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Show ASK EXPLANATION OF SENATOR KING Opposition to Education Bill Is Reason Members of the Salt Lake School Principals and Supervisors' association associa-tion yesterday passed a resolution calling upon V'nitd States Senator William IT. King to state his reasons for his disapproval of the Smith-Tow Smith-Tow ner education bill. At the regular meeting of the organization yesterday In the city and county building It was decided to send the senator the following fol-lowing letter: - "You are quoted as having taken a stand against the Smith-Towner bill. "At a meeting of the Salt Lak principals under this date the eupef- intendent. O. S. Child, stated that he had written you that in his opinion' the. teachers of the state of I. tab. were entitled to know the reasons for your attitude. "Py motion of the principals. Mr. C hwinr uphete" lrrhU arcfion. "We, therefore, request that if It meets with your approval we shall be pleased to receive from you at your earlv convenience a statement regarding re-garding your attitude toward the bill. "May we say. In conclusion, that we believe that by the unanimous vote of the teachers of T'tah the Smith-Towner Smith-Towner hill Is upheld. This was dPmnnntnUen by fhp rennlutions paused hy the I'tah Kduratinnal an-Boclation an-Boclation In convention laat December." Decem-ber." The Smith-Towner hill provide for the national appropriation of $100-000.000 $100-000.000 for educational purpone. Among the foaturea for which the appropriation ap-propriation la especially Intended is the removal of illiteracy, the Americanization Ameri-canization of Immigrants, the equalization equali-zation of educational opportunities, advancement of health education and the preparation of teachers. |