The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-03-06
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sfernoon on the school book question
Il was not anticipated that 1t would b
~ bitter as 1t proved to be. The force
seemed to be about evenly divided will
The chances slightly in favor Of tn
friends OF change. 1t began when MI
Finley, at o'clock, called for the specia
orler-senate bill No. 124, Mr.. st. Clair
srbstitutc for the school book bill re
norted by the Educational Committee
with his substitute therefor. II
amended it by adding Fisk's and Malr
civil government and Ellsworth's serie
Of bookkeeping. This amendment wa
sdopted. Mr.. Finley stated that tn
onIy changes proposed in bis substitute
wars praminars and arithmetics for com
mon and graded schools. OF all tbl
many changes so far proposed, he tool
Il that his were the most conservative
HethouVht that the bill passed by thu
Senate was the crudest piece OF legisla
tion offered at this session. It made
no provision for bond for the fulfill
1nept Of the contract, and said nothing
abont the contract price being printed
on the books. It provided for q boarc
but il made no provision for calling the
hoard together. 1t provided that the
board should recommend books to tht
Legislature, and thus left the matter
unsettled, just as it is now.
NOT BUSINESS.
This entire matter had been left 10
a ioint committee, which reported bill
and the result was a substitute in the
Senate. The result would be the same
two years from now when the board re-
norted. It's recommendation would moi
be accepted and the same fight would
come up over again. .,
Colonel WelCh moved TO add Harti.
gan's Physiology. He said it was 9
West Virginia product, was equa! to any
similar book published and should bs
adopted as recognition OF home genius
Colonel Freer arose with copy OF the
physiology in his hand. He said be
hated 10 oppose what his friend had de-
gCribed so beautifully as q home product
He believed in home institutions and
he believed in protection, but II there
was one thing more inappropriate than
another for use in our free schools, II
was this book. He would venture the
Insertion that there was nobody on the
floor who could pronounce one'thlrd o.
the words in it correctly. He read eE
tracts from 1t describing the functions
and composition OF blood, and asked ii
anybody on the floor knew what they
meant.
He said there were things in 1t thai
ought not to be taught in the public
schools. lie detied any member TO reaC
it and understand il, or any hones'
physician to say that 1t ought to BIT
Taught in our schools.
COL. WEIGH AGAIN.
Col. Welch and Mr.. Gibson thought
ne was not fair; that he had taken such
parts OF Hartigan's book as suited his
purpose, and il he would look over Gut
ter's he would find justas much to OBJ
jeCt to in this line as IN Hartigan's.
Mr.. Holt OF Hampshire county, wal
opposed to Hartigan, and told storJ
that he seemed to think to the point.
Judge Ferguson also opposed 1t. III
was opposed to any change that coult
be avoided, and opposed to any unneces
sary multiplication OF books. he thought
the infiCtion Of such book would be
punishment 10 the poor unfortunGteI
who were compelled to submit to 1t. A
vote was taken, and HartiRan wa
knocked out by an almost oVerwheltn
ing majority.
ARITIIMITICs.
Mr.. Garden moved to strike cNt Went
vorth's urithmetics and substitute Ray
series. He had been a member OF tn
House when the last school book fgh
was on, and ne occupied the came posi-
tion now that he did then. He believe!
he was acting in the interest OF the chil
dren OF the State in opposing any change
and thus saving the unnecessary e, eS
pense consequent upon a change. IN
adoDtion et Wentworth's arithmetic
would entail an expense OF S43, ,291 AZ Of
tAe people o. .ao" sne SS"t9: .S,t c,nironted II,
matter Oh business a,o.tSs sIos gJ ~ hnsiness nj
people, ana as !.sSa nSssef "a OU''A "
cASnSe snoN'a W SJ mSJe Tho ,ronnd ,on,
nve,' by the Education Committee, an'
expre, sed the opinion that If there ha'
been iull meeting o' ,o sne o",ad on
when the aFLnS''Ss ,,H meEo Toon "''eS rscom ",
Wentworth's Eou.u .,,.;a.I IaS9 Iii TTSH Hs % hr
mended in tue otg1Ial H.;H. STr: ,,ara @ nv NJ,
hevGd Wentw99rth,sSn'n1tSst;,e9 tS,s;s 0IoN,;o, T
only superior books, ops Ias!L sn,o. a%,v' TspsN"
would save money to the ps2p';S, i.;ss OeSITI SSiI
there were only Two IN tne se'I's' W."
Rays embraced four BOOKS.
ruGn's DRIonT sPEEcH.
W. proh mnde one of the brightes
,-SIn.sa aooo.;or uo.o;d. 9Th
speeches oi tne o'eAsiOu. u :. 49,,
meRauFs is important because " Ause' ts.l
my houle md the home ot every men @
Der Of the House. 1t alects inc noH
OF every citizen Of our state; but
.chmnp avaU upAPnF than to our homes,