Evening star., 1925-10-24
MASONS OUTLINE
STAND ON SCHOOLS
Child Has Right to Public
Education. Says Report to
Scottish Rite Body.

Tho supreme Council. Scottish Rite
NJ Freemas asonry. Southern JurisdiC-
tiOn. had before il this morning what
was expected To he the closing husi
ness of A weeks biennial session.
report on Americani.:ation was he
lieved 10 he the most important re
manning matter before the council.
During The week 5ll thirty.seCond
degree Masons were elected to the
anl< and decoration of knight Com
wander Of the Court of Honor and
- knights commander were elected
To receive The thirty-third degree. the
highest in The Scottish Rite.
Registration during the session
went over the 500 mark. with the Dis
trict of Columbia. Virginia, Missouri,
Maryland and North Carolina having
The largest delegations in order.
The Supreme Council YESTERDAY
went on record in support of the bill
10 create Federal department of
education, to lie introduced in the next
Congress, and outlined its position in
regard to public and parochial schools
Thirty-third Degree Conferred.
Last night the thirty-thirti degree
was conferred upon all those OF the
~ elected to receive the degree WIZ"
could he present Others elected viii
receive the degree later.
Judge Edward &. Day of Helena.
Mont. chairman Of the councils com
mittee which recommended support
of the education bill asserted th'. -
well-informed public will never con
tent itself with the negative idea that
education is not ? function "f the
Federal Gcvernmenf The bin has
been prepared under tho direct IN ~
the Nati"u2l Education Association
and associated organizations.
We cannot Al this time hut in
sist" said the committees "eport.
upon the existence Of the principle
that the right Of the child 10 avail
himself of the educational opportun-
tics of the public school system is su-
perior to the right OF The parent or
Of any corporation. secular or re
Iicious to shape in advance his intel
lartlIaI allegiance. and we should he
alert to unite With every movement
which tends TO the maintenance Of
such right
Oregon School Law.
Reviewing the recent Oregon school
law case before the supreme Court.
which was declared unconstitutional.
The committee declared:
The decision Of The supreme Court
in thai. case was. hy the language Of
the opinion limited to the facts of the
"a 80 set forth in the allie cations OF the
hin Of Con1p!aint which We're deemed
admitted for the purposes nt the case
by The demurrer. The judge writing
The opinion expresses very C.earlE that
there WAS nCt invoked in rhe case any
uucstf,n nj the right Of the State Of
Oregon 10 properly supervise the
course Of study. the sanitary ana
physical condition Of school buildings.
the qualifications Of the teachers Or
any other legitimate factor of educa-
tion. and equally emphasizes the
ground of the decision as The absence
of any show of reason for tho law.
1t was q material allegation Of fact
undenied the report went on. that
the pa,och,al and private schools had
not in any respect failed to perform
their duty to the State. tho parent or
the child. In view OF that condition.
rhe committee stated. the court, Of
course. did not announce what its
opinion would have been had there
heen a showing OF fact that the rights
of the child had been seriously in
vaded
We arc therefore justified" the re
port asserted. lin continuing To assert
nd maintain our belief in the value OF
The compulsory requirement. Of attend
ance of all children upon The public
schools and the duty Of all paTents to
see that school facilities are Doth ace.
quate and efficient"
In addition to standing behind the
proposed Federal department of edu
cation. the council. ms mhcrs asserted.
will continue to support thc principle
nr public education in the vari"ns com
nunitiec.
Those elected To receive tho 3Srd
degree were.
Alabama Emil Sigmund Hugger
md Joseph Herman Loveman.
nSas-JoSenh James Davidson
Silas Talbot Feild. Wells Ferrin Smith
nd Charles Addison Gordon.
Arizona-Nelson Charles Bledsoe
and Fred Ormal Goodel.
California 'NorthernNEdgar Fred.
erick Gee. ONO Ferdinand Grundel
William Frederick Ieinicke. Frank
Wickes Hosmer. Edward Sophus Mi
chelssen, Jacob Nieto. Robert Rankin
Albert Franklin shuttle. Charles Henry
Wilson and Charles Maurice Wollen-
berg.
California Herbert Denis