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Show I SCHOOL LOBBY IS CRITICIZED TWO SENATORS MAKE SENSATIONAL SEN-SATIONAL CHARGES ON FLOOR OF SENATE. (Salt Lake Telegram) Charges that a powerful school lobby is leading the state to economic ec-onomic ruin by attempts to establish esta-blish an "educational hierarchy" were made from the floor of the senate Thursday by Senators Burton W. Musser of Salt Lake county and Knox Patterson of Grand county. The two legislators legisla-tors opened fire an the education lobbyists during debate on a proposed amendment to Senator Uav E. Dillman's bill to provide adequate educational opportunities opportuni-ties for employed children be. tween the ages of 16 and 18 and children under 16 who have not completed the eighth grade. The amendment, which would have reduced the compulsory education educa-tion age from 18 to 16 and from 16 to 14 for eighth grade graduates, gradu-ates, was defeated and the bill passed by a vote of 14 to 3. Taking the floor to urge adop. tion of the amendment, Senator Musser declared that the state is already overeducated and that the school men are continually continu-ally reaching out for more despotic des-potic powers over its citizens. CLAIMS OVER-EDUCATION. To me, he said, it is ridiculous to give a school superintendent jurisdiction over young men and women of 17 and 18, some of whom are married. Our educators educa-tors would bankrupt the state to half educate a hordj of so-called so-called doctors and lawyers who are perfectly fitted to become good plumbers, .bricklayers and carpenters. In reply to Senator Herbert Maw's argument that compulsory compuls-ory school attendance is a safeguard safe-guard against lawlessness and immorality, Senator Musser re. torted that his observations of college society had led him to the conclusion that the morals of young people outside the schools are fully as good if not better than those who are in school. -URGES LESS POWER. |