Show j f. f Politics in ill the Schools f fL I p L UTAH TAIl has endeavored orl to keep its school s system stem clear fc f t vJ of partisan politics It is ono one place where where part parties parties par- par ties have hn agreed that the welfare of pupils an students was the the- first fit consideration For POl that reason rason no bitter I partisan battles attles Im have ever been heen waged in tho time election of a n state superintendent of public instruction on Governor Gov Gov- error Bamberger however hower recognizes in the schools schools' a n apolitical political strength th which heretofore has been neglected At this time the time office of the time state department of public instruction has hns been heen opened to the tho a advocates of the vicious proposal propos to bring the time mines of tho the state under tho political club Letters arc being mailed to c commercial n s and newspapers on the stationer of f Jn ent p l c on The Thc precedent is IS Irol a I tl o t tn ga fJ o P o the tI- 4 t ato 1st o ca' ca it I f e r opens the thc political doors door to every cry school unit in Utah Tile The people are arc vitally concerned in this having hn lon lons long Ions is not to he be s since nce determined that political education is directed b hy men chosen for nonpartisan san duties The advocates 3 of the constitutional amendment under tinder the leadership of E. E G. G Gowans Francis W. W Kirkham John M. M f. f Mills an nod and A. A J. J Ashman nn make it appear that time the he schools are arc in danger unger of not jn Im having sufficient funds The schools are arc not riot in danger cr and will always have hale sufficient sufficient suf suf- funds s so long long- longas as tho the people of Utah clin cling cling- to the ideals adopted The Time danger g-cr g confronting the thc schools i inot H is Hnot I not a n. lack of funds but hut that t they he will kill ho be embroiled in in partisan politics Our school chool officials should not he be concerned with political ical problems In Iii so far r qs JS s politics enter the tho schools they must he be nonpartisan in character Governor Governor Gov Gov- Bomberger cr has driven ell the office of the department department department depart depart- ment of public instruction to the thc support of a pct pet pet-meas ure He lie ran cats re-establish re it on the time wholesome plane it occupied before only by making the oO office c a clearing clearinghouse clearinghouse house for the arguments both for and against the pro pro- We Ve cannot afford to trust the future of our children to men nen who follow the political dictation of party l leaders n cr 1 If f t they cannot keep t their activities nonpartisan they cannot con conduct our schools in the full spirit of nonpartisanship as established here ere Utah has hns attained a n. record in in education and that record will endure so 10 long lone as the same mc ideals wide guide our educators TI The e people of Utah have ha provided plo money moncy for thc tho operation oper- oper p of schools when the future was much more in insecure ln- ln r-I r secure than it is today The Thc real danger dang ahead is the I possibility of our schools hc being turned into political organization for the time extension of party part lut power poker and the time furtherance of personal ambitions l pa 1 pa u 1 l Pa J |