The Iola register., 1891-07-17
nm. Annual school NIee,Irg.


at least two hours.
A clerk is to be elected for three
wears. 1t is the duty of the retiring
clerk to make annual reports to the
Superintendent.
1t is to be regretted that in SO many
districts the attendance at this annual
meeting is SO very small. L desire TO
urge all who have the cause Of educa-
tion at heart to attend and use their
influence towards planning for the
best school this year ever held In their
district.
I desire to call the attention of those
who attend this meeting 10 the ques
ton of county uniformity of text books.
A circular has been issued from this
office bearing on the subject In a
strictly non-partisan manner. A copy
of this circular has been sent to each
district clerk with request to have
it read at the annual meeting. The
information in the letter was obtained
by writing to the superintendents of
the various counties in which county
uniformity Is used asking certain ques-
tions i'm regard to the workings of the
law. This letter contains the replies
received from those superintendent.
A careful perusal of this letter will
convince any fair-minded person of the
many advantages of county uniformity
over our present method of getting our
text books. I will gladly send copy
of this circular to anyone sending me
request for it, and giving their post
office address.
From investigations made among
the people of this county, l find that
nearly everyone is in favor either of
State or of county uniformity. The
friends of State uniformity urge that,
should we adopt county uniformity,
it would prevent our using State uni
formity in case such law should be
passed. To such I desire to say that
there are now forty-two counties in the
State using the present law and 1t
would be impossible to pass a State
uniformity law without making salts
factory provisions for those counties
already using county uniformity and
should we be using it at that time we
would be included in those provisions.
1t is now two years before the legisla-
ture will meet and should it pass such
a law it would be at least year be-
fore it could be put into active opera.
tion; this would give us three more
years under our present system. 1 am
not arguing the question as to wheth.
er State uniformity is better than
county uniformity, or as to what 1 be-
lieve to be the best system. The point
I wish to present is that county uni
formity, or any other uniformity, is
better than what we have now. AT
the present time county uniformity is
the only thing possible for us to get,
it is within our reach, we have but to
reach for it and it is ours; it is very
much superior to our present system.
1t is six years since it be came law
and nothing has yet been offered us
by our legislature as substitute for
county uniformity; it will be three
years before we could possibly get
anything in its place and We have no
further assurance that we will get it
then than sincere hope that if there
is anything better We may get it.
Why should we refuse to use some
thing so much better than that which
we have in the hopes of getting some
thing better, when We may as well use
the best we can get now and then work
for something better?
1 have on file in my office the con-
tracts from a large number of counties
by which their books are furnished.
In case we should adopt the measure
I shall secure the contracts from 9TH
ers as well as from some States and
Territories. BY this means we will be
enabled to drive as good a bargain as
it will be possible to get.
The following are extracts from the
circular above referred to.
Yours very truly,
ED. T. BARBER, Co. Supt.
am in receipt of your favor of the 18th instant
and l most earnestly wish you success in your
effort to secure county uniformity. enclose
you a list OF counties having adopted county
uniformity. Three OF the counties. Riley, Jewell
and Brown, have readopted for another five
years. None sroUId be rithout it fthey once gdre
CIV WISaSs, State supt Pub. In..
County uniformity has been a GoDSEND to
this county. would not have the old way back
for anything Fraternally,
ELLA kINsEY, Supt Kingman Co.
We have had county uniformity for three years
and Il IL a decided success. I know Of no other
single thing that has helped the schools 70 much
The books were and are now furnished at con-
tract prices Wishing you success in this matter
am very respectfully,
J. W. RODGERS, supt. Gcary Co.
believe county uniformity to be a good thing
where II is judiciousy adopted. and in answer to
your last question would suggest In ease your
county adopts uniformity: See that your con-
tract is binding on the Company because the law
is binding upon the county. BE sure that your
contract readn 1.-THE books rein shall be furnish
the term Of FIVE years" Fraternally yours,
GEO. LAwLEss, Supt Cheyenne Co.
Exchange all for new books. / believe that |
prices can be reduced considerably il you can get
men appointed that will not be bought on.
l. STANLEY, Supt. Mitchell Co.
! believe In IL and eonsider IL a success both |
from the financial and educational points of |
view. Dealers have uniformly sold at required |
prices. Yours truly, W. III. BIDDIsoN,
Supt Marshall Co. |
We adepted a Uniform system of text hooks
over three years ago. The plan SO far has given |
almost entire satisfaction. Local dealers sup