The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-01-18

.,uv,X or THE GRAND JURY
COMMITTEE WRITES.

COMMITTEES " hIIHS'
,,.,yar to the County Board of
rdoootion. That Text Book
Matter Still Under DIS
cussiON.
rnrroP News; 1t would not be
nD -arv to notice the doctors
,ss'ases if it was not, for the fact
\. ''I he failed to tell the public some
|;o y I think it should know. He
snol tell that the people of Ter
\ county that Messrs. CroweH,
s.oIston and Giles were appointed a
samitte to select text books for the
Tt Eve years; that they did make
elections, and that the board re-
j to receive their report. The
Ill does not know what. bool $ t lat
smmittte recommended because they
liver had the report read. The
bpd Jury knew that this committee
H. selection of books without
Nending S26.50 huntin 3 up advice as
what books were best We could
lme the books this committee s eleci-
4 butthi5 would give the beard If
Pmation they have no right to
sov. as they refused the infor ma
once. But that committees
s}csent hrs been sustained by the
teachers all over the state.
NJ. Cook, S. w. Denton and
writer were the committee from
N the grand jury to examine the
pmissioner'8 books. We found
4 Dr.. Goneke had been to Atlanta
somewhere else to- make contracts
he books. We also found that
" excluded the commissioner by
lion being made that they go into
Pcutive session. This, done they
iied him chat his presence was
wanted (see SUPPLEMENT- and of
,e he left. What was done in
meeting we could not tell, as
Ire If noe minutes Of that session.
torema0 asked the writer to ask
Goleke such questions as we
nted light on, and one of these
Psyions was It tie board was not in
ecutve session eve.y time they
t, He answered ia a sense they
be, and in cnse they were not"
did not think then nor do we
pix new that the board ought to
be excluded the the commissioner
m the room. He has furnished
lndant proof since then that he
not to blame in the matter that
was accused Of, and could have
elt then had he known what was
ing. We also asked the doctor
those educators were he got ad
from a0d be refused to answer
question, aod s'ated that he had
ea bis word that he would not tell
'3ey were. Now, as 10 the Grand
being prejudiced against the
r0' that Is mistake. The COM
eg commenced the Investigation
ewing that it would find Che COM
E0 az at fault, but we are glad TO
'nat we were mistaken. We
found on the books a resolution
91eIatlng hin, Or course we put
o OLA where it properly belonged.
NV as 10 the Grand Jury having
'ont to examine the commissions
oooSs at the ta'l I'm, we re.er|
Var9r to S. lion IS OF the oom>
'cnoo- laws, which makes it The
Io Of Ine Grand Jury to select five
lo'aers who shall constitute a
o. ea7, ion. ANY man who
loot OF land may be one of that
n S,:,ion 16 we find that
ou9,y school commissioner shall
,olhcio see tary of The board,
y Ne san same 2tion we find it shall
pt u 1t, y, OF l.! ao'e y 10 be
~ at The meetings OF the board
record IN a book TO he pro,
n w, .oe purpose all of their OF
proc -di9sS, which shall be a
De' '' &c, open to inspection OF
h. "a u interested therein. We
:, aoclor 10 read section Is,
f lays any member or members
rs ',..o SHALL be removable by
n 1901 es the superior court on the
" I"o-thi"ds OF the Grand