Show JOR JORDAN BOARD RUlES AGAINST CHURCH CLASS Principals of Public Schools Schools' Must Adhere to Daily Programs West W st Jord Jordan n Presents Problem I Strict adherence to rules gov govern governing governing govern rn ing daily dally programs In schools and abandonment of any innovations not authorized by the district superintendent superb superb- will be o be of of every principal in the he Jordan school district district district dis dis- dis- dis according to a unanimous vote of ot the tho district board of df f education Saturday This order supplements I the he boards board's ord order r of nearly one year ago when principals throughout the district were Advised that henceforth henceforth hence- hence I forth O classes must not be ta taught t In the public schools either I I during durin or after school hours during durin or after school hours J. J R It R. R Allen of Draper member of the sch school ol board brought up th the stion of program violation during dur log ing the boards board's consideration of re reappointment re- re appointment of principals for for the the I next- next school year ear He questioned the q qualifications of ot Wilbur Malstrom Mals- Mals lalstrom principal at West Vest Jordan asserting as as- that taxpayers of that section sec see i tion h had d complained to him that Prin Principal Malstrom had allowed other than school matters to so 80 oc occupy occupy occupy oc- oc cupy his time that they believed the school had suffered GATHERS EVERGREENS For Tor Instance Mr l Allen said Iam I Iam am told he ne has left school an entire day to drive into the canyons and gather evergreens for a church af 1 f- f fair Whoever said that lied David Dahl board member from West Vest Jordan broke in Then too oo Mr 11 Allen went vent on the people over there complain that on each Thursday school is convened at 12 1230 30 o'clock after O cully ly one-half one hour lunch The Thc thirty minutes before afternoon school sessions is devoted to religion class where doctrinal subjects are taught A motion picture usually follows Mr 11 Dahl declared he ho was not aware of such a practise as regarded regard regard- ed the religion class but as to the motion picture ho he asserted a a. belief that If It educational films were beneficial beneficial beneficial bene bene- In li the high school they might have a place in the lower grades Leon Olson member from ale Midvale backed up Mr l Allens Allen's viewpoint as asto asto asto to this stating that in the high school the tho films were given a particular particular particular par par- place were a a. part of the regular regular reg reg- ular course whereas such Is not the case in the other schools MUST HOLD TO PROGRAM After Alter some discussion Mr Dahl seconded a motion by Mr 11 Allen Anen di directing dl- dl the superintendent to in inI instruct instruct in- in I all aU principals in the district to adhere to the thc rules laid down for school conduct These rules it was decided provide a full hour at noon and definite recess periods for the pupils and with which the school authorities should not Interfere excepting excepting excepting ex ex- ex- ex under special and on direction from the Mr Mi- Il Olson went even further further fur fur- ther insisting that the subject set down do to be taught in any period of the school day should not be varied except on ort orl express Instructions Subsequently Mr 11 Allen brought up the matter of renting the high school building one Sunday each month for L. L D. D S S. S union when representatives from various wards In that stake assemble there This practise is of long standing inaugurated it is said bald because the stake has ho no o central meeting place and was WS not ordered stopped when the b board ard stopped the religious classes held on school days in va various arious a rious pu public lIc school buildings I a DECISION REVERSED The Tho quest question on of legality of this practise evoked considerable dis dis- dis Mr Allen insisted that 1 the boards board's attorneys had advised it was illegal arid and that the state superintendent Dr C. C N. N Jensen had forwarded forwarded forwarded for for- warded a similar opinion by Attorney Attorney Attorney ney General Harvey H. H Cluff Mr 11 Dahl declared that a subsequent opinion by Dr Jensen was that the practise was legal and pointed out that Dr Jensen under the statutes is legal advisor to district boards Mr Olson suggested that since the pra practise was of long standing and as the board had never voted on onIt onIt onit it one way or the other it might be more seemly to advise the stake church authorities of the legal views and settle th the without ar arbitrary arbitrary ar- ar or summary action I am certain he said that if the church authorities knew their use if of f the tho building to be Illegal they would discontinue that use without our having to take action stopping I something we have so long permit permit- i ted A 4 motion by Mr 11 Allen to put ut a astop astop astop stop to the monthly meeting failed of a second and did not get before the board I THOUGHT MATTER SETTLED W. W W. W Wilson of Sandy president I of the the- board subsequently exi expressed expressed ex- ex i pressed himself as surprised that this matter had again cropped upI upI up I 1 thought we had settled that a I year ago I have havo always opposed the use of or public school buildings for tor religious s clas classes es where the pu pupils pupils pu- pu I pils pus attending are of different re religious religious re re- beliefs I wont won't stand for forI that sort of thing for a minute I Iule I have e always fought it But at the same time I see no good reason for I forbidding the use of a school audi audi- for fOl a special mee meeting ng once a month and on ott a day when it cannot cannot cannot can can- not Interfere le with th the public useVe use We Ve have a building there We Ve get a fair fall rental from the church for this one meeting each month Personally I think it would be good business If we could rent it to any anyone one for the other da days s 's of the year ear earIt It is not in use as a school The West business is Is' Is Isa a complicated affair For some time we have been forced to re rent t th church h house use there as a junior high school We Vo opened bids I today for a new building there to I set us free from that necessity We Ve likewise opened bids for or a new structure at Bingham Limited fi f. it- it I nances and a more ur urgent ent need a at t BIngham compelled us to forego the West Vest Jordan structure this year Of course couise as a a. result of this re religious religious religious re- re classes lassEs are aTe taught In the ch church on week days the tho seine same as they are in other L. L D D. S. S meetinghouses meeting houses And I dont don't see sec how we are re going to stop t this ls so long tong as those classes are not held during the school hours for which we have ha rented the structure |