The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-18

the report Of the civil court o. appeals.
which cost 81. and declared that 3 conpar-
ison with the reader. binding. printing.
everything considered, the latter could ~
put to the children of Texas for Is cents
per coov. lie read a letter from the SUPER
ip;endeni o, the public schools of WaxA.
bachie. who came from Missouri, where
they had State adoption. and by which he
had been informed school books there cost
ne.thlrd less than they do IN Texas.
Holmes Second Readers. IN Missouri; co.'s;
20 cents: ia Texas. 20 cents; Third Read
or in Missouri 30 cents. in Texas 80 centa,
Fourth Reader IN Missouri 40 cents. In
Texas 60 cents Fi.th Reader IN Missouri
so cents. 10 Texas S. cents
MIR. Beall asked when Holmes Readers
had been used Ia Missouri 20 which MI.
Presier reulcd ;ha; be had only the word
o, the WaNahachic superintendent who had
been there. and, he supposed. spoke from
experience. In this connection, the .i@ak-
er said he had written forty letters and
only received twelve replies from SUPER
intendenis In Texas. lie was not backed
up hy people interested In the death Of his
bill. consequently. asserted that he did not
have the facilities al hand 20 gather data
and figures TO properly present TINS gdes-
ton.
Mr.. Presler read from the reports OF the
suuerittcudent OF public instruction OF
.Nffaea anu ~ hAaA-*AH ~ saw" $3.50 -
edoution Of county or district boards great
er danger is liable 20 result; than by the
existence Of single State board. with
reference 10 the adoption of text books
lie aea!n coutended that books could ee
obtsiucd az one fourth less than At present
The needless expense made By "nanse ~
schools would be Obviated. against when
L large COMPLAINT was at preseut being
icdEcd. Ne thought the child Of The farmer
should he accorded the same free school
privileges as the offspring Of stateman
or a member Of the judiciary.
4 letter p'irportlug 10 be from citizen
OF schulrnburg Texas. was read. which
pointed out the necessity for having the
Euglish language and none other taught IN
tho public schools. In many places 10
TeXas the Mexican. German and Bohemian
languages uredom'uate even IN the SCHOOLS,
ard pv legislation the Language OF this gov
eminent Should be taught under tht pen
sliy % a 1uistencaror. Hy the adoption
OF this bill he children all over Texas
would be TAUGHT q common language per-
uctuaie the natural ties 81 the American
people and promote good citizenship Wnen
Poland was forced 10 bend its knee to the
rule OF gussia. the edict went forth 10
suspend the teaching Of the Polish Ian
Guage and in lien adopt the Russian. wh!ch
WAS directed TO crush oui the National life
and snirlf Of that gallant nation. lie de-
clared ~ "a be a great evil and enc when
should be checked In his country N time.
The speaker took up reports submitted
70 tho committee by 4 representative OF a
hook company 10 how The average price
TER ruu!i paid for new books this year
and selected Van Aistyne, where The figure
waa 81 G5 He read i letter from ths
suuoriutcaGeni Of The schools there which
said nj average urire was NOT lower Than
81 20 FER uurI This be charged was srl-
deHra that The balAnge IF the reports on