Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-04-18
OUR SCHOOL SQUABBLE

A CONNECTION has been caused in district
school circles recently by the action of many
of the parents in keeping their children at home,
when they ought to be in school, Not only this,
but they have pettioned the school board not to
resume school this season, as it would be impos-
sible for the children to finish their grades. and
yet at the same time it is noted by the pedagogues
that the children of several of the parents signing
the petition, are permitted to attend the picture
show, roam about the streets and otherwise be
exposed to danger of the influenza contagon in
a much greater degree than they would be at
school, where the most rigid precautions are taken
to safeguard the health Of the children and prevent
them from contracting the disease. All this has
of course been most annoying to the teachers, the
superintendent and the school board who feel that
proper interest is not manifested in the question
of education, and feeling among the educators has
mounted to such pitch that wholesale resgna-
ton has been limited at
There is no gainsaying that the situation has
been agravating to persons who are devoting their
lives to the dissemination of knowledge among the
young, and we not going to defend the parents
in some of the Inconsistencies Of which they have
been guilty. At the same time, we fail to grasp
wherein the effront has been so serious to the
teachers. 1t is rare thing, indeed, that an en-
ployee refuses to hold his job because of too little
people of Cedar City feel like paying the teachers
their full stipulated salaries to rest all winter we
fail to see wherein they have any kick coming. If
any one has right to feel sore believe it is the
man who pays the taxes and receives no returns
in the improvement of society.
Now we have said something, and we doubt
not that we will have some of the teachers onto
our back this week. just as we had some of the
sheep shearers after us last week. But we believe
owe has n rio To Nc In itprl
of the paper among the rest. And it is our opin-
ion that the teachers are acting foolish about this
matter 1t looks like a scheme to ape a break that
occurred in the University few years ago, with
out any sufficient provocation. The teachers are
inclined to cuddle and sympathize with themselves
little too much and play to the grand stand.
They fail to take into consideration that the par
ents have their problems, also. The teachers do
not receive enough pay, under present conditions
of prices and living expenses. We agree with them
on this question. And if they don't like a certain
locality to teach in, the people or anything of that
kind, they have a perfect right to make change;
but to talk about general walk out and branding
Cedar City as a town that is undesirable to teach
in, is the height of nonsense. Maybe there has
been no such serious thought on their part, but
it has nevertheless been limited at.
We chance to know of few industrious, hard
working little mothers who have made the struggle
two three times this winter to get their little
flocks ready for school. There have been shoes,
stockings, dresses and paraphernaa for the girls
to buy or make, and clothes, shoes, hats, etc, for
the boys, 1t has meant days of scheming and toll
to make the preparation, and hardly would the
youngsters get settled on their lessons than cry
would go up of "fu!" and the children would be
turned loose again. And by the time the school
resumed the buds were all out Of condition and
the work had to be done over again, Under such
conditions there is not much wonder that many Of
the parents felt that it would be better to sus-
pend the schools until health conditions became
more settled Again we think of parents who have
had one or more of the precious members Of their