The record-union., 1897-05-25

date. Two Acts relating to the subject
We're approved March 18th, but in
neither case We're the provisions in ac-
cord with the measure he had vetoed
1t was customary, he said, to have the
Governors veto of bill appended to
it, and his veto of the bill in question
had been properly filed with the Secre-
tary Of State, but had not been ap-
pended to the bill by the State Printer.
If the members of the board wished to
see the veto they would be obliged to
call on the Secretary of State. Under
the Constitution, the Governor said,
the compilation, printing and distribu-
ton of books was placed in the hands
of the State Board of Education,
whereas the $4,000 appropriation bill
he had vetoed, placed the entire mat
ter in the hands of the State Printer.
Superintendent Black explained that
sixty-one school bills had been intro
duced in the Legislature, and that fif-
ty-five of the number had been bad.
These he had succeeded in killing.
Governor Budd submitted that the
sessions of the Legislature We're too
short for proper attention to the meas
ures proposed. He thought sessions
ought either be unlimited or length
ened.
''Or abolished interjected Superin-
tendent Black.
KANSAS WANTS PLATES.
A communication from the State
Board of Education of Kansas was
read, inquiring upon what terms dupll-
cate plates of the State Physiology
might be had. to be used in the public
schools of Kansas only.
The matter was referred to Superin-
tendent Black, with instructions to ap-
ply to the Attorney for an
opinion as to whether duplicate plates
could under the statutes, be disposed
Of
PRINTING OF DIPLOMAS.
The question of the printing of diplo-
mas came up, and Superintendent
Black submitted that there would be no
difficulty in that respect, as the work
had never been done in the State Print
ing Office.
The Governor called attention to the
opinion rendered by the Attorney-Gen-
eral that all State printing must be
done at the office.
pointed a committee of one to COM
municate with the Attorney-General,
and request an opinion as to whether
the printing of diplomas comes under
"all printing"
Professor Keyes was present and
submitted the new State History, in
manuscript, to the board. He suggest
ed, however that he be allowed to re-
tain the book until the present session
of Congress closed in order to bring it
up to the present time. His suggestion
was accepted by the board, and his bill
for 81 ,45O for compilation was allowed,
$500 being retained until the manu-
script should be finally turned over to
the board.
NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL ASSO-
CATION.
The following resolution, embodying
an invitation to the National Educa-
tional Association to visit the State in
1898, was adopted:
I'VE, the State Board of Education
in regular session assembled do by
resolution unanimously adopted, invite
you to hold your next session, viz, the
session of 1898, in the city of Los An
geles.
You who were with us in 1888 have
not forgotten the greatness of that
meeting. You who were at the meet
ing in Denver will remember that the
popular vote of the members was in
favor of Los Angeles.
Now, you may well rest assured that
all California is in sympathy with us
when we extend this invitation, by
which you will know that we are most
heartily in spirit and in hope with the
California delegation by whom you will
be personally invited"
a similar resolution was adopted re-
questing the attendance of the State
Teachers Association of the State of
Washington.
TEXTBOOKS ON HAND.
The following communicate ton was re-
ceived from Superintendent of State
Printing Johnston:
Hon. S. T. Black, Secretary State
Board of Education-Dear Sir: Reply
ing to your favor of the 10Th instant,
l will say that my report to the Con-
troller for the month of April shows the
following books on hand May l, 1897:
"Old First Readers 723, old Second
Readers 1877, old Third Readers 2,9l6,
Spoilers S,795, Primary No. Lessons o.
1S0; Advanced Arithmetic $3.50, Les
sons in Language 11,614. English
Grammar (old) 1888 History 1,645,
Elementary Geography 7,344. Advanced
Geography 21,112, Physiology 20.40O,
Civil Government 23,342, Revised First
Readers 27,023, Revised Second Read
ers 6,262. Revised Third Readers "a
J12. Revised Fourth Readers 10, 162,
Revised Grammar 14,414."
RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
The following resolution, presented
by the Governor, was adopted:
Whereas. The State Board of Edu-
cation is authorized and empowered to
compile and cause to be compiled and
adopt a uniform series of school books,
and to cause the same to be printed
and published by the Superintendent of
State Printing, at the printing office,
and thereafter to be sold at the cost
Of printing and publishing the same;
and
Whereas, 1t is inconvenient and inn
practica BILE for the entire board to give
this matter the close and frequent at
tention which its proper execution re-
quires; therefore. be it
Resolved, That a committee compos-
ed of Superintendent Black, be ap-
pointed, whose duty it shall be to take
charge of the matter, investigate the
conditions in which this work now is
and to provide for its present execution
and future continuation. Said COM
mittee TO have full power to act. and to
do everything in the matter necessary
to effect and procure the proper exc
cution of this work, and to report to
this board at each of it's succeeding