Show BACK ACK rIlE PilE BILL A well ed public will never content itself wi h i the negative idea d da a that education ii i it not a function of the Federal Federa gov gOY declared Judge Edward C Day of Helena Mont in his ref reI re ort as chairman oi of the Committee 01 o i Education at the session of the I Council of the Scottish Rit lit Masons Southern Jurisdiction nov not holding her here By Bya a unanimous vot yot the members of the Supreme Counci Council adopted the follow follow- following following in ing regulation i dorsing the New ew Education Bill Resolved tha that we indorse indor tha th nil Bill for the creation of a of and f r other purposes prepared under he direction of th the National on Association and it its a associated o 0 and au- au authorized authorized au authorized to be i ii into Son Son- Son Son-gress ress g-ress gress at a ig mg of the represent represent- tives of said as held in the Washing in n October 17 1925 25 and we authorize the Grand Comman Comman- Commander Commander der del to take whoever wh who ever action h he may deem proper to arry irry out the purpose of this i th Frien Friends s of or th the measure throughout the country feel that this action will give a decided decide to the cam cam- campaign campaign for the of the bill Members of the Scottish Rite nite in thE various states vill viii join with other forces working f r the adoption of the bill Now is tl ti e a time to arouse the latent forces of the Scottish Rite in behalf of the gr of allour all our prin prin- prin- prin principles principles cipes the right of f every child to free educatIOn in th public schools do de dared the We cannot at this time but in ins st upon the of the principle that the right of the chil child to avail hi hir self of the education education- educational al opportunities of the public school system is super ar r to the right of the parent or 01 of an corporation secular or religious to shape in advance his intellectual alle aIle and we should be alert to Unite un tc c with ever every move move- movement movement movement ment which tens ten Is to the maintenance of such right The committee e a heartily indorsed the sentiments lof of Grand Comman Commander er John H Cowles Louisville Ky who stated in his Iris b biennial message mess message ge to the Council that i it was ivas the dut duty of the Scottish Rite I Southern Jurisdiction to strengths the public schools by bl promoting heir their efficiency so that the their l superiority ity it over all other schools shall bp b be so obvious that every parent will li h have e c to send his children to them if th they y are arc to progress and dents in lifes life's race |