Salt Lake Telegram | 1910-04-27 | Page 10 | Children May Not Give for Battleship

CHilDREN MAY NOT GIVE BATTLESHIP fOR Much more moie opposition to the plan proposed proposed pro- pro i 1 posed to have the tho school children of th the city contribute to the fund for the purchase purchase pur pur- chase of ot a silver service for tor the battleship battle ship Utah is being developed This opposition on has taken such a form that there thero Is now no doubt that the city board of ot education will refuse to allow the collection to be taken in the schools within its jurisdiction The Salt Lake school board has s always always al always al- al ways taken strong str-ong ground against collections collections collections col col- col- col In the schools and has Just turned down another proposition of the same sort A request was made within the last few days davs to allow collections bythe by bythe bythe the Public Playgrounds association which urged this as something distinctly distinct distinct- ly for the public benefit as well as 33 directly di directly directly di- di for the child The Tho collection was to bo taken on free play playground und day which was to be declared May 3 The board r tabled tho request r e and will tg proba probably o bly eventually v do the same with the re request request re- re quest from the tho governor when his proposition to collect for tho battleship is considered at the next meeting This form of ot roUe collection for the presentation presentation presen presen- tation Is not only considered undignified and unworthy of a great state such as Utah but has other objectionable fea lea tures It Is looked upon as an assessment assess assess- ment as few children would have the COU courage I to refuse to contribute when their playmates were doing so The parents parents parents pa pa- rents would be forced to pay It and inthe In Inthe Inthe the average Utah family this tills would bea be bea a hardship Members of the board of education have already received complaints com corn plaints from working men who say that through t they u do o oth th their not Y c children purpose ft e fO for to o silver be as assessed for the officers when under tho the present high cost of living they t can scarcely cover their own humble plates of coarser material with wholesome food