Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17

mont, and developing music, oratory, tho ability "a
debate, etc.
All this which under the existing conditions ,r
the very best that human ingenuity could oHor
possible, SO long as the people OF particular
community supporting the local schools, entertained
like religious convictions With the growth OF th
community, however. and the adoption II publ,c
school system to educate the children people OF
different religious persuasions, scctaranism was
rlghtfuly barred from the schools
Education a Lye's Labor
In my opinion however, there is absolutely no
good reason why should, III improving the ef-
hciency OF the public school system adopt a policy
that restricts the usefulness of the school system
and the school building in purely educational mat.
tors in tho least. take broad view of education
The rcctatolls q: the grammar grades but
Foundations. and long years of work and Study in
the high school, the university and the college do
little more than provide the tools. Education is cul.
ture refinement, and long after the doors of the
special temples of learning have closed to the student
he is struggling, oftmes alone, with the greatest of
all the problems education. Education Is the labor
OF u lifetime and increasing years and silverel
locks but add to the gores of culture and refine
nent. Tho Country Life movement is educational
and il school buildings can be made useful in
promotir, any phase of education they should be
made available Utah expends annually sum
for education. Approximately 70 per cent of the
revenues of the state arc set aside and expended on
our school system. That Is n startling fact Is Il
possible to Dcnnnt n larger oi our pco-
pie through this enormous expenditure, by making
the system broad enough to permit Of certain priv
llegas only the children but to the adults of
the city as well the country districts through
the use of school houses intellectual improvement
and social bettermcnt?
The schools and the school plants should be the
center of social activity. not alone in the rural dis
but in tho cities also The sphere OF their use
fulness can be easily extended without encroaehng
in the least upon the safe guards which have been
be made subservlent every phase of our system
our school buildings for social gatherings and
tertainmens will result in n closer relationship. not
only between the pupil and tho teacher but,
important STILL u better understanding between "a
teacher and the parent. Such understanding can
hut result in essening the work of Juvenile
court and in minimizing the orcnses OF juveniles.
To be thoroughly understood in this matter wish
to state cmphatically that while am thankful for
and in hearty accord with that we'll established
sentiment and law which prohibits the exposition OF
any creed or dogma in public school system,
am none tho less socitous for the establishment
of reverence for Deity in the young OF the state
through the medium of the school, and the ground
Ing of strong moral principles which are the life and
strength OF our national supremacy.
In responding to the request of The News for an
article for tho Christmas Issue, many subjects of
popular concern and filed with interest have pre-
sented themselves to me suitable for discussion.
The foregoing subjects have been touched upon large
" because they live topics. and matters which in
their nature have been deprived extended discus.
sion They are at least worthy Very serious con-
sideratIon