Deseret Evening News | 1900-06-16 | Page 5 | Utah's Public School System

j I UT AUS PUBLIC 1 t SCHOOL SYSTEM I public school chool system is II the I S pride ot of her people It Its growth has hal t been std steady and alia upward from the very ry beginning when heJl pioneer conditions had bad to be grappled with In all 11 their native flath 1 crudity up through the changes ot of later L years until at present when a standard r of at excellence h has been reached that le II t recognized throughout the Union and commented upon to our advantage by t time the bOlt boat educators ot of the The G number of children or of school age I Is about I u uIn t In the articles on education the Con I U I oi of Utah declares The Legis lature shall provide for cm the establish fl mint and ot of a uniform t 1 system ot of pUblic school which shall hall a be open to all 11 children ot of the State and nd lit be Ir free from sectarian I control The t public school system shall ball Include kindergarten schools common IC schools I consisting ot of tL II primary and grammar grades rad high schools I f an n College a university and 1141 uch ruck other school as al the Legislature Ilia may t The common schools chool shall be f free tr Th The other departments ot of the ti system tm shall lIall be supported u provided I 1 h by law Iw Provided That high schools may be maintained tree In all U dU titles ot of I th the first v m and second class no now fr and In such other titles oUI and as tray mar lit be d doe by b tb the Legislature But where I I i the proportion of I II t Cloned or accruing to all I any city or dla dl triot shall not hot be sufficient to maintain all the f free schools In such lueb oUr city or Dr th the high school shall be sup m I Ported b by pool local taxation I