The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-06-10
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Bishop o. j. p. Widtsoe is ad
dressing Utah teachers today on
the subject: "ENGLISH AND THE
OLOGY COMBINED. :" Bishop Widt
soc was selected by the board OF
regents to succeed Professor Mar
shall in charge of the entire Eng
lsh department at the University
OF Utah.
The above forms q complete editor.
ial that appeared in the Monday eve
ming edition of the Salt Lake Tele-
gram, and is suspectible of two mean.
ings. First II the Telegram intends
to convey the idea that from the fact
Mr.. Widtsoe is bishop, which,
coupled with his education, native
ability, fits him to successfully, In.
tellgently and efficiently discuss the
subject "ENGLISH AND THEOLOGY
COMBINED" before a body OF intelli.
gent educators, and II on account of
Bishop Widtsoes ability, training and
standing, the Telegram intends to
compliment the University Board Of
Regents on its action in placing Dish-
op Widtsoe 'in charge of the entire
English department of the Univers.
ity OF Utah" then the Telegram Is to
be congratulated.
II on the other hand the Telegram
is insinuating an embargo or intends
to cast the inference that from the
fact that Mr.. Widtsoe Ia a bishop
that he ought not to be addressing a
body Of educators on the subject
English and Theology Comb med" II
It is to be inferred that he was sc.
lected as head OF the English depart
ment OF the u. of U. from the fact
that he is a bishop, and that on that
account he Is or ought to be disuuali.
fed, It would appear that tho Tele-
gram should be condemned.
II the latter the Telegram, should
study its own columns and read
some Of It's own demands for free
speech. and fair play. II the after
the Telegram should spend short
time in the country. the counties out.
side Of Salt Lake, where a great many
more people live than in Salt Lake
City, perhaps not such bombastic
and assertive class OF people, but
people who own the University II
you please In proportion to their
means, and who pay for its support
in the same proportion thereof. 1t
should shake on the spell crea ed by
coterle of professors, a lot of col.
lege graduates, and few posers TFo
want to be ION the mourners Iench
at every funeral and the best man
at every wedding" and spend n short
time in the country whore men and
women live and work with head, hand
and heart, and give an undivided ser.
vice in carrying on the work and
burdens Of the state Here the Tele.
gram will find that the people have
confidence in the verdict Of the peo-
pie. It will find confidence in the
governor of the state, and the board
OF regents appointed by the governor,
and approved by the senate, the d.
rect representatives Of the people It
will find that as between the sensa.
tional newspaper man or the college
professor who belittles men appointed
by the governor and men whom the
people know, uphold and support or
the agitator with practically nothing
chalked down upon the assessment
rolls whereby funds are obtained for
the running OF the University, yet
running over with talk advice, and
methods whereby It should be run
and controlled, and the Board Of Re
gents, the people of the country will
cast their lot with the careful, con.
servatve choice OF the Governor OF
the State, and the choi,e Of the peo-
pie as approved by the Senate.
finally II the Telegram intends to
insinuate that Bishop Widtsoe should
not have been considered as a proper
selection to discuss the subject as
signed before the teachers Of the
state, and not a proper selection for
the position rendered by the Regents
of the University, from the fact that
he is a Mormon, and a bishop, and
is to fill the place previously filed
by a non'Mormon, 1t would be well