Show REGARDS ATTEMPT TO SUPPLANT PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS MENACE musical program under direction of prof squire coop adds to evenings enjoyment tirom saturday s standard those who attended the lecture de inhered to teachers at the high school last evening by the rev E I 1 goshen partook in an intellectual treat that was well worth tha time spent mr goshen was at his boa and tor ono hour spoke on education in a manner that not only appealed to the an alenco but at tho bamo timo created a mild sensation his address wag of a general nature pealing with education along broad lines and it was not until near the last that hg sprung the remarks that caused the sensation he as speaking 0 the value of the public schools and incidentally touched oa the question of private schools saying that any effort to establish schools by any sect sought to supplant the public school system ot the country wag a menace to the state and that the public was to be pitied who supported such schools the remarks were taken by many who were present to be an attack on the paro celal schools and the church schools and it was evident that sir boshens Gos hens remarks were bof received in a friendly spirit by some in explanation of his demarks he referred to and read a letter that ho had received regarding bis address to the teachers of salt lake made several becks ago in which he had dealt with the parochial and public school question the letter took the reverend gentleman to task for his statements and stated that the results ot having been educated in the schools to which he referred were without foundation the letter as well as mr joshena Go shena statements caused great interest and after the address he was surrounded by a number who wished to have him explain his position to a reporter air goshen said that he had attacked no special sect in his address and had intended to make no attack but he felt the need of a warning and aaa followed his belief he pointed to the fact that he was a member of the board ot trustees of ii Itri vate school in the state as evidence that he had no personal feeling against private schools in general but was simply opposed to schools that sought to supplant the public schools previous lous to the address a musical program under the direction ot squire coop was rendered the musical program solo miss alice flowers dost thou know that sweet land from mignon ambrose thomas and it was not so to be fred tout from the trumpeter of Sok kagan tressler |