The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-10-23
THE SCHOOL BOOK QUESTION.
FUN Text of the Resolutions Adopted b.
the Randolph County Board.

The preamble and resolutions recently
adopted by the Randolph county board of
education on the text book question are
given in full below:
Whereas, The legislature of this state at its
last session passed law concerning textbooks
Tor use in the common schools of this state,
and whereas, the members of the state board of
education, gentlemen of worth, intelligence and
experience, and the recognized leaders of
educational thought in this state; men whose
integrity and purity of character has been, and
is now, above reproach, and high above the
plane OF acting from motives of mere partisan
ship, have in accordance with the law on this
question, carefully examined the books of the
Indiana educational series, and pronounced
them equal in every respect to the books now
generally used throughout this state:
Therefore, Be it resolved by the members of
this board, that we deem it to the best interests
of the educational welfare of this county that
the books of the Indiana educational series be
put into the schools of this county new
classes are formed, and that we hereby make q
rule to that effect.
Resolved, That we deprecate the attempts
that have been made to make the schoOl-book
question partisan one, and that the members
OF this board will look with disfavor upon all
attempts to make party capital out OF ques-
| ton purely educational In its scope and
| character and that we believe the true friends
investigate the matter will agree with US in the
proposition that this question has been agi-
| tated as a party measure, and odium sought to
| be cast upon the books adopted because GER
tain book agents and publishing houses have
made a corrupt use of money TO create such a
sentiment and defeat the ends and purposes of
| the law.
Resolved, That notwithstanding the fact that
a change of textbooks as new classes are
| formed may create some confusion, we think
| such q course will cause less trouble than the
| use of two sets of books, which cannot be pre-
| vented, because there are persons who will
| buy the new series of books and under the law
teachers and officers are obliged TO recognize
| them, and thereby uniformity be destroyed and
the schools suffer in consequence thereof, I'M
| less the old series of books are replaced alto
gether by the new.
| Resolved, That we ask the people TO consider
| carefully this subject before attaching blame to
any one, believing that if any one is TO be
| blamed in the matter, 1t should fall on the law
making body of the state and not upon the Of
fcers whose sworn duty il is TO enforce the law.
Resolved, That we ask the cooperation of the
! people and the press of this county in the en-
| forcement of this law, which will ultimately
save the people about 30 per cent. in the cost of
their school-books.
Resolved, That the attempts by certain book
agents and publishing-houses to create senti-
ment against the present law by the use of
| money, making il embarrassing tor school Off
GERS in the performance of their duties, we re-
| gard as mean. contemplate and disgraceful.
Resolved, That we commend the action of
| Gov HOvey in bringing this school-book ques-
ton TO the attention of the last legislature, and
| that we also commend the efforts of all persons,
regardless of party, to give the people cheaper
books without impairing the quality and char
acter of them. J. w. DENNEY, President
| w. III. WRIGHT. Secretary.