The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-03
SEATTLE. SATURDAY. WOW. ..


rbe aoo,oxists OF superintendent
Browne have a hard nu, 10 crack in the
action Of the chief cities Of the state on
shs TAFT book question. II is In the cit
ies that the quality OF these books Is
ezamined with greatest care The
psspis demand the best. and they are bet
tsr able 70 pay fer what they need than
ars those Of the country districts. 30 the
ascssioa Of the cities has especial weight
and Significance.
In Tacoma AZ little as possible Is said
about the matter That city IL the seat
AZ the wcstiand Company. the central
asure In the Browne Book Trust. They
90 mot want 10 discredis too FAR so
peculiarly home. industry. Therefore
there h ne great stir. but supplementary
beska are used 10 cover the Hsld occu-
Rid By ths Browne abominations.
In Seattle there II no difference Of opin-
Ion. Educational authorities are agreed
upon tho utter worthlessness OF the books
prepared 1t the inssigaiion OF Mr., Browne
with the assurance In advance that they
would be adopted by the state board.
Hare supplementary books viii BE- put in
their places. parents willingly paying the
cost Of extra books 10 save their children
from the injury 81 using the wresched af-
fairs foisted upon them by the Browne
combine.
In Spokane. the city superintendent has
discarded both the Hughes speiier and the
wsGser geography substituting oral and
blackboard work instead. Upon the
teacher Is thrown the burden OF correct
Ing the more siartns error. OF the text
Only In this way can the children be
saved from the mistakes Of the books
Nothing can save them from the evil In
nuence Of miserable English ana absurd
methods Of treatment
Here We have tho verdict 81 the three
chief cities of Washington. containing
nearly onc~third OF the entire population
Of the state, apon the work 81 the Browne-
Racers combine, THE educational author.
ities 81 those cities care nothing for tho
political aspec, OF the question. they arc
concerned solely In advancing educational
Interests and IN providing the best od,i-
ea,ional taeflg,is. Tor the pupii. under
their care, After setusl trial Of tho nn~
ten, books. they declare them 10 be sim
pig impossible, They viii not indie, them
upea the scholars, any more than they
would let the children breathe Infected
air or - laugh, that two ana two make
nve. Their example has been followed In
most 81 The elites 81 thu second class. ana
IN those less pepaisas aisiricis where the
psoele feel TIA, tn.y can srora supple
mea,sry socks
The merits ef 'hs eeoss hsv. nov been
passed upon by sssOla,e,y competent au-
thersty. after ths tsss % actual practice.
The verdict Ia rendered Browne certain.
ix knew In advance ~aAt tAa teachers Of
tss state have discovered ay experience.
What thea Was BIS metivs In forcing the
adoption Of shsss menssso.,sses Through
vac Beard ~ tAe majority taa, ne ccn-
trslisif
It's tefer2srs have made a rrsisaes that
fhe change weul vera . sawiag. Wa
have sAsra q ~ ,Ae psirss rsls asa
vnasr the res aines far ssessnrs which
lie istA as~n a. change vii cost tae
reesss . hY ssr, % money. Bat saat
- net TIE tol~ ease n IL now ssen
that g some exssnl By irnp0aiax extra
sseer 80 rn ne teachers Ana tnsswinE TIE
ssx' sea@s "a one ssa the eAlldrsa can
- savsA sas mostly IT win :. asoesssr,
= seeess the wsstAaa trust ssOss In
srasr net 70 fcrfsis the fsass srporssonea
40 sAs sisr'oss ~ re STATE white ae.u-
l 90 psssh<zaUs s<asasstss fer them Ia ~.
ssashA mSs &c sHsssyss Aas ~ Yay