Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-09-20
SCHOOL PATRONS PROTEST.
a Board Of Directors Objections II
Any Change In Bchoolbooks.


Any Change In schoolbooks.
Slay the school book trus:i Patron,
OF the public schools are urged to reae
the petition printed in the DAILY and
WEEKLY JOURNAL and circulate the
same for signatures. Read the law az
printed in THE JoUREAL. Preserve
that law and each copy Of this petition.
Hand the petitions and the papers IT,
your nelghbors and urge them to cir
culate them. Unless this law is knock
ed oat Oregon can never get cheaper
textbooks. High priced textbooks al
present trust prices ought never to be
contracted for six years. 1t should be
remembered that even II some new
books are chosen at quite a reduction
from present prices, the change Of
books will cost more than all the re-
ductlon will come to, and Oregon will
still be paying twice what the state
could print the elementary textbooks
for.
The people and school officials need
TO be educated to know that what our
schools need is better equipped teach
ers. All the education and refinement
children get at scheol is from personal
contact with, and through the teacher.
The best teachers throw textbooks to
the winds,an II the child learns Moth
ing but what is in the textbook Its
education is good for nothing any
how. Poor teachers and book agents
work in new textbooks at the expense
0f parents.
SEND IN THE PROTECTS.
Write 10 your county superintendent
not to vote on this question, or at least
aot TO vote for any changes In text
books at this time. Hard times will
ast for several years yet. No one
.lalms present textbooks are not good
,nough. They are too dear, but fanni-
les are already supplied with them and
I is no time TO introduce changes.
Write also to one or more members
4 the state board Of education.
Citizens and boards Of education
b0uId hold meetings and protest
gainst putting this sslf-psrpetuating
aw into effect. II II IL now put in
Gree by the state board, all Of whom
70 going out Of office, the people will
ever got any relief Thousands Of
ollars will be put In the pockets OF the
rust publishers In New York and
,oston and thousands OF children kept
nt Of the schools.
oHE DISTRICT AoTs.
GRASSY PoED, Or, Sept. 20.--(To
10 editor. )-Ths school board Of dis
lct NO. 80, Marion county, met last
oek for the purpose Of considering the
iange u school books said 10 be pro-
aeod by Superintendent Mcslfoy.
be following resolutions were pro-
,eed aud ad0plodi
"rhe people Of district No. %, Of Ma
Dn county, Oregon, are absolutely op'
aed 70 any change whatever IN our
hool books ai this ume ~ any ume
lhe near future, loF many reasons,
Ilnf lsa book trust speculation, for
hleh 10 reason ean be given other
IA lhsi Il belielils few individuals
l|.e eKpepse VI the many, aud u nn'
Institutional, upluus epd np American
pl|nalpls. While ths lasl leglslatnIe
~ heyo. under the direction ~ su'
fInlendsp' moiglgoy, psnDed An en'
||un ncl Il dld not neoennafllf follow
n Ibele aust ~ = ehsnas, and Va
|ek n Yelg lsf,ssiphed ~ sie out
|na state bupenniepaenf ~ nTes snel
eoes Another fesaop u lhsi y a.
lss. mspg ollllafsn lIonl sqpeoI pflf
ess boeei,st ~ lnsliiliy ~ peFehass
~ pnapf lhs sinsle SOLD standard,