The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-28

only action taken was an endorsement
of an amendment permitting boards Of
education to adopt supplementary books
where it is deemed wise.
This would not vitiate the provisions
of the present law like the proposed
amendment, permitting general changes
and subStitutions, would do.
The book companies lost their fight al
though an effort has been made to make
it appear that they were taking no ac-
tion in this direction.
The amendment, explained by the COM
mittee on. resolutions, is merely to cx-
tend a provision of the present law and
does not contemplate making it possible
to abrogate the present system Of pur-
chasing books, nor does it make changes
in prices.
The present law is apparently salts
factory to the teachers as it is to the
pupils
The State Teachers association holds
to the theory that the endorsement of
enterprises or schemes of any kind is
without the line of legitimate action on
the part OF the association, consequently
there was objection to an endorsement
Of the Kansas Exposition
When John Macdonald and Superin-
tendent Nelson were told of the intention
to pass the exposition without notice
they went before the committee and sue
ceeded in having the resolutions declare
in favor of the exposition
The resolutions follow:
BE it resolved. by the Kansas State
Teachers association, assembled in its
thirty eighth annual meeting:
L That we thank the persons to
whom we are indebted for the use of
the state house, the high school building
the Presbyterian and Baptist churches
and the auditorium; the Modocs and
others who furnished music for the as
socfation. and all others to whom we
are specially indebted for the success of
the present meeting.
2. That we are proud of the fact that
the newspapers of our state are SO very
generally clean in language. and So free
from what is Objectionable; and we call
upon all who are responsible for what
is read by the youth of our state TO aid
the teachers in the important matter Of
moral instruction, by encouraging an
existing tendency to promote the dis
semination of good literature
3. That moral and physical training
and the art side Of education incIud-
ing such subjects as music drawing
as far as time and means will admit
should find place in the public schools
of the state.
st4 That we express our approval Of
the educational administration of the
state as conducted by Superintendent
Nelson and the state board of educa-
ton.
80 That we renew our allegiance to
the Western School Journal, which has
always stood for the highest and best
interests of our schools, the real welfare
OF the teachers OF Kansas, and the de-
velopment and upbuilding of character
among our boys and girls, and declare
that our hearty support should be given
to that clean and able school publica-
ton.
So That it be the sense of this asso-
citation that the coming legislature
should so amend the state text book
law as to enable the people of Kansas
to secure the best textbooks of the
day for the use of their children in the
public schools; and that whatever hooks
may be adopted, the law should ex-
press1y permit the use in school Of sup
Elementary books by pupils who possess
the adopted books and are using them in
good faith.
~. That we believe that the bureau Of
education should be erected into an in
dependent department, on a ! plane with
tie department of labor, and that it
should be so constituted that it may be
equipped to exercise effective oversight
CT the educational systems of Alaska