The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-16
|Ii BOOK LAW.
Suggested BY MI. Pres.
- lsJisTs se4l
Is Author
,ulz,ts THAT ARE REQUISITE
.,ss All Pabiic schools
d! -,s,ens-Othcr Would
/. high schools.

a prsvisio ns--vs'
~ /. nigh schools
: savers, washington. d. G.
~ rxxss, December %. Dear
:. ,xsuonss to your request to
~ views and suggestions as
III book LEGISLATION. I beg 10
4. slpxfng to your considera-
M subject is one Of some m
4. u,,bgtc and especially TO the
!, ~ text book law who will be
- r~enty-slxth legislature, !
staty q complying with your re-
'N the medium OF an open let.
~ ny opinion requires but two
:.,a ~ striking out all of section
~ word 1889" eliminating the
n:
- n,ntracts heretofore ents:ei
I'M Awe expired; provided that
- shail not aDply to cities OF
Skskfants or over. unless such
Al N their city council or school
~ the provisions Of this act.
rssnn Of this amendment would
~ m,b,ic free school in the State
" oufratp on OF the law by Septem-
M ana secure to the poor people
,sim where they are as numerous
Nal sdhcol districts, the benefits
~ believe in a complete and
uaiforrnity in this matter to pre-
n entire State. so that the books
n child to obtain a public
Sa,ntlon shall be the same In every
GSpl, from the Sabine to the Rio
nd that they should not be
II . fixed period of years. I'm
I'm .pubhc free schc,als," / in
~ schools, which arA all over the
IA, at least. supported by public
operated as part OF our public
~ system. Then a school book
M will be as current in its use
ehdcl in this State as a SILVER dol
M our counters. and a. continued
4 isurei that will Justify Its pur-
~ classiflcations of students Will
LANCER number of students can
kniy taught by one teacher than
classification resulting from an
y DE aevarisid List of books. the
wv be more CAPABLE of Importing
WI when required to use text books
kkA q continued use under the law
Il him familiar. Those advantages
appreciated later on under the
b d the law. as fully ISIS the people
,ecAte the immediate benefit of the
Ia 6 the books now on the State
h he prdtracted struggle for the
d ibis law, appreciated the i'm
, d preserving intact the uniform
tun Of the bill and in the senate
~ b debating all amendments that
b hgraating exemptions on the
GlT It's operation, The entire sec
IdsBi to was a concession made to
itlm an the holas in order to save
nMding the law as suggested, the
tlt5@ and towns which had nrior
l 1927, adopted a uniform system
would still be alloWe1 until the
pember, 1899, to come TO the State
which would place the State
th9e schools at the beginning OF
7 sssion. which is as early as is
~.
fUth& exemption provided for in
s!nS clause Of section ii. viz:
~ contracts heretofore made
hgIe expred,
y abolished. Many of these con-
ses made after converting of the
INN legislature. when 1t was Prob
law regulating the use of text
uli be passed and for the purpose
zsng and mpsdlng the passage OF
and OF limiting and defeating as
pSable It's operation. AT the time
3 made. no law ON our statute
.nGlzed such contracts; they were
M express legal sanction, and
aDam whdther such authority ex-
81 py the most liberal implication.
y tne purpose Of this act to confer
uuacts legality not previously
= and even. II it should be held
contracts were validated by the
y epis act. the State Is not
nun resembling such valillation
Mgslatim as by the amendment
s!ed The law sometimes ell
~ becomes a part of a contract
y can not be impaired by subse-
must be a present. existing
g Time the contract Is made and
MDseqiiantly passed, and a here
~ BY implication.
q exemption provided Ter by re-
@sse contracts. and THAT as to
NV population and over, repre-
mands Nude by a minority OF
oe-thind Of the members of the
~ we're concedeli In order to en-
.sa Hlds CT the bill to call 1t up and
sM both exemptions ought now TO
gu In the interest OF the Ell :
section by adding (after) the
aSded system Of writing books"
w word Provided viz:
uninatsc. algebra. geometry,
rhetoric. English and
~ iNeraaure. chemistry, Latin,
: oooh, Latin grammar, Latin
vsitton. Caesar. Virgil, the
~ LATIN. however. shall be on
-. datlon OF this local board
are high school studies and
taiight i'm that branch OF
nods In the towns ami cities.
,y taught in these schools and
~ y studied by fewer pupils.
~ nnguages permitted to be
me law. viz: German. Boz
ns1cn and Sranish are not gen
~ over the State. so 1t Is not
Importance to prescribe text
nese elective studies.
mont would bring within the
Il sse law. and prescribe text
re Studies usually taught isi
schools. Including high
~ rs. and the pscuuiary benz
r..ss vnis from this extension OF
49, shout equal the present
Wopassii list In The aggre-
y isast as much as did a com.
49,. POKE now on the State
~ aonpaion and can no donbt
a sls'e oontrcl at reduction
~ ~ cent below present retail
"A aer advantage claimed far d
g, " ~ pr mary BOOKS such az
"a we preventing loss by use,
- a,s .ter classification OF pupil
DRfstion OF tead'asrs are Of