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PAGE TWO THE HEPPNER HERALD. 'HEPPNER, OREGON Tuesday, August 8, 1922 THE HEPPNER HERALD AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER S. A. I 'ATT! SOX, Kditor and Publisher Entered at the H"Mni'-r, Oregon, PoUoffice as second-class .Matter Terms of Subscription One Year $2.00 Six Months $1.00 Three Months $0.50 THE ANTI-PAROCHIAL SCHOOL MEASURE , . ll. !l 1L cigarettes io They are GOOD! Considerable interest is centering around the so-called Compulsory Kducation or Anti-Parochial School measure which will appear on the ballot at the coming election as an initiative measure. Th measure seeks to make mandatory the attendance I HoPPner is a quiet town lately, of every child between the ages of six and fourteen years at mai)y of the residents being in the the public schools and making unlawful the attendance of mouatains or at tne seashore dodging such children at any private or sectarian school. Excep- TJmrtX o?"Jt2 lion is made in the case of private schools where no sectar- creek poking huckleberries and en ian religious instruction is given, power to say what child-' oyl"g the muntam air. j en may or may not attend such schools being placed in the ! "'. :"7 7777 minus or tne school superintendent of each county. Many persons seem to be of the opinion that the Anti Parochial Sc hool measure is aimed at and will affect only Koman Catholic educational institutions, but a glance at the arguments that have been filed' against the measure for publication in the State Official Pamphlet shows that op position to the measure is by no means confined to the Catholic church. Seven arguments have been filed aeainst rin-iMWMuciiy me jonowing individuals and 1 ions: jNivERsrrY Oregon 'A, L i,e .1: -v te'sf The UNIVERSITY of OREGON contains: The college of Literature, Science and the Arts with 22 departments. The professional schools of Archi tecture Business Administration -Education-Graduate Study -Law-Medicine Music Physical Educa tion Sociology. The 47th Year Opens October 2, 1922 for a catalogue or any information Write The Registrar, Univertity of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. organiza- Lulheran Synod, Portland Citizens, St. Helens' Hall trustees, Principals of Private Schools, Seventh Day Ad ventists, Presbyterian' Ministers and Catholics. A few excerpts from the several arguments are of in int crest: Lutheran Synod "Who owns your child? Who iecds and clothes your child? The state? Not while you are alive and able to care for your own Now if you own your child and are in duty bound to feed and clothe it, you certainly have some say about your child's education and its teacher. The state has a right to compel you to edu cate your child just as it has a right to, compel you to feed and clothe your child. Hut the state has no more right to choose the teacher for your child and the school it shall at tend than it has to tell you where to buy your child's cloth mg and what kind of clothing it shall wear. "This bill, if enacted into law, will deal ai terriffic blow loyour constitutional rights, confiscate your parental authority, and undermine your personal liberty. Jt will also curtail your religious liberty." as follows: Continuing, the argument quotes President Harding '"In my experience of a year in the White House, there lias come to me no other such unwelcome expression as the i.i.uiiiiM n.-iiious imoierance winch exists ol, our citizens. Reduced Cash Prices CLEANING . $i-50 Men's Suits'... i-5 Overcoats . . . i -oo Coats 75 Pants I-5 Ladies Suits, plain i-5o Coats i-oo Skirts, plain . . . i-5 Dresses, plain . . 1-25 up Pleated Skirts' .75 up Hats cleaned and blocked $2.00 Fancy Dresses 25 per cent lower than city prices Lloyd Hutchinson Tailoring PRESSING $ -75 75 50 25 75 75 50 75 Where they Clean lothes lean is also quoted in th ese the 1 lines ol anionir manv ild it to be a menace to the vim-v lih,M-- ics we boast and cherish.' " J'.x-Vice-President Marsha words: 1 have an old fashioned notion that in a government where Ireedom of relhnnn nunrvini.wwl in n, .,.;; Miner oi a cliiM., I have a right to' train it alonjr the my own religious belief. I doubt thnf m,.. ,ai", however giiiod and high-minded he mav be, can have a ten derer regard for my child than 1 111 vself'possess, that he can more sincerely desire his health, happiness and success.' " Thirteen prominent citizens of Portland, including V. M. I, add, John C. Ainsworlh, Chas. II. Carey, Win 1) Whcelright, Richard Montague, W .15. Ayer and several others, none of whom are Catholic, join in an argument against the measure in which they say in part: " 'This measure imitates the 'method of public educa tion which brought Prussia to her deserved destruction giving the state dictatorial power over the training of child ien and destroying independence of character and freedoiA ol thought. In present day Russia the Bolshevist govern ment treats the child as the ward of the state, 't his meas ure proposes to adopt this method and to substitute state couhol lor the authority and guidance of the parents ami is tleslructive of American Independence.' " Seventh Day Advcntists "We believe in our public M.'hools. We believe they should be supported by public taxation. We believe their highest aim i.s to assist in oe elopinw intelligent citizens. We believe in compulsory education. We are not at all certain, however, that a mail educated in the public school is more intelligent than if he were educated in a private or sectarian school. Nor have we heard com iucing argument that a person is necessarily "'ore patriotic, if educated in a school not supported bv public taxat ion. "for its Iirst fifty years our country had no public M-lmols; hut the patriotism of that time cannot be question id. ll anarchy is taught by any teacher of private or pub lic school, this can and ought to be corrected bv the govern ment. Is it proven that anarchy is bred, and hatred for the ".Mars and .stripes" is begotten bv a daily study of the go.-pel 01 Jesus Christ? Those initiating the measure art well aware that not all who have attended private schools are desirable citizens. Anarchists and criminals have lll'lllv ill ll,,.,,, .,)(..., I .1 I !' II.. ' . ". !, .mi nuni puonc schools; wieretore atten dant c ot puime schools is icnship. "We favor state inspection of all schools. We favor in educational standard for private or sectarian schools, at least equal to the standard of the public schools. "lhe measure is paternalism' on the part of -..v I1U a mousauo. evus wilt surelv iollow if ever enacted. It should be defeated." " 1 icsbytenau Ministers not the infallible road to good cit- lt is 'Whereas, much of the propa- The Value of A Checkit g Account T 1IERK is no more effective way of in troducing system, economy and safety into your financial affairs than by opening a checking account with a strong reliable bank. A cheeking account with this bank pro tects your money, promotes good business habits and gives you a firmer financial stand ing and credit. And all the time your money is just as much at your service as if it were in your own pocket book. Farmers and Stockgrowers National Bank Heppner, Oregon ganda in favor of this bill has been conducted in the name of Protestantism, we the undersigned ministers, members of the Presbyterian Church, believe that the proposed leg islation is inimical to the highest human welfare for the following reasons: "1. It -proposes to abolish one system of religious edu cation and offers no substitute for it in any plan of relig ious instruction in connction with the public school system. "2. It is based on the philosophy of autocracy that the child belongs primarily to the state; it is an unjustifiable in vasion of family authority and threatens ultimately, the guaurantee of our American liberty! "3. The proposed legislation in. its conception, promo tion and execution violates what we conceive to be the spirit of fraternity and brotherly love taught by our Master. "At the same time we desire to be understood that we favor the erection of standards by the State Department of Education for both students and teachers in all private schools." Anniversary Sale August 17 at CASH VARIETY STORE 89c ALUMINUM All Large Pieces Big Values for Little Money WE PRINT THE NEWS WHILE IT IS NEWS The Eats That are TREATS We make it our business to sell meats for eats that are real treats. And we don't comply with the food laws because it is compulsory we do it because we want, and expect to get good service and fair treatment from merchants and professional men with whom we deal, and because we know it is our busi ness to sell only the best. For breakfast, lunch, or dinner we can supply your wants, no matter how elaborate or how conservative. We have arrang ed to fill all orders and would lilce to see your meat order. 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Home Economics Forestry Pharmacy Vocational Education Chemical Engineering Physical Fall Term Opens September 18 For circulars of information and illustrated booklet write to The Registrar, Oregon Agricultural College Corvallis, Oregon