The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-04-30
IOWL'S SCHOOL BOOK BILL
The Measure as Passed One OF
Great Importanoe In
the State.
School Boards Authorized 70 Furnish
the Publications
at Cost
A synopsis of lts proyisions---0the
Iowa News Of Momentary
Interest.

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Probably The m 81 most gentrAI public
| importance paunea III tho lats legislature
was the school book bill. When siQned
hy the eovernar il viii not 90 into cfIect
until july i. Az there il no ofilciai publ
cation required, many requests are being
made 10 rnin the general featurea of tine
Law. A synopsis Of rs provisions, there-
fore, may bs of public Interest. The bill 10
q compromises measure. II WAS intended
10 be on thA whole nn anti uniformity bilI.
and yet Il made some concessioin 10 shoee
who were the strongest advocates ofgsn-
eral uniformity. Il ii, In fact, disffseE
purchase bin with an option toward uni-
formity, ~ far ~ counties, II the people
80 vote. Tie naains idea il framing the
bin was 10 desise some uav for getting
books 1t lower prices
The first section Of the bill authorizes
school boArda ID every school district IN
the statc ID adopt set of text books and
shass saaka n<sst,asfs ~. ff,4szu> nss al1 than
- 80 r.,,sls e eost. rha ,,rss;s,1nt az
sha srs.,s,, I,.,s,.a = - hsxa sbarva ~ tha
books ana r~eeivs ana account for ihe
| ,x.nuavs raxasvAa All fh0 ba,k. fhsss s,ur.
chased shall ba naid for ont III = contin-
cent su,,a ana fhe school board ms,et -.
c,ssllx caytifx Il TIA 3,oard 81 .n,,eyvisora
80 .aai,ionsI s.na,.s,f shst I. - ~essavv a.
Iesv for \ contingent fnna gor this s,nr.
Mao. nefore nurchaa,n0 hoola the
baard OF slrectars must advertise for there
cansecufive w.ela III one a. more nau.-
paners FOR hids from nnhlisher.. Thsy
mnst sfafa yxhas thex want il tta ~ ~
analsty ~ material u.sa. ete.. ana ,onst
coualisr ali IL thoss items. sueh - illux-
trasions. binding. unallty "a napes. efe..
sban aeoepting bids. and tba lowaat bids
,aasns loweaf Is view 81 Ill these ron6s.er.
ationss that 60 60 make up 4 desirable text
book. Than If anv publisher 60 whom 4
coufrart has been awarded shall Al any Ii aae
rafuza to fsarnixh tha books that haxs hesn
ordered a thA louast price nj which each
hooks are heinr furnished 20 anv oxhes
Ala ret ar state boord. .uit nust -
brouaxhi u,,nn Cha hosd a. the confra<fin0
sss-s,as~s..ssa Mhea fssoxs hAx4 onrs. sAer
chosen ~ this way they must nox pe
changed or Displaced before the expara-
tion Of Eve years from the time % their
adoption. unless the change y
authorized by majority OF toe eisrfors
voting In favor OF snoh change as any
regular March election. ruoi'sns1S "ho
intend 70 make osds must az the tine ae-
post IN she omee OF the county ana"of
samples 81 All text oooSs inoiausu ~ Inc
bsdA, together wan iists giving tne io~ess
wholesale ana eonsFaes pfacs ior 'ne Same.
These samples are 20 DO iets inr hspec-
tion Of ofiscsrs, teaahsrs or pkafens OF ihe
school. All OF tne foregoing eontempiases
only district, or az the most township uni
formity Subsequent sections provide TOT
county uniformity y desirea. 70 oroes 70
secure ths iastef shsre must 20 hrA pe.
titaon signed ~ one-nai cI the sehoos
directors IN any county, wbich y 70 oe
fled In TIE once OF the county
superintendent NJ least thirty days
before the annual election IN March,
asking Tor uniform text books through
the county. Then the superintendent
must notify the auditor and the board OF
supervisors OF such petition. and within
fifteen days after the niing Oh " they must
meet and arrange Tor submitting the qaes-
tion 10 popular vote. Ii the majority OF
the electors OF county favor uniformity,
AHNA ttaE 111AsA Va s*st'~A~s@sfADs NrNN' $50
county superintendent and aHdstor, must
meet and select the text books for the
whole county and contract for them in the
same way that district school boards do.
| The new school board is TO have the county
superintendent as chairman aud the county
auditor as secretary, and they are TO buy
and sell tbs books 20 the district boards
andturn thsmonsy received into the county
treasury. No member of any school
board or teacher il allowed TO act as an
agent for any school text books OF sup
pines. The provisions or the lac referring
to county uniformity do not apply TO
schools located IN cites or towns, and the
electors In zach PLACES are not 10 vote up-
ON the question OF county uniformity. The
latter scheme 10 intended only Tor the
country seneois Nhsfe sns sans grace q
100. 100 Non'u tsnes aecsp'ao'e.
a1ss - s1s ..sa'n :. .s"1ss - - aoMa ao~
.@ I. : 80 '''ss -
thS faAt Va s1N sshsstesNtu " n@1&fo tV~SA