Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-05-17
ADVANTAGES OF
ATTENDING OUR
STATE SCHOOL
Southern Utahns Should Appreciate
and Patronize the School Their
Taxes Help Maintain.
Cedar City, Utah, May IL, 1918.

>,eollege training of young people Of
Southern Utah. The questions most
frequently running through my mind
are: first, is college training neces-
sary for the development and well
fare of Southern Utah; second is it
right for our young people to go,
through voluntary action, or through
necessity, due to lack Of forethought
to the State schools Of ttr Northern
sections for college training; and,
third, what are the facilities-educa-
tionally, economically, and socially,
which are today at the very doors Of
our homes in the bounteous section
commonly known as Southern Utah.
Southern Utah has a mighty fu-
ture before it, and in order to bring
it to its full realization of purpose it
is necessary to educate our boys and
girls in the arts, crafts. and sciences
necessary to accomplish the desired
ends. Competition between plants,
and between the lower animals is
keen, but no more so than is the COM
petition between men, which is today
effectively demonstrated by the
world-strife in Europe. Are we going
to sit by and let men come from other
sections of this state and other states
to. reap the benefits which are ours,
if we will but prepare to harness the
bounteous resources Of this portion
Of Utah? To gain ownership of these
assets education is, today, an essen
tial and important part of the great
project before us.
For diverse reasons, our boys and
girls should not be allowed, through
voluntary action or otherwise, to at
tend thes chools in the Northern part
Of the state. Why do | say this? The
northern parts do not afford the in
creased advantages that our young
people often suppose, yet many of
them remain in those divisions which
seem to have more polish and refine
ment; a more urban life. Let US bring
the education to our boys and girls
through the properly planned and or
dained channel dedicated by the state
for that purpose.
AS an observer, not of keen or
boastful nature, have watched, with
interest, the development of few
High schools near one, which is in my
oh hn in hn
tional estimation and judgment of
every loyal man, woman, and child of
Southern Utah, the most prominent
school of this division. The school
to which | refer is now known as the
the Branch Agricultural College
"A state institution in our midst and
one which should be of Utmost inter
est to the people of every town, ham
let and village as a place where the
boys and girls may get proper train
ing, and in many cases be near their
homes. You may ask, why do cite
the Branch Agricultural College as
the all-prominent school of Southern
Utah? Is it because it is located at
Cedar City; is it because ! am Ce'
dar man; or is it because of some
selfish motive unthought Of Ny those
who read and are interested in edu-
cation? The reason for saying that
the major part of this work is fl
should be the most popular school is
not because it is located at Cedar
City; not because ! am a Cedar man
for owe no allegiance to Cedar City
that would compel me to feel thi!
keen interest; nor is it due to sci
fish motive, scarcely thought of 10y
other interested persons, that has
found entertainment in my menta
makeup. The reason is merely due
To unselfishness, and to the fact tina
this is an age of cooperation for the
benefits of all and injury to few-tC
none. The Branch Agricultural Col
ege is school placed at Cedar Cit!
through the action, judgment and dis
erection Of noble educators of our fail
state; and primarily because it is thu
one school, and the only one, in thii
section that is supported wholly b!
State Funds. Does it not, then, seen
reasonable, beyond all question o
doubt, that the logical thing for yol
and me AS citizens of the Southern
part of Utah, as taxpayers, and a
people of the age of cooperation, i
TO see to it that our sons and daugh
tiers share proportionately the benefit
brought and laid at our very doors
the facilities for education, both higl
school and college, are here. Tn
school which should logically handl
the major parto f this work is fin
nanced by the state, not by the county
n, nor "A creed. Do not smisunderstan
these statements, for ! am in heart,
sympathy with the county and churc
schools, but do earnestly believ
that the one school as College O