The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-05-01

(. Tne attendance iu many schools iu thi
county could be greatly increased by IN,
Trustee offering some suitable. vet inex
pensive reward. Ifa reward i offered I
should be announced TO the feschers be-
fore schools begin. and shOuld Be pro
mulgated ny the director IN each distric
sew weeks before school opens. Thil
would cost no more than 10 announce Il
some time In November or December
'yet Il would do much more good. There
are hundreds OF pupils. who, % long q
they have not missed day 10 Z school
term. do not desire IN do so, vet, these
Same pnrils II they should. perhaps, fos
some tr,ning reason. mias one day u
school, do not cara how many more thar
miss. THE IL no superstition. II is Z
Tact that 10 easily noticed BY cloee ob.
server in school matters. In those
Townships wherc "Rolls OF Honor vere
offered I~st year We found the best e.
tendance, thst %. we found many pupils
who attended the entire term.
We suggest that each Trustee make
bic arrangements soon for encouraging
. better attendance. The teacher can iu-
strucs child only when 1t is one of :
school.
SCHOOL BOOKS.
For the advancement OF onr schools II
the vsy Of . sufficient number OF books.
we quote below . synopsis or an oct Of
the lsst legislature:
"Ho0se. SIS. by BeasIey, strength enc
The sehocl-boog law and removes sll of
those fessures which have beeu criticized
and held to b~ Objectionable In its opera
lion. Il provides for tho appropriation
n $1,000 70 dcfrsy tho expenses cf ad-
vertisiDg for ths remsining books not
heretofore contracted tor: for changing
lhe etandard Of phy ysioloRy from DaltoDS
% Huschinson's elementary aud Hutch
naon's advanced Psychologists, for rails.
Dg the price on history from 50 10 6S
;ents; that the etsndsrd OF the spcIlers
Ind GrAmmSra remain the came -
low that the Trustees shall order books
or each years school on tho nrst Mon.
lay in june, end that intermediate or
|ers may b made II moro books ere
DeeQed that Trustees abaII gather =
much Information % poseibie before or.
lcring books, and 10 order only such
lumber . seems actually needed: that
rrusteee ahali fnrnish al poor or iudi.
ent children with books Who are 90
oor that thsy cannot get the benefits OF
be public schools; that oil books here
tes furOished shall BE- shipped n The
earest railroad station 20 the corpors-
|ou where The books are 10 Be- used !:
bet oil books furnished shall be securely
'rspped In snDstsntihl paper IL pack
Res Of dve or ten looks, and that each
scksge shall be plainly marked on the
inside what kind 81 books Il coutsins !
I'd how manv that when The books are !
'ceIved ny The Trustee, they shall be Z
lrefuIly kept In the original packages. .
ID that no package shall ~ opened IN.
~ heretofore opened have been soId;
% Trustees shall be allowed 70 pay forI
2 books wheu received out 0f any
hooI funda. which ere not then needed V
: other current o. spec'fc purposes, Z
ide from the common school OF tuition 1
Dds; that whore auch psy merit IL made, j
Q fluid out Of which The advanceme I
. made SHALL be Immediately rein. 8
|rsed g soon or a. fast ~ the books sre 4
ID; that when books are settled Tor IN !,
= way the Trustees shall rot bo re- +
ired 10 make settlements with the 4
'unty Superintendent every three .
,nths, but instesd they shall be re-. Z,
ired 70 settle with the County Com \
ssIoners and the County SuperiDiend- :
{ once year. and that settlement shall
on the first Monday or August; that q
} adopted books shsll be uniformly q
I'd throughout the State; that 10 case u
ustees do not scttIe for books when 4
'eIved. they shalt bo required 20 con. q
ue making settlements every three b.
'nths, o the Law now provides; that bl
I oct shall be supplemental 10 The Tor. pI