Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-23

stNutes just as direct a violation Of
tho spirit Of the provisions Of our
constitution and laws AS would any
teaching of specific UNCONVENTIONAL
doctrines. This consists 5f.-attatks
made by teachers in tho classroom or
upon the campus in the presence Of
students. upon fundamental doctrines
Of the church, and upon elements of
the faith of the founders OF tho In
stituti6ns, and Of the men and women
who furnish the financial support Of
these state institutions and who send
their children here to them for in
struction and guidance.
1.-THE teachers who have been guilty
OF this practice seem toFbave assumed
that the enabling act, the constitu-
ton, and the laws are being violated
only when The teachers al the state
institutions advocate positive denofni-
They seem TO-, think that safcasth and
sncefinE al att;cksfup The faith Of the
founders and tlleif descendants and
the teaching Of d6ctrines especially,
designed and intended To- una 81 mine
that faith. do not. constitute d ,viofaI-
ton OF these constitutional and legal
provisions.
Governors Conviction.
""My conviction Is That any Such
teaching, Undermining the funda-
n1entals OF religious faith. and the
SARCASTIC attacks upon the beliefs Of
the so-called "old fogies" who Sill
adhere to them, consulate d still more
vicious and datnnsbie violation OF the
spirit Of oalr constitution ana the faith
ard ideals of the founders OF this
tioiial Instruction. I say this at the
risk Of being charged with efnbrac-
ing a narrow ~d6gmatism. Hnbec6fdihg
in the free atmosphere Of a university.
| I rest my case for the fathers and
the founders, ibw forever silent,
Upon the solid Er6und Of the law they
have left ana which you Will ffad as
far back as the Territorial Code Of
1877. They have III these old statutes
%e,1baimed, we TRUST forever, their
faith and what I confidently believe
p%ostefity. II you want to knew wtat
they thought, what they believed. and
what they wished their destendants
to respect and revere. I t6n1fiiehd
to your thoughtful consideration
section ~thifty-one of the old Penal
Code, still a part of our statutory law
as seGtion 1929, G. t., 1919, where
they seek to protect from centufhe1y,
the Christian teligion. the Holy scrip
tutes and the Triune C4od. they were
not ASHAMED to let the world know
ashamed and chagrined to kn0H' that
any institution they founded should
tolerate ctntutf1etious or c6rlteffi 6tu-
Gus treatment of those things that
men and women hold most dear.
II may say here that the men and
women who this violate the spirit Of
the constitution ard laws, In my
opinion constitute but d \sinAll per-
eentAge of the faculty of any Of these
Institutions, and that the great ma
jortty Of the faculty members, honest
iy and fairly Observe and follow tho
spirit Of our laws.
Professors Rights.
my objection Is not to the faith or
religious Belief 81 lack Of religious
belief Of the professorLthat Is his
UW1i concern. He has the same rights
and should enjoy the SAME freedom
that I claim for myself, and for the
students 1T the state institutions. He
may believe agythiris he plaesas With
reference to God, the Bible, and the
right to express that belief In the
classroom OF: upon the cam us III the
presence 9f tho students. and especial
~ do 1 object, to tho making Of any
Of these statements for tho purpose
Of HndermininE thek iaith OF the Stu
dents, 81, SETTLING Ihe filth aud re-.
liEi6ts bkliefE OF 1bsir fathers. II
these teacfeFs desire employment In
Off state institutions, and coinpensa-
lion from our TAX moneys, they should
lie willing to Observe. not tnly the
letter, But the spirit, of the tdnstitn.
ton and laws Of THIS state. and tl3at
means not Only thai, they shall refrain
from religious instruction bit alto
from the DEMONSTRATION Of anti.Fes
ligious sentiments
1.-The teacher who is worth. retain.
Ing Is y. leader, 4 model to his stu
dents. Let him scfupulously refrain
from expressing s6ft.metts. D his
loyal but immature follower that
may undermine or break down that
faith which the experience Of I world
shows Is the only sure fSu1dati6n on.
which to build individual and tattoHal
Il .bslisee N ~ but fa.r 10 the poo.
ble III this State Who pay the taxes
for the support OF this institution and.
who send tfsir children hefe4of their
education, tt'asstIrhe that uR0ft,re1ch1
|ink the ~unixerstfy these voting met
and women Will be ENCOURAGED to 1t.
tend the church OF their fathers, and
that nothing will. be done directly or
,fndircctlv for the purpose OF Under
mining theif faith. II later. and IN
mature yeats IND student desires to
i4av6 the church OF his fathers. Or
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