The record-union., 1898-04-28

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Mrs. Clara March Armstrong, Superin-
tendent of Yolo County, reported res
folutions expressing the respect and es-
/ TEEN in which she was held by the
community and the Superintendent
with whom she had associated; rec
ognizing her worth and integrity and
her ability as an educator; expressing
sympathy for her family and friends
and providing that the resolutions be
spread on the minutes
The report was adopted.
superintendent Pendergast of Yolo
County made an address. speaking in
eulogistic terms of Mrs. Armstrong, her
work in the schools and the estima-
ton in which she was held in the COM
munity in which she lived
superintendent Garlich called atten-
ton to the subject of lighting school
rooms according to the rules laid down
on page 81 in the State superintendent
report, and moved that the matter be
referred to the State Superintendent to
sec if LEGISLATION could be had on the
subject and if not, to request the State
Board of Education to recommend their
observation By Trustees.
superintendent Howard recommended
a change in the law regarding the boun-
diaries &C districts when they conflict,
so that the expense of printing the de-
scription of district boundaries be paid
out Of the county general fund instead
OF the count1 school fund, as at pres
ent. The recommendation was adopted
WAR BEGINS AGAIN.
Superintendent Nelson for the com
mittee on Section 1874, reported relative
to the usefulness of the present books.
as follows:
We, your committee appointed to
draft resolution expressive of the
opinion Of the County and City Super
intendents of the State of California
relative to the usefulness of our pres
ent series of State school books, beg to
report as follows:
THAT we believe in a uniform series
of school text books for the entire State.
THAT the present system of pro-
viding text books for US in the public
schools Of California is not satisfactory,
in that it has failed from a point of
usefulness to furnish good text books in
the various subjects for the schools of
the State.
3-We do not wish to dictate as to the
| work required in producing our school
text books, but as educators we deem it
our duty in behalf of the children of
the State to demand that provision shall
be made by which the best books pos
slble shall be procured at a reasonable
| expense.
! I've believe that the inefficiency of
the present series of State school text
books is due to the system of compila-
ton
o-We therefore respectfully ask the
! Legislature in behalf of the 10000
children of the State to make such
! changes in our present law, either by
submitting an amendment to the Con-
stitution or by legislative enactment as
! shall compel the State Board of Edu-
cation to purchase in the open market
! the copyright of satisfactory school text
! books
! Tin the absence of legislation as set
/ forth above we recommend that Sec
ton 1874 be amended so as to read as
! follows:
Section 1874. Second. No change of
text books must be made at any other
| time than in the months of April, May
| or June of the year in which the change
IS made, but no changes shall be made
to take effect until the beginning of
| the school term commencing after the
| 3Vth day of June of that year, and no
! books other than those published by
| the State shall be adopted by the Board
OF Education of any county, city, or city
| and county as text books in any of the
public schools of this State in the sub
Jects of reading, arithmetic, English
grammar, photography, geography,
| United States history, physiology and
| civil government. provided that supple
/ mentary books in these subjects may
be recommended by said Board of Edu-
cation to supply existing deficiencies in
! the series of State text books and pro-
/ Vlding further that said supplementary
/ books be furnished to the pupils of the
various school districts of the States
flee Of charge. Respectfully submitted,
| Signed: Carl H Nelson, Walter J..
! Bailey, j. w. McClymonds, J. w. Lin
scott
superintendent Erlewine moved to
amend Section 1 by adding and to be
published by the State
Then war was declared again. Super
! intendent Perham of Berkeley opposed
! the amendment He said he had re-
| ceived communication from the Text
! Book League which gave some valu-
! able facts and some not so valuable.
! They gave statistics as to cost only and
| not as to quality. 1t was time for the
! superintendent to place themselves on
! record as opposed to the present system
| of text books.
Superintendent McClymonds said that
the opponents to the system disclaimed
any wish to dictate to the State how
it should publish it's books. but as ed
ucators they had right to demand the
| best quality of books possible He was
| opposed to the amendment
! superintendent Linscott said he could
| not and would not go on record as
| indorsing the publication of text books
| by the State. He found fault with the
| system. What must be demanded was
| the best books possible He thought
the amendment of Mr. Erlewine would
| do harm, as it would appear that the
! Superintendent convention indorsed
the plan of the State publishing the
| text books. He hoped the amendment
would be voted down.
| A Superintendent said there was no
need of passing the amendment. be-
cause the Constitution provided that
the State shall publish the text books.
and the convention did not want to
dictate to the Constitution of the State
GARLICH TO THE RESCUE.
| Superintendent Garlich of Alameda