Show RELIGION IN SCHOOLS H Fascher Protests Against Situation Situa-tion in St Gcorjre H Fascher who for several years ha been engaged In the raising and manufacture manu-facture of silk In southern Utah was Inthe city yesterday and related n ta of what might be called religious persecution per-secution At the beginning of tho present pres-ent school year a new schoolhouse was built In St George and all the ward schools of the town consolidated the pupils attending the new school under the superintendence of one principal Mr Fascher says that since this consolidation con-solidation those In charge have tried to fprce the children to attend religious services at tho schoolhouse after school V hours and while this is in harmony wjth the views of c majority of the residents of the district there aro some who object to having their children forced to listen to the religious Instruc lons given Mr Fascher says he knows of one boy Marion Nelson who was a member of the graduating class of the school and who was asked to attend these religious exercises against his wlYhlenol physical means were employed to compel him to attend the services moral coercion was exercised exer-cised over him by making Itvery dig agreeable for him to attend the school Mr Fasohcr says he was subjected to I I punishment which he did not deserve and finally was compelled to quit the school in order to escape what ho termed teachers persecution on the part of the |