The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-30
STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
Bryan's Tax scheme Rcjected-Text of
Recon-. end ations AdO,fted

TACOMA, Dec. co Special. AS was
predicted in today's Posr-ISrFLLIGEycER
the State Teachers Association refused to
adopt State Superintendent BgYan's sug-
gestion that the tax per pupil of
school age be SO throughout the state. in
Guiding cities OF the frst-c!ass Regard
ing this point, perntendent Barnard,
OF the Seattle public schools, received the
following telegram from Charles Prosch.
of that city. which Chairman Bingham, Of
the committee having in charge Superin-
tendent Bryan's report, says explains the
whole matter IN nutshell.
The difference 10 Seattle will amount
to SO a year If changed"
That wopld be equivalent to the city Of
Seattle detiaying the expenses OF the en-
tire school system of King county outside
OF Seattle. Until cities of the trst class
become firmly established. Chairman
Bingham SAID the law shouEf not be
changed. Those OF Superinteu1ent Rry-
ans sugge stIOn5 which were a3opted fol-
low:
F.rst-i.et au amendment be eug-afted upon
our constitution which viii author!g gs the state
land commission 10 invest the pro, ee.s OF our
common school ian Is in school d.szr.ct boncs
ana such other safe securities in addition 20
those now authorized, as viii insure ;he profit
eo.e Investment OF tnat igud, ana uenling the
c1nsurnm4.ton 0t such action. le; the law be so
ended - 10 extend the privileges 9i the com
mission the iuii limits ot thu constitution Of
tne safe. also lei the time within uhlch agrl.
cultural schOo. lands must be pal frr in full bs
extended To twenty. twenty-five or i=llrty year,,
al the option OF the purchaser, end let the
appraisal an sale OF these lands b. G0ltiei 10
= single commission. thus freeing tn: operation
from the evils OF divided response bliIty ana
from var ous other evils and Inconsistencies
now site liant upon i.
secoud-iet the law which prov Iea for the
ado! ton and supplying OF text books for use in
our common scaocls be eliminated from cur
statute booAs, and for u lei there le substituted
some law which VIII o:i.r 10 tho pe9ple a rea-
sonsbie assurance OF fair dealing in. the ador-
tiou: which will give 20 tae chi!dzen Of the
state the benefits al the ia-Re discounts that
now 80 into the pocke,s OF wholesale and retail
dea.ess, aad which vii. place the books in the
hanis OF the children III the remutest bar, of
the state NJ the same prices paid tzr them by
tae ch ldren il the most populOus centers OF
trade; thus ~ once saving 10 the people OF the
state thousands upon thousands OF dollars An
uually, and rendering their olfac tor=es reason
ABLY secure from the disgusting sseaches of
br berry and corruption tkat have too often
salUte1 them in the past
Ta!ri--iet the proceeds Of the larsis donated
TO the state for the benefit OF her yner !nsu.
tutions of learning. ne set apart Is permanent
and irreiucioie endowment funds She annual
Income iront which s6agl be devoted to the nav
men; Of their current expenses. sad let the
legislature maze iUst and reasonable appro-
pristi0as 10. t5e erection o. suca buildings Tor
their accommodation as their CiTca ms tan G. s
authorizations demand.
FourJh-Iei all state normal schools be placed
under the general management Of q single board