Show WANTS LAWMAKERS TO LET PEOPLE SAY L. L E. E Eggertsen Boosting for Constitutional Amendment to Aid Aie High Schools SAYS NECESSITY IS GREAT Utah County's Superintendent Shows Reasons Why Legislature Legislature Legislature Leg Leg- Should Act Act L. L 1 E g superintendent ent of or Utah county schools Is before tho the legislature legislature leg leg- with an earnest effort to lo In Induce induce in- in duce the lawmakers to pass ilass a n re resolution resolution tion Lon putting up to time the people at at tho the next general election in 1908 a constitutional con con- amendment which shall re result result re- re sult suIt In the voting of nC nl aid to th tIme the local high schools In the tho country districts of the he state slate tate Superintendent g Eggersen says I 1 claim that local high schools chool should be established In Inthe Inthe inthe the country districts for these r reasons First it i makes maltes i it 1 possible possible possible pos pos- sible to go go later to lo a a university and anil alel complete some course Second RI Eighth grade graduates al are too young to leave lea the tho parental home Third it encourages eighty per cent to go higher high high- er ci r In educational pursuits Fourth it I creates an educational spirit at home lomine so much so so that man many go to school for they feel the he of or a companion com corn panion that hat is going where he imo knows he lie xin caim cn and an may ma go go Fifth the thc high school pupils may give gi c educational evenings at hone home which will vIll wi develop their talents and the time same may be witnessed by father mother and friends Sixth it will wi great greatly Increase the he moral tone lonc one of or the time town lown Seventh It Il will wil throw down the tIme barrier between those hose financially able to educate their heir children and those hose who are arc not not The he widows widow's boy is therefore not debarred debarre-d tl from rom getting higher education while he Is yet young oung Eighth I it is to lo embrace em cm- brace in the cour course e of study elementary clemen- clemen tary a agriculture so fO that our tU Ui chief chie chir f in industry In- In may be studied theoretically and auth 1 practically Jac I Ninth It i Is not to lo c educate ed- ed lucate l- l boys and girls for ollice oce work hut but rather for fOI thom them lo to love work o of al any honorable honorable- kIm kind lo to be prepared for rO or opportunities anel le to be he better ller bellerand heter and more successful rul citizens Tenth as we ve have havo had hind but a limited number o of local Ii hh high h schools school only the ho favored Oct fn few fe have hc been n able ahl lo o obtain the ICCI rice rice- education Eleventh It essary P I higher i adds strength th to the lie lower lover In l grades glades antI and enthuses i's is the thc children there to become high school pupils The amendment to the tho constitution voted OCd Jn last l year that lh the lie legislature legislature legis legis- lature mn may money for 01 th the support o of hl high bight h schools out of tIme the tl state state- school chool fund but hul the rate Iato of or taxation tax tax- ax- ax aton C 3 2 mills mis for the tie common schools Choll will wil not nol permit this to 10 bo lie done clone without ll crippling elementary l tion 1111 a U timing thing that lint must t not be ho done ton Therefore fole n a. con tH amend amendment ment I providing 10 I tim Hint nu out I of Lb the e Jun I fluid t h t tin hr u J. liil wi b be necessary ran Why hy houll an any l legislator hesitate to lo 1 submit this lo to a n vote Yute of the lie the pe Arc Are the lie legislators lie Iho 11 mm masters tl or 01 the time of or the thc people It i Is not for fol the time le legislature to cl decide All Al the legislature can caim cn do elo Is to tn Jl permit or prevent pre pre- vent the time people from flom voting upon f fhy It Why hy should an any le legislator seek sook 01 lo 10 e obstruct oh- oh b- b the time right of tin t. t people to lo be he bebe be heard ard The lie people ha have nearly two years cals In which to 10 consider It It Time The question is grave rave It IL I affects tiei taxes antl vitally concerns the tIme education of or their children Surely Surel the tho legislature will wIl not prevent this matter from coming coining into the time light of or open dis dis- Ils- Ils At present we have six ix kcal high schools In Utah Uth county with wih an aim at attendance at- at of 20 pupils seeking for forstate state stale aid nid to enable them to continue |