Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-27
COMPUL sorry
SCHOOL MEASURE
FINDS ENEMIES


Many were the opponents OF the
compulsory education bill, TO be
up at the November election. who
loomed on the horizon today to do
battle, through the columns OF the
voters pamphlet, for the private
institutions of learning.
Those who filed negative argu-
ments this afternoon were the
board OF trustees OF st. Helens
hall. Portland; Ruth Catlin, OF
Miss Catlfn's school, Portland; the
Seventh Day Adventists of Ore
gon; the Catholic Civics Rights
association, and J. w. Hill, OF the
Hill Military academy. Portland.
and dozen individuals making
their homes In Portland.
This measure initiates the
method of public education which
brought Prussia to her deserved
destructtongi giving the state die
tatorial powers over the training
Of children and destroying inde-
pendence of character and free
dom Of thought" one OF the argu-
ments declares. I'm present day
Russia, also the bolsheyist gov
ernment treats the child as the
ward OF the state. This measure
proposes to adopt this method and
to substitute state control for the
authority and guidance of the par
ents and is destructive to Ameri-
can independence.
Only Starter.
1t adds that, III the state can
require all children to- receive only
the instruction prescribed by pub
Lie school directors, what Is to
prevent the state from forcing up
on all its citizens a particular re-
ligious creed, from requiring all
Its citizens to receive treatment
from state physicians, or from en-
forcing the Puritan Sunday and a \
code Of blue laws?n
The board of trustees OF st. |
HeIen's hall, headed by the Right
Rev. Walter Taylor Sumner,
bishop OF Oregon, declares that
we are opposed 20 the proposed
bill because the enactment " "
will constitute an unwarranted
and unjustified invasion Of the
civil and religious liberty of the
citizens Of Oregon"
Ministers Oppose It.
On July II. according to the
argument filed by j. w. Hill, a
group Of 20 Oregon ministers,
members of the Presbyterian
church, adopted resolutions brand
Ing the proposed bill as an un-
justifiable invasion of family au-
thority. The ministers added fur
ther, he states, that 1t is based on
the philosophy Of autocracy. The
ministers action was taken in
view OF the fact that much OF the
propaganda In favor OF the meas
ure was spread In the name Of
Professionalism.
The private school heads angle
Is presented in the argument Of I
fered by Ruth Catlin, j. A. Hill
and Mrs Calvin b. Cady, who ex- c
plain their objections In part. as '
follows. II
1t will destroy the capital in
vested IN private schools. "
1t Will deprive teachers OF the &
right to earn living in lawful !
occupation. Il
Destroys Existing Schools.
Ii will destroy schools which
provide desirable methods and
courses Of study which the public ,
schools have not adopted and
probably never can adopt.
II would deprive public school
education OF the benefits 1t re- /
ceives from the experiments in
methods. research work and high |
standards contributed by inde-
pendent schools.
The Seventh Day Adventists. in
their argument. declare 1--WE are
not ashamed of the product OF our
parochial schools when conducted :
by well trained spiritual teachers. 7
II all the children OF the land n
could receive this same kind of
spiritual training In connection =
with their secular education, w.
feel confident that our republic /,
would have nothing to fear" :
A thousand evils would follow
the measures enactment into law, Y
the Adventists hold.
Theodore Roosevelt, woodrow l.
Wilson. Henry cabot Lodge ana
many other prominent men OF the
sountry received their education to
Ia private schools, according to
the argument OF the Catholic civic
Rights association. II holds that =,
ihe right of The parent to select =
he mental and moral training OF