The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-08-29
TEXT BOOKS.
TEACHERS AND TRUSTEES IN SESSION
YESTERDAY DISCUSSING A
UNIFORM SYSTEM.
Prof. LOwery Read Valuable Paper Advo-
eating the Measure System
to be Adopted.

Pursuant to call of Superintendent Max
well, about eighty-tive teachers and trustees
met in the district court room for the pur-
pose of considering the ACCESSIBILITY and
practicability of adoptinga uniform system
of text books for Travis county.
Superintendent Maxwell called the meet
ing to order and stated its object.
On motion, Mr.. J. b. Rogers was re-
quested to act as secretary.
Calls were then made for Prof II. w.
Lowery, and he read an excellent paper
setting forth the advantages of uniformity
of text books in our country schools. His
paper and comments were listened to with
marked attention. and fully and clearly
covered the subject.
Mr.. w. l.. Nuckos introduced the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Resolved, That we, the trustees and teach
ers of Travis county, Tex, are in favor of
the passage of law requiring the adoption
by counties OF uniform system of school
books.
Resolved, That we will express our desire
for such law in the form of petition to
the next general assembly of the legislature,
with our signatures and those of as many
qualified voters as we can get, each work
ing assiduously in the circle of his or her
acquaintance and influence; and,
Resolved, That when said petition shall
be presented to the legislature in proper
form, and shall come to q vote, we will
carefully examine the record of such vote
in each or either house and remember those
who may vote against the bill that may be
introduced providing for uniformity oftext
books for common schools; and,
Resolved, Further, That we recommend,
| through the county superintendent, the
| adoption of similar course by all the
trustees and teachers in all the counties in
the state.
The resolutions were voted down with a
vim.
On motion of Mr.. w. Il. CASTOR COM
mittee of ten members, to consist of five
teachers and five trustees, was appointed
TO draft resolution in reference TO uni
formity in text books.
The chair appointed the following teach
ers: j. b. Rogers, G.. M. Robertson, G.
H. Hufford, Mrs. q. M. Hunt. Trustees:
r. e. Teasdale, j. p. Lockwood, ID. Locker,
J. A. Killen.
| After being being out some time the COM
mittee reported as follows:
Resolved, That the county superintend-
ent appoint committee TO consist of
seven teachers and seven trustees, whose
duty it shall be to recommend a uniform
system of text books.
Resolved, That the books now in use in
the several schools be supplanted by those
of the uniform system in this way, viz I:
When pupil has completed the book he
is now studying and book of q higher
grade becomes necessary, then the books
of the uniform system shall be introduced.
Resolved, That this committee be re-
quired to make a report of its action on or
before the last Saturday of September.
| The report was adopted unanimously,
and Superintendent Maxwell appointed
the following teachers:
]. B. Rogers, chairman, Manor; w. r.
Lowery, Austin; @. M. Robertson, Del
Valle w. e. Easton, J. w. Lyle, Mrs. J. M.
Montgomery, Austin. Trustees: #. Il.
Smith, Bluff Springs;J J. w. Biting, Manor;
took, Carl w. s. Ford, Merrilltown; Jas.
+. Johnson, Oatmanville; w. d. Wallace,
Del Vale.
On motion of G. H. Hufford, the thanks
of the meeting were extended to Prof.. X.
| w. Lowery for the excellent paper he read
and the meeting adjourned.