Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-11-21
MORE RADICAL RAsCALLTY
0mciaI Speculation IN school,
Books.
How "My Brother. the General
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Clever Scheme Of J atom 10 PiHR-
der the Chsld-s z Gf tEko StRts.

Tie following circular diE3i6ses . neE
aad hitherto unsupported System OF VII
lRiny, connected and now being carried
out by our Radical taskmSstars. VIVA
new syatem Of fraud and rsseality now
remains for them to try upon Us? Into
which one OF the miaut 90 OF . dzily
existence will they next crawl? IstherF
ne svsnue OF domestic, civil or political
.ife lhSt IL free frUm them? Have tne1
not st last rescued the depths and ex-
plored all the ways by which they can
hich aud steal from Us ia dTibiets the
little that was left Us from the wholesale
robbery and p.uUder OF their Leaders?
WhH bat one d these pluud-Fers that
havereduesd official thieving, peculstioo,
endorsement ana exUurticn 0 q science,
would nave evsr thought Of turning q
penny (" by the means which the follow
ing circular proves that Eaton, the State
Superintendent Of Instruction ma ussC !?
State Sup ~rintendeBt of Instruction,
qu0thsi A fine instructor for mackersls
OF FsgiG's crew.
We hope that the Legislature now IN
session viii take immsdiste eoGn'zance
Of lis affair and remove from his posi-
ton this UBIQUITOUS superintendent :"
4 ring" has been formed for the
purpose Of forcing upon the peODIs OF
Tennessee S particular series Of school
books.
These books were recommended some
months ego by Superintendent Eaten,
-iaee which time no little cUnnil & aud
ingenuity have been employed 10 de
eeIve the peoii into tbe idea that his
rec lmmendation is absolutely Obligst0-
", find that schools will be competed to
use Ise books he b2s pTescrib- q
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laundering over the Safe IN al dIr-c-
tons, introducing these work., ~excbsrg-
ing them for books now in u.s., charging
q difference equal TO the fail vs.Ue of the
works Introduced, and bidding tbs chill
dren out OF 6Ooks equally goou; and, 70
' she possibility " parents EEv-
curing other books, in case the new,Onez
should be dlsliked, exchanging, also,
with the booksellers, taking away sll
Others ant. lesVi, g BOn but their own.
Are the people Of this State willing u
10 such measures for forcing upon
hem a particular series of sebUO4 00uks,
matter by whom published q recon-
The high prices Of these books Is 6
sUrut winch Superintendent K
toB may have had UdlUG6e reasons for
being Indifferent, but one which every
parent 10 the state ought TO goDsidtF
well. They are from % to 80 per cent.
than the books used. The price
4 the Elementary Spelier, for instance,
i In general Use, is tea cents,
while thstO o. WOTcestsT's SpalieF, recon-
nented by ton, is Is cent?, or jus
L50 per cent. more And HiilizTG's II -ad
srs, also recommended by eaton, are al
average o. so par cent. more Expensive
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very family OF the State. At 8 ~ Ider-
ite estimate ths BumD.r Of sohoUi chill
irep ia Tennessee, =: this time, i5
500 zoo. The cost Of supplying asch
8 WoTcester's Speiicr IS &c., Goo;
toe Elementary $50 GOO, Or jus;
As 900 more for speIiers alone. Extend
ne ejaculation 70 resdeTs, sritametics.
yEgums-s, Biographies, ETC. etc, and
ne Te-Uit viii be astonishing.
1t has been Esksa hnT publishers can
ford to pay a large o0HEs 30 heve their
ok recommended. we do not tAlnk
nat any ole need be long troubled for
"a snEEeF, when ne learns that the Cost
Z the recon 4snasti95 ONE Indirectly
OF his POCKET.
Circulars directed to County Super
ntsn5ents of Public Instruction. anu
importing 20 issue from "Once Supsr-
ntanGent Of Pabli5 distraction" con
further 8 5peCiOus summary Of
h5 Z" considerations that led 10 the ss-
sction 81 the BOOKS named, ana bearing
be as.ae Of JOnn Eaton, Jr, ~RpPsuded,
ave been issued t. every County Super
atsndont, and profusely scattered over
be entire State. These circulars are so
without actual trsDsgression OF +
be school law, IS 70 make X appear that
be County Superintendents are required +
follow the recommendation of Eaton :
nd compel the people OF tina various I
IvIi Districts to Uss the prescribed books
BGt Our pscpl5 are too wiss to b. I
so stupidity nspping. We happen
know that some csmgF, while others
o%sitiveiy refuse 10 Uss sBy OF the It
commended bonks, preferring, rather, TO
those nov in the school. Z
The agents OF the series, ecHoing Mr. :
Ohm Eaton, jr, say g great many pref :
things about the beauties Of "unlfIr-
II by unif rmity it meant the
Sc OF the came books IN the same school, ?
70 admit It's Importance ana necessity ; +
" II its advocates demand that the :
me books bs used throughout So entire :
safe, they ask what is neither desirable I
a~ttaiuSble. :
Il Is evident that no power to prescribe
text books shall be used ia the
schools VI thls S ate, is conferred :
y the school law upon the State Super :
i~tendent; Notwithstanding MS as5ist4ut {
claim that his Recommendation
Z poses an obligation thSt DstFici :
ards must not disregard, and ne gives :
llor 70 the claim. 4
Not only have C5unsy Superistsnd- !
1ts been addressed ss beiCre stated, bu
sochers az VS. have been most reliably
i'OE med, have setusliy been told tina
rJih ates would not be granted them, :
q examination, unless tnsy should
gree to use the books recommended by
.stoR.