The Denver Jewish news., 1919-11-05
Bible Bill is Held Uncon-
stitutional
CAMPBELL. OF ARR
IONA. vETOES MEASURE PER
MITTING READING OF BIBLE
WITHOUT COMMENT IN PUB
Lie SCHOOLS.

infalpSf hnS hnpn prnEp1 Inv Governor
,rbomas f. Campbells veto of !, hill
oormittinp tba roodin., Of tho Rihln
without commopt in mo nuhIio schools
Of Arizona. and allowin. CREDITS in
bipb schools for tho stpdr of tho n;b,,
m.+side Of school. The governor in his
veto message declares that tba en-.
forcomont of sucb n m,.,,suro vcouJd
bc a violation of tho re,i,iops liberty
soctions of tho constitption In con.
cIus;on be saws.
.Tbe nroposed Honse RuI M 1,5 ot.
temnts nm invasion of tro riyhts of
,,itizens which oro o,,orontaed eoch Of
,hcm bv tbo Constitution conscouent.
lv NV Main dntv .os tho governor Of
fhe state of Arizono permits no of.
ficial action except to disonnrove the
lii This 7 bcrcbv do exnectinp ia
find soloce for opv criticism Of tbo.
.ct Of d;sonnrovo1 :, that conn. riph,
of ro,ipious froedom which tbot net
,rosorvos opd 90 nrosorros AZ, n motter
~ concentrations conviction in a n,tter
which ,;os so,elv botveep man and his
,.oa ond os 70 u.h,ch bo o,,os account
,o non. o,,,or,
co,rmont;ry on tro rrov;s;or of thc
IN, which norm;ts CREDITS for stndv
re tho puJo outs;do Of school Gov
ornod comn,,o,, s,rs I'm nort
.Tbo law which t. now nronosed
por,nits exominot;on of nupils nnd
crod;ts In conrses tbercin to tho cnd
az tho law ;tsc,f sovs.
:. The study of the Bible outside
q. tbo schools NAV he encouraged by
allowing urcdit nop to cxcaad one.
half unit In hipb schools. bv exami-
,,t;ons In tho bistoricoI moral cthic-
a, ond I;torory cu,ture ohtoipod by
s,,oh o,ts;do stu,,v,
.Cor n ho trulv soi,l tbot the t.mp
>of teachers viii, NOT Inc taken ,,,p wifi,
Tho limitations pcrmitted by the
a,,oyep The attention of teachers di-
roctod from instruction in secuinr
co,rsos xrou,d ho diverted TO exomi-
notions involving Bible study. and this
ot tho expense of other pupils. of 9th
,r SCOTS md creeds. Can it he said
that onv real distinction can he made
-, hotwoc, t,,o rcadin. of the Rihle
to nil nupils compulsory in attendance
n, nubl;c schools. and the reading Of
the Constitution of the United States
To those same pupils: any real dr.
tinction in the actual result of "im-
parting instruction" to scholars? Yet
the imparting of scctarian instruction
is absolutely prohibited by the Con
stitution.
Who is to judge ms to the Hual'tica-
tions of teachers in schoois. rs l"
their competency to pass upon the
credits OF students. "for outside st"dy
Of the Biblc?" While such outside
study is permissive-made so by 'he
words of the law: may he permit
ted"-yet as to the teachers. as to
their qualifications. ns to their reqliir-
ell action, as all connected with that
some permission. the whole matter pe-
comes compulsory. The teachers must
certainly examine, must certainly act
upon claims for credit, and he compe'-
cnt to properly so act. as to scholars
who make claim therefor. The '"h-
stitution speaking alike specifically as
to teachers. and pupils. says:
No religious test or qualification
shall ever be required as condition
or admission into any public educa-
,ional institution of this State as
teacher. student. or pupil
.co .. ~, safely assumed tbot no
-. o.h.rv.,se oua,if;cd tn tcach
.,,,,r hronch,. of learning
III, ,o,.o- ho subicctcd to the pro-