Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-10-13

places where 1t has been carefully osplA>
mated.
O. What is the estimated cost per yaaIS,
per pupil for text-books2
A, From $3.50 to $3.50 per year potA
pupil.
O. What portion of this will DO savata
by the textbook law?
A. Over one-half Tons OF unused
textbooks are lying around in the,
homes of the State because new set O8s
books must be purchased as result o.
frequent changes and because In case OF
removal from one district to another naWN
books must be purchased In nearly eveRyN
instance.
Q. Is State uniformity beneficial to thGA.
schools Of the State?
A. Yes. A uniform course Of study hAas
been adopted for the schools Of the StatQA
and is in use generally. 1t is much casa
Ter to put this in operation under unia.
form series Of textbooks
Q. Are teachers generally In favor OF a.
uniform course of study?
A. Yes The leading teachers In eVargk
State In the Union are advocating thia,
Idea and are doing their utmost to haw@s
State course Of study adopted and used
| Closer supervision and more thorouR&
grading of the schools Is favored by ala
Uniformity Of textbooks is o great al&
in this direction.
| O. Does this law in any way lesaaNS
the efficiency Of the schools by prohibits
ing the use of supplementary matterf
A. No There Is the same freedom to
use supplementary matter Of all kinds en-
before.
O. How do the books adopted compare,
in size with those formerly in use In thR,
State?
A. They contain more matter than the
average Of the books displaced.
O. Are the adopted books generally.
satisfactory?
A. Yes So much so that the largaR.
companies whose books were displaced
have ceased to attack them as when flraA
adopted Comparison and more careful,
investigation is bringing them more inte,
favor.
Q. What is meant by the demand In,
the Populist platform for an extension on
the textbook law?
A. Assurances have been given By,
leading manufacturers Of maps anGa
charts that the same articles now purA
chased for use in the schools Of the.
State may be secured under State conc.
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Globes, school seats and all school SUM,
plies may be secured at greatly PeduoeSs
prices-in the aggregate, less than onOa
half what Is now paid School supplies
of the very best quality and In abun-
dance to supply all the needs Of an The.
schools may be obtained for much leeas
than is now paid to supply part of cha
school with part Of what they need.
q, What political party opposed the,
school book measure while 1t was pencA
Ing In the Legislature in 1897?
A. The Republican party.
q. In which branch of the Legislature
was the bill most strenuously fought
A. In the House of Representatives
There was but one vote against the bin
In the Senate, and that was given By
John ID. Hessin the Republican SenatOae
from Riley county
@. How many members Of the HoWea
Of Representatives voted in favor OF the,
bill?
A. OF the forty-nine Republican meys-.
bers In the House, only Ave voted In fasA.
: vor Of the bill.
@. Had not the Republicans preVs-s
ously declared in favor OF a school textaA
book law?
A. Yes In 1890 they said in their plat
form, I'VE are In favor Of uniformity In
textbooks in ALI the schools of the STATIC.
: and demand such legislation as shal99
procure by contract or otherwise tho,
, best standard books at the least posBibl@p
cost" Again In 1895 Governor NORTH
said in his message, "There is no VALID
7 argument against the system Of State
uniformity, and where It has been tried
} 1t has proven very advantageous"
9 @. Why did the Republican party turn
, tail on its former teachings along thin
/ line?
9 A. The question is respectfully r0A
e ferred to the voters Of the State for sos
luton.
I O. Taking the new textbook law az a.
9 criterion, what political party in the lasA
Legislature proved itself friend to the
people?
? A. Any voter can carefully study the
r above facts and answer the question for
s himself.