Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-06
SCHOOL BOARD
WILL CONSIDER
PROPOSEDPLA
Program For Religious Ed
ucation in Schools Present
ed at Meeting Last Night

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ed at Meeting Last Night
outlining the plans formulated for
the introduction Of religious educa-
lion as part of the regular public
schools curriculum. DR.. w. L. Air
heart. member of the executive com.
mittee ofSsthe Advisory Board Of
pearedshefore the board of education
Tuesday night and presented the pro-
sram.that has been prepared for APP
prevail. The program was taken un-i
der consideration and will be acted
upon in h near, future. /,
The school board also decided to
continue the summer school classes
projects. 1t was also decided to OBJ
serve dental hygiene in the public
schools n local dentists will be ask
ed to make two minute tlaks to the
tudents each day on the proper care
Of the teeth.
The r%eigious educational plan. as
read by Dr. w. /. Airheart, follows:
I'VE, the executive committee of
the Advisory board of Weekday Re-
ligious education Of the city of Grand
FORKS, unanimously adopt the follow
ing:
Platform
For the various religious organi-
cations in supporting the proposal
that time from the schedule of the
public school course be assigned week
day religious instruction.
w hold these facts to be self evil
dent:
II. Upon the home must primarily
rest the responsibility for religious in
struction n training.
z. The public school came into
existence assist the home and the
state in the interests of the child.
"3. When the home and the school
are unable to give the child a neces-
sary II equipment, the need of which
they mutually agree upon, co-opera-
ton is necessary.
-. By cooperation, we mean that
the public chool authorities shall as
sign to the pupils upon the definite re-
quest of the child's parent or guard
ian, a portion of his school time to
be given up to religious instruction at
such time as shall be mutually agreed
upon by the parent and school author
tiles and at such place as may be in
dicated by the parent.
50. The importance of securing
chool time is to emphasize in the eyes
of the child that religion is part of
his daily business" an opportunity
for larger self-expression.
Text OF Resolution
BE it therefore resolved: that this
statement be considered as a platform
on which the representatives of the
various religious organizations CO.
operating shall stand unitedly in any
hearings arranged by the board OF
education, and which shall be used
by this executive committee in any
public hearing or hearings arranged
by the board OF education, or any
further conferences between repre-
sentatives of the advisory board of
religious education and the board of
education.
BE it further resolved: That this
statement of facts setting forth the
convictions of this executive commit
tee of the advisory board of education
while welcoming and encouraging any
efforts put forth for religious educa-
ton outside Of school house, we adopt
the above statement OF facts as the
basis of promotion of such schools.
And now Whereas, it is a self-evi-
dent fact that religious instruction is
vital and essential to the personal well
fare. and happiness of youth, and to
the development of the best type Of
citizenship, and
Whereas. there is a general awak-
entng throughout our country, both
among educators statesmen as
AL "SAh e0S ~ IL 6ShCI puOlAC, lid JUL
present educational system would be
greatly strengthened by a proper pro-
vision for co-ordinated weekday re-
ligiOus instruction., and
Whereas, there is a strong move
ment on foot to give religion its proper
place in. the life and training of our
youth by establishing weekday schools
of religious instruction where the chill
dren can be excused from the public
school instruction certain hours a
week to attend such religious schools,
BE it Resolved: That we, the rep
resentatives of various religious or
CARNATIONS Of the city of Grand Forks
and
SIN order to provide for such CO.
ordinated religious instruction in the
city. of Grand Forks,
I'VE therefore respectfully petition
t~hashoardS of education that the
courses OF instruction be so arranged
fhatst1e children in the first six grades
cansbe excused for two hour a week
namely. for the last period on Wednes-
day and Friday afternoons during the
coming school yea and that the vari.
Gus churches be thereby permitted tc
take their children to their respective
churches during these hours and give
ton, or IL various denominations OF
congregations so agree, they can es-
tablish joint community schools TO,
such religious instruction.
provided hat
!. That the various denomina-
tions or congregations shall provide
efficient teachers and suitable tex
books for the proper training of the
children in these schools.
No supervision over sale
schools shall De in violation Of the
" fundamental principal of our govern.
ment, namely, the absolute separa.
ton Of church and state.
20. Pupils shall be excused for re.
Iigious instruction upon the writer
application Of the parent or guardian
at such hours as. may be mutually
agreed upon by the public school au.
thorfties, and the religious school au-
thoEtties. when provision shall be
mad for such instruction and salts
factory. evidence shall be given that
theasstAndardss Il the public schools
shall be maintained.
- Teachers Of classes OF religious
instruction shall make reports of at
fendance and grades to the public
sctt6SI authorities"
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