Nevada County picayune., 1890-01-15

II F. W aue. U J 1OWaru,
 JIG Darlington, J H Low.
 J A Crossland, J K Hamilton,
 BW Cross, w r Bonner,
 Sid Woodbery, A w Moncrief.
 In pursuance with the above call a large and enthusiastic meeting of the citizens of School District No. II was held at the court house at 7.30 p. m., Jan. 9th. C. W. Leake was elected chairman and J. I. Burns secretary. The chairman an- nounced the object of the meeting to be the School Book Question, and called for speeches. It was stated to the meeting that at least seventy five per cent of the voters of said district had petitioned the school board to adopt McGuffey's series of readers and spoilers instead of the Standard books and that the board had refus- ed this petition also that the board had refused to call special meeting to consider another petitition con- taining ninety five per cent of said voters.
 Prof. Boyd (coD the only teacher present, stated that he was teaching and as such teacher desired to take no part in the school book fight. That he knew nothing of the change and adobtion of the Standard books until he was instructed by the sup erintendent that he must lay aside McGuffy's books and use the Stand ard. That whatever the people did would be agreeable with him and that he would not take sides either way. On motion a committee con sisting of Messrs. J. T. Brooks, J. A Bryan, and Moses Winter were appointed to draft resolutions eX- pressing the sense of this meeting and on motion MT. (. C. llamby was added to the committee.
 While the committee were out speeches were made by Rev. Gran vile Jones and Prof. H. A. Sykes.
 The committee submitted as the result of their labor the following preamble and resolutions:
 Whereas the School Board of School District No. Ii adopted the Standard series of readers instead of McGuffy's readers without the knowledge of the patrons of the school and that thereafter at least seventy five per cent of the citizens, voters and taxpayers of sad district petitioncd said board asking the ad- doption of McGuffy $ revised readers and spoilers in lieu of the sad Stand ard readers and spoilers and that said petition was refused by said board, and, whereas another petition including ninety five per cent of the voters of said district petitioned said board to call special meeting for the purpose of considering said sec ond petition and the board refused to call and hold such q special meet ing, but continue to force the use of said Standard readers against the wish and desire of the patrons of the said school;
 Now in the kindest of feeling to- wards said board (granting them and each of them the full right to their opinion) be it resolved
 First-That our children are near CT and dearer to Us than any book company, book agent or series of books and that the proper education and training of our children are not only placed in our hands by Allwise Providence, but by the laws of our country and that we as such parents have the right, not only by nature, but under the laws of our coun- try, to control our children, se- lect the best means of educating them and decide what books they shall study.
 Second-That the right to be heard upon petition is one of the greatest blessings left with the people by the constitution of the United States and the state of Arkansas, and that the School Board in refusing to hear said petition and grant the same, violated the most sacred rights belonging to American citizens.
 Third-rhat if the people and pat rons of said school district desire said boooSs taught their children.