from any religious influence. which #
has 10 be under the laws ~ the State
establishing and supporting 81. and It
has been so entirely exclusive n re-
lleious teneis that g has been uuiustly
accused Of being inada in its tendency
md effects
The closing of the seasons education
~ work in Utah has brought again 10
the front the splendid and admirable
status ~ the schools ~ this State We
are not referring now 10 the establish
ments belonging 10 the church Of Jesus
Christ ~ Lattcr.day Saints. although
they are worthy ~ the very highest
,ncomiums. but 10 the public schools,
which are entirely free from denomna.
iional direction The salt Lake city
schools under a hoard Of education
composed Of persons az different faiths
have achieved remarkable success. The
bitlsrest enemies ~ this community
tannot fnd gooi reason for saying a
word against the educational advance
ment OF the city public schools
Similar progress and excellence have
been exhibited in the closing exercises
Of the public schools in this county and
throughout the state The brightness
and aptness NJ the pupils. the thor
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high character and ability Of the prln-
clpais aud teachers male and female.
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educAuonal cause lh ''"h' are sour y
NJ the greatest qualification md Should
b. known and appreciated by the peo-
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IN TINS point We arc lie'Heu '' queue
the following editorial from Che Inter-
maintain and Colorado Catholic u
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source ana a journal lh't has lhe sloc-
tlon and support of the leading CATH
ol,o ,utboritiss ip ,b. two gt4tes men.
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toheo' VI "'sn' "" nave "''s'' VITA
The public generally. The Catholic
saws.
"HoN mauy people In Utah realize
that this state ranks fourth IN It's
percentage NJ educated persons7 or
lhe fprty-1ye states 0f the Union. only
three ouirauk Utah u this respect
This n tho United states census re-
rort Cor $500. and since then our edu-
Rational institutions have been in-
rressIne and improving so rapidly that
h IS altogether likely that ire census
81 1910 uUI show Utah ta be the high
tst
"Educau0u Invariably goes hand I'm
hand with civic liberty. Whom the
Education ~ re0r'a rs neglected. the
control ny Affairs drifts into the hands
m ihe cductls8 few and the govern
ntent becomes ca drsp0tsm When the
masses 10 IRE pfurfa become educated
and understand nfr FIGHTS MS we'll
A. their duties lr .aar'e are cauabie
M royerniug themselves ana the Zee
mlt BE- freedom
The best answer a.. much TINT has
been ssid aeaIrt the St-te ~ t'fab Is
The United states census rapart Many
OF the forty great states AZ she Union
which have been greatly worried over
Inc lack Of intelligence Dr. darkest
Utah would be surprised 90 Know
that Utah has fir 0ufsfrirrsd Them On
educational institutions ana I'M he
proportion 90 educated propIe. IN
1870. ~ ont 0f each 100 reonie iu
f-fah were educated ia 5000 az o,t