The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-07-19


over districts not adopting free books.
Any number Of free book districts
might unite and send one order % Chi-
Cago and divide the freight, The
greatest care must be exercised in
making up the list ~ books. to the end
that a sufficient supply OF the right
kind of books be- secured. and also that
no district orders large number Vt
books that Il does not need.
Under the optional free text book
law passed by the last legislature We
estimate that aboat one third ~ the
pupils ~ the state viii. after Scp'fT-
ber first next. have their p1psSs fur
nshed free, While there is no COM
puisl0n IN the matter or leg.u ulii';a-
tion. stil we think II is only fair that
pupils In free book districts snOuil
surrender their old books 10 the ,rus-
ICES In consideration of their having
the use II the ncN books without cost.
II this is done the free book districts
VIII be- enabled to secure the tcnrilt oc
tho exchange prices. The slccszs ur
failure uf the optional free text look
law win depend almost entirely upOn
the manner In which the books are
allowed 10 bee used by The pupils, aud
the manner In which the books VIII
be- allowed tn be used depends upon
the rules and regulations % be adopt
ed hy the school trustees. In section
II uf the free text book law u II pro-
yldcd. And il majority 0f all the
votes cast in the district shall be
found by such vote to be in favor of
free text books IL shall be the duty
of the trustees or board OF education.
as the case may he. tn purchase. at
the expense Of such school district. all
the books that may be required for
the use Of the pupils attending school
in such school district: and such text
books shall he loaned tn the pupils of
such public schools, free OF charge.
subject to such rules and regulations
as To care and custody as the board OF
education or school trustees shall pre-
scribe; provided. that pupils may pur-
chase at cost any OF the text books
so furnished when desired by them"
Section Il of the provides: That for
the purpose Of raising money 10 pay
for school books which may be fur
nished to pupils free by any district
adopting free text hooks a special levy
on the taxable property Of said dis
trict shall be made by the county COM
mlssloners Of the county on estimates
furnished by the school trustees of the
/ district. N the money received from
/ the district from the general fund be
/ insufficient. and said levy shall be
made within thirty days from and at
/ ter the adoption of said free text
/ books in any district that has by ma
| iority vote adopted the same, and
when so made the tax levied shall he
| collected In the same manner as other
taxes are collected"
/ Before any free books are distrib-
l uted Ia the pupils 0f any district II Ia
the Imperative duty of every board Of
school trustees to- hold a meeting and
to adopt rules and regulations gov
orning the use Of text books. When
adopted these rules should be printed
.l-an SLIPS sf pa s-~,. si a sizr t@-asknit of
being pasted an the inside of the front
cover cf the books. such rules should
be simple and comprehensive. so tina,
every pupil can fully understand them
and know what his or her responsible
ny IL as To the proper use Of the
books. These rules should be read by
the teacher at the opening of school
and fully explained. We add a set OF
rules for the use Of free text books as
an aid to school officers. These or
some better ones can be adopted:
Let each book be numbered: This
No. -, county of -, state of
Montana. suggest the following
rules
Pupils who comply with these rules
are allowed to use books without
charge.
M names marks. figures or writing
of any kind shall be allowed In any
part OF this book
A record of each book shall be KEPT
by the teacher showing the name o
the book, name OF the pupil TO whom
issued. date of issuance and condition
of the book. When the book Is re
turu.l tt.. faan1tttn, nf the hppk vii
be noted.
In all cases when pupils are pro
NOTED from one grade To another th'
books in use by them must be re
turned tn the teacher before new onei
are issued.
All books must be returned to tn
teacher at the close of the school tern
, or whenever the pupil leaves school.
Teachers viii be held responsible 70
. the enforcement OF these rules and ar
: required To notify the district clerl
and parents or guardian in writing o
! IN. loss. destruction or injury OF an.
Of the books by pupils.
$ Parents and guardians will be re
? quired To make good any loss OF book
: or any injury To the same while In IN
hands If the pupils.
, All books when not I'm use by tn
. pupils shall be kept in a book cas-
{ provided for that purpose by the DIS
trict board.
2 At the commencement OF the schoc
2 the teacher will receipt TO the dist &c
: clerk for the number and kind o
P books received, and at the close Of IN
r school and before her salary for III
!. last month shall he paid she must re
7 ceive frum the clerk a receipt for a
! books with which she is properl
T chargeable,
$ In districts where the school house
! are situated at considerable distanc
from towns or settlements II would b
e better. probably. for the books to b
: left With the district clerk at the clos
Y Of the term, otherwise the books nigh
< he lost or stolen.
!. We recommend that the books b
n covered Paper is the cleanest an
= makes the hest covering.
( You viii acquaint your teachers
n school officers and the people gener
4 ally Of your county with the matter
A contained In this letter.
: f. A. CARLETON.
c Superintendent OF Public Instruction