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Show The Mondern Invalid. Has tastes medicinally ,in keeping with other luxuries. A remedy must be pleasantly acceptable inform, purely 1 wholesome in composition, truly bene I ficial in effect and entirely free from every objectionable quality. If realiv ill he consults a physician; if constituted consti-tuted he uses the gentle faoily laxa UTlSyropof Figp. " r V. OUR VOICE RAISED In Earnest Protest Against The Passage Of DR. PARK'S SCHOOL BILL. It is a Direct Blow at the Grand American Ameri-can Principle of .Local Self-Government and Makea Present Elective Offices Appointive Ap-pointive Other Objections. At the meeting of county school trustees and echool principals held in the courthouse yesterday afternoon, Dr. Talk's proposed new school bill was thoroughly discussed by sections, all taxing a lively interest in the debate. de-bate. Messrs. Webb of Lehi, Reese of Spanish Fork, Hall of Springville, Taylor Tay-lor of Fayson and Bullock of Santa-quin Santa-quin were appointed a committee to prepare a set of resolutions to the governor and legislature expressive of the opinion of the meeting on the bill before it, and adjournment was taken. One member from each precinct in the county was permitted to meet with j the committee. At 5 o'clock p. m. the meeting reconvened, recon-vened, accepted the work of the committee com-mittee and adjourned sine die. The resolutions prepared are as follows. fol-lows. To His Excellency the Governor and Legislative Leg-islative Assembly ot the Territory of Utah : In view of the fact that our excellent educational standing in this territory terri-tory is largely due to the beneficent provisions of our present school law which recognizes the wishes and will of me people ai, or neany at, every step, thus recognizing the great and erand I American principle of local government; govern-ment; and in view of the other fact that under our present system of election and instruction, our schools are cared for by officers, whose interests are direcily interwoven with them, our teachers capable and qualified and our pupils advancing abreast of those in the front of the advanced state schools. Therefore, we are strictly in favor of its continuance with the addition of an amendment providing the fullest opportunity to every child in the territory to receive the amplest school benefits, without impairing im-pairing its present provisions. And we do hereby demand of our legislators legis-lators to retain our present school law, except as to necessary amendments, and do eolemnly protest against the passage of Council Bill No. 53, entitled en-titled "A Bill to Provide for a Uniform System of Education," now pending before your honorable body, for the fol-lowinz fol-lowinz reasons : I Because the territorial board oi education are made appointive instead of elective and are made responsible to none. II Because the commissioner is to receive an exorbitant compensation together to-gether with his deputy. III Because it discriminates against certain popular and established educa tional institutions of learning in this territory and against teachers of known and practical ability, who are not graduates grad-uates of the University of Utah or other state normal schools, as indicated in section 9 of said bill. IV Because the proposition to unite the various school districts of each county except cities of the fir6t and second class into one school district, is, under our present conditions, unwise, unnecessary, and injudicious, and will, we believe, complicate our present financial fi-nancial condition and injure the cause of education. V Because said school district i&.to be placed under a board of nine members, mem-bers, who necessarily cannot be residents resi-dents of the districts, as now organized, and therefore will not be in direct touch with the growing interests and constant demands of each distinct part of the contemplated new district. dis-trict. VI Because it is a direct thrust at the vital principle of local self-government in that it deprives the citizens of the school districts, as now established, of their right to elect their own officers and through them, enzage teachers of their own choice, and "compels them in- Xwn "' sy o u.uiiimi iHMimwmiiB iiiw ' 'mv. hm, i luaw stead to choose nine members separated sepa-rated from each other, and not residents resi-dents of the .present districts, and whose interests and opportunities.must neces sarily fall far short of our present system. sys-tem. VII Because it imposes bonded and other indebtedness upon the inhabitants inhabit-ants of certain echool districts, contracted con-tracted bv others. VIII Because the passage of the bill will create disorder, disturb the excellent ex-cellent results of the present, introduce un-American obligations and foist upon up-on the people, those not of their immediate imme-diate choice, against all of which, we earnestly protest. A copy of these will be sent to each dietrict m the county for signatures, af ter which they will be rorwarcie i to George Webb of Lehi, who was by the meeting empowered and instructed to present them in behalf of this county to Governor West and the territorial legislature now in session. - |