http://www.ranchocordovapost.com/2008/08/04/goethe-park-signs-replaced/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Local News, Events, Things to Do Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:24:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://www.ranchocordovapost.com/2008/08/04/goethe-park-signs-replaced/comment-page-1/#comment-592 Michelle Ventress Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:44:31 +0000 http://www.ranchocordovapost.com/?p=379#comment-592 @ Ken I understand your concerns. It does make one wonder where the sign changing will stop, especially since there might not be the finances to afford such elaborate changes. There is a Goethe Road that crosses Bradshaw- I wonder if it's next. @ Ken
I understand your concerns. It does make one wonder where the sign changing will stop, especially since there might not be the finances to afford such elaborate changes. There is a Goethe Road that crosses Bradshaw- I wonder if it’s next.

]]> http://www.ranchocordovapost.com/2008/08/04/goethe-park-signs-replaced/comment-page-1/#comment-591 Ken Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:27:14 +0000 http://www.ranchocordovapost.com/?p=379#comment-591 The argument given to rename the park was weak at best, but of course the county supervisors went along with it because it seemed like the right thing to do. The only problem with that is that almost no one but the activist group Sacramento Area Congregations Together cared about C.M. Goethe or his history. I have closely followed the discussions of whether his name should be associated with public places. Oddly, there has been little, if any, mention of the real reasons his name was given to such places other than the fact that he provided funding. He dedicated his life to the cause of preserving nature for public enjoyment and appreciation. He is the founder of Sacramento State University and donated nearly all of his vast wealth to both education and preserving nature. I am not going to try and defend eugenics but I do not believe that Goethe was a racist any more than anyone who advocates specifically for their particular culture or race. By the way, the estimated cost of renaming Goethe Park was $30K. Is this fiscally sound thinking for a park system that is incredibly strapped for cash? I think not. The argument given to rename the park was weak at best, but of course the county supervisors went along with it because it seemed like the right thing to do. The only problem with that is that almost no one but the activist group Sacramento Area Congregations Together cared about C.M. Goethe or his history. I have closely followed the discussions of whether his name should be associated with public places. Oddly, there has been little, if any, mention of the real reasons his name was given to such places other than the fact that he provided funding. He dedicated his life to the cause of preserving nature for public enjoyment and appreciation. He is the founder of Sacramento State University and donated nearly all of his vast wealth to both education and preserving nature. I am not going to try and defend eugenics but I do not believe that Goethe was a racist any more than anyone who advocates specifically for their particular culture or race. By the way, the estimated cost of renaming Goethe Park was $30K. Is this fiscally sound thinking for a park system that is incredibly strapped for cash? I think not.

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