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Show TheSalt Lake Tribune wl UTAH Sunday, February16, 2003 Utah Constitution Has Specific Words on State Support ofSectarian Schools 4 tah schools in the 19th century re- Resistance to public edu cation or “free schools” flected the patchwork quilt of aspiration, apathy, rhetoric and actual commitment,” University of Utah professor Frederick Buchanan once observed. Some parents wanted the best possible education for their is as old as Salt Lake City. The day he laid out the town in July1847, Brig- ing.” he said. shall havea schoolfor my own children and the people on a block can choosea children, but “others were hostile to book learn: Article 10 of the Utah Constitution states for public schools in 1873, Young attacked him in Conference as “a man who talks about free (. schools and would haveall the people taxed to support them.” Chislett shot back that he did not expect a « ham Youngdeclared: “I man “whocannotwrite a correct sentence in his mother tongue, and hardlyspell half-a-dozen consecutive words correctly” to support public education. schoolfor themselves.” Utah's public schools “shall be opentoall chil. dren ofthe state, and be free from sectarian con. trol.” Recent legislative proposals to grant tax breaks for parents who send their children to It took Young 13 years to build his children a school, and he adamantlyopposed WILL BAGLEY History Matters public education. private schools, nearly every one of which is sponsored by a church, appears toflyin the face of this constitutional ban on public support of “any school, seminary, academy, college, uni versity or otherinstitution, controlled in whole, or in pai y any church, sect or denomination whatever “Would I encourage free schools bytaxation? No!” roared the so-called Lion of the Lord. “That is not in keeping with the nature of our work.” Young, who spent only11 days in a classroom himself, did not wantto “crowd”the “minds of ourchildren beyond what theyare able to bear.” Young groused to colleague Wilford Woo- Utah is the only state with such provisionsin its constitution. Why? druff, “If we do, we ruin them forlife.” Whenhandcart-veteran John Chislett called support public education or “you can take the States.” “All at once,” Allen said, “the committee on education became very active,” and his bill was quickly approved. Utah became the last state or territory in the United States to establish taxsupported elementary schools. As a requirementfor statehood in 1896, non-Mormons in- most of them Mormons. Everyfederal governorafter Brigham Young urged the Legislative Assembly to establish taxsupported schools, but it was hopeless. In 1884, sisted the new constitution mandate public sup- port ofeducation. the Deseret News, voice ofthe church, explained why: Church leaders opposed public schools “because institutions supported by general Historian Will Bagley’s mother, grandmother taxes cannot be conducted ona religious basis.” and grandfather were public school teachers. they had yet to learn whether all the vi managed to stay clear of the avalanche. Warmer weather the past few days, coupled with fresh snow in the ons, destabilized the snow and Avalanche in Backcountry Kills1, Strands 4 HACKING CHARGED been charged with bringing | down his former employer's | fired from the company Jan. 28, was charged with computer crime, a second-degree felony, | | | Court. He also was charged | with disorderlyconduct, an in- | fraction. Conviction carries a | prison term of up to 15 years and up to $10,000 in fines. Shaw wasInternet systems adminis- | | trator for Creative Internet | on Thursday in 4th District same legislation from the hands of the United It is hardlya surprise that average attendance in the territory's community schools was only31 percentin 1962. It shot up to 44 percent in 1876, but dropped back to 36 percent by 1889. Bythen, however,private Protestant mission schools were educating almost 10,000 students, FOR THE RECORD PUBLIC SAFETY NEWS A Pleasant Grove man has Clarence E.Allen, one of six non-Mormons Legislative Assembly, introin the territorial duced legislation in 1890 to create free schools in Utah. Allen asked Gov. Arthur Thomas to take his proposal to Congress to mandate public education in Utah ifall else failed. Mormon lawmakers demanded to knowwhat Allen was upto.Hetold them they could either increased avalanche danger, author: ities said. ® Continued from B-1 skied down to the survivors to assess their condition and the situation, he said The survivors were “tired, but appear to be OK,” Sampson said. After | more team members were flown in,it was determined the four skiers and the victim's body could best be broughtout through Mill Creek Can- Danny La/TheSalt Lake Tribune A helicopter prepares to lift Search and Rescue Team membersto an avalanche site two miles north of Big Cottonwood Canyon, where rescuers skied down to the survivors. mote location on his laptop andsetting up viruses,as well as changingall the passwords. a Water and other supplies were flown up te the survivors. “They're doing well,” said Salt Lake County sheriff's Sgt. Thad Moore. Authorities said late Saturday LOTTERY SEX CHARGESFILED A Syracuse man who admitted sexually assaulting three teenagers in the past month has been charged with four first-degree felonies. Randall George Noble, 24, is charged in snowmobiles and other equipment and set up a mobile command post as rescueefforts unfolded. Crewswere stationed in both canyons in order to provide protection yon. Concepts in American Fork. Heis accused of breaking into the companyserver from a re- there,” Moore said. Volunteer members of the Salt Lake County Search and Rescue Team responded to the site, as did volunteers and a K-9 rescuer for the rescue teams,he said. Bright moonlight aided rescuers. “Any amount of light in the backcountry . . . on a rescue is beneficial,” Sampsonsaid. 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