The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-23
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books
il Districts are not s8gp ysrg free text
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re- @stA Ssa-e uniformity IS gua..s NOV
~ {" ffe~ text Bsak district w3aEd -
s.siI{-ta wiFh h'ssss a. t7e expsss~ ~ ne
dsHkrf-i, ard tlus Zee nsarn argument Ter
~ ssrrnItF fats % fh- ground Books
"iiFu tJfG5enTd - ffe district are z2is-
pies. IKE cesas al stationary ard ths5r
i'are lase should b. by tAe district
ifl* province q tse state bard Shouts.
d 70 examine ieacf3eve and arrange courses
~ STEADY Il = 81 ag5v g7e right ~ rhe
iosa authorities 70 SsIs~, Ene ssssks. zg~
paFafts and teaeleEs. Individuality G7ssaT.s
pFpereSs.
III s contrary 70 paa'ie poi.cy an8 moss
tin p4sccaitg GTltienlocra-ic sn principle n
AK fneEe rot voters IN scf1oI District
Ike Seattle 10 contract f0r sl8.nss worsh
O supp ea Row ana s7#ss8 H0rtn q year
hereaftsr--se require ne district "a receive
ard pay fer thera, bust deny y Sae r3raf -
ifSE%ct or pass upaH tae goods. Tne mis-
takes ~ state hoard are sstnti apor tire
whoie state ana ali the puplls ana teach
efs Is Il, bat thR mas takes ~ a district A.
feet Gnly thasr 50 rHe district Local Aa-
teorities can re reached directly by tie
p@orle.
rae aa.e hoard is purely political
BODY, appointed bF he governor under no
bonds. bnt authorized 50 contract for buoks
for 1900 pupt3S for fsTs years VI rh. Al
q per p1pi. per year wo8id amount "a the
enormous sea 90 e. is=1 esA At taaG rate
Sttho1t free tex: books Seattle gaarrGts
would paw out in Eve years nearly 500 .0a
No4ii any business firm thus TeiiC8u.sb -
r5s1t 30 q voice IN ths management of It's
uws Ae4z41s@es
Chances for Jsbbery.
For ths purpose Of the argument. sup
pose a. the election ot a governor. q thor
ougaly corrupt ringster flsa been elected
and had appointed his o~a Tools On the
state board. &c contract for million dol
lars HOrta az books :. h. ~ II. b iss
"oaia pass very quickly.
sIpq-Se. again the present law is al
lowed 10 stand. and suppose further tAat
tae next governor should. IN The wAirii-
gig 90 politics. he "a 0oeder. What a rich
harvest ntlhop-dolIar book contract
would make is not ne passas. ef : Il.
~ or "a ls5 fusi as necessary
From an educational staa1poln' the
school authorizes Of Spokane are taE better
qualified - eec.de what educational food
+ needed tor thetF ca!ilten than are mem
hers 81 state board. residing in distant
ana different parts OF the state. The same
s. true Of Seattle. Tacoma. Whafc0T. Es-
eretf. faifhaVeu. n ala Wa4las PORT
Townsend. Olympia and other large dis
tricts
Ter years experience Win. extremely
urisat isssactorg books should teach - pfu-
dsuee and lead us to seek something bet
tef. II weuld Be- impossible 10 ind any
thing worse, Notwithstanding the oojsc-
tious 10 the present plaa. we do rot ask
Its repesl-we simply ask authority for
free text book districts - select the books
Tor which they contract 20 Pay.
Ua.forusity Act Endangered.
The passage Of the D4ll would not en-
danger state uniformity. would harm no
b. l4xF - rEg+ -r~E xxSt@
the course % study - arranged by the
state board. but would BE 80 very great
benefit 10 Seattle. Spokane. " hatcom and
otne free text book districts
''Tae opposition 10 It springs froiu tao
sources. one purely political the other
purely personal bat both sesnsh.
The state school book contract VIII
amount 10 81 lsa.ssn The free text books
svill cost ahou, sicooQo. Il Is absurd - say
that a deduction Of the free text Books
would harm the state contracts. There IS
state uniformity II text books. and that IS
70 sd ve expense fer those who move about.
aad that solitary aTgIgneft disappears IN
free tTXt book districts. From an edUca-
f{onai standpoint. stats uniformity Is q ma
chine. grs measure. one STANDARD. one
method. ore idea one book and orc mar
Fcw gQt for every puUsl. teacher and school
IN Washington. IL means death sor In
8i%lduaj.fy sua dry rot for progress.
- arm Informed ha1 TWO hg book con-
c~sIsa whiCa have opposed the hill now ex-
qusncc - t. Use including % Seattle AMI
Spokane free tex book cen Tacts IN the
state contract. wh!c6 lbey fully expect 70
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