Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-01-25
A FEW FACTS
In Regard To tHc school
Book Question FROM the
Pen of VIZ ~. i. Spratl-
ling lie Ttvor~ II.


text hoaks as asnirst adoption
I BY ennH'ies. T. teia. under
stood That tho present hrran~e-
ncut Vail cui alicf this srhoi
a-tic yee-. TIC Gle7t5nl fsup iif
discussion AMI property -.
since i'e Legislature VIII rrutw
the clG method % >ei 0c'iur by
county committees o. pass o
new law proti,lirg t1ra choice
By the state at tac present SIS
sian. The latter method d. ~
ciir'iiy the more 20 Keeping
Sith ncris nfths ngtiie scinn's
iaad thr -I.rit of lhe time.. 0a5
despite fhts fact, rcctAn 90 o4r
educators are making feroie
EFFORT O. rlntmis Tive cool r.
salts THAR Hosli came lr1al sftts.
adoption ana - mako the tr
PRECISION That State tirqtfoe uf
text book, ian st1ua-, scheme
and THAT neither tae patrons npr
the teachers ttvur o. TIT. ass
ser,i9a !, made Ia Tire face OF the
facts. that several States have
saca a law and hy 60 uplriug
aur hrnas and pf.ees with ttcir
hooks and prices. " cnp prog.
90 demonstration. thar our
ieg Stature can now save the
! patrons Of pu6lic shoe. n,t less
than one hundred Thousand dai
i.i-s and perhaps much HrEer
~nm- Upon the Information CO..
cteved from Tennessee. Missouri
ild Texas. I feel sale "a atyin.
mat an average If one tfi-f 81
[ -ie price can be- saved aaf ttu
, reliably informed that on s'me
&C the books Texas saves >evea
[ ~ I've per cent ~ the price
.nrnerls pait IA all these eases
thr books src just a. e1ui Do
subject. matter and mlterA. -
ours are NOW.
70 Is = simple business prnpl
sitipn, nothing Visionary or
theoretical about il. 10 has beer /
tested by experience and found A..
good The plan o.. simply the
\ school Bouk Commission IS [
created by the Legislature. COM I
, 3se1 Of two or three ol tac I
state officials and i've or NOR, /
evenly developed educators n
the state. aud this committee b /
.aargvI with the duty III sc,a !
ing text books for tlr pubic /
schools. This Is 10 b. doae Be- I
. special manner, al precautions F.
being taken 10 guard against Z
almost. every imagt mary sv.f.
fhey have = large deal "a rlsf /
ahieh - certain 90 interest tire .
cook companies. II Is easy g..
see that such 4 committee could
ds.ve = goed bargain f.r the
very Cues tina; need IT.
II Is srsgea ny some thai.s1sh
laws VIII not mark Y..if' fer tte
book companies. This j. don't
less t-ile. IA su flaeh = th.y g1si
act be allowed % charge sueh
exliarhi..nt prices lar books
But no oue Brea entertain aus
grave fears Of disaster 10 the
lpahii- g theis profits aEe "a
F, dree - reasonable bounds.
I B9ots actually cast mere ne s,
g,ta -, sent asraasem ats. tsau
they diI whca cotton was ten
cents per pound
/ There are other coHs.Jeea-
ton tint claim To be mentioned
/ Uniformity ot books Ia al the
counties will obyiate ycrf
| great Inconvenience now met
with il county line schools
where pupils from two or more
counties come together each
With tae books adapted in his
Town county. IA I there is L larg,
number o. PATRONS that move
from one county 10 another, y hu
mast continue TO buy hooks, or
uis, getting any benefit OF the
schools. the often rrpcatt I
statement that they are poor and
Ipay 10 taxes should n3f 81 bland
~ 20 our own interests that " 4
viii be willing "a submit % eug
unjust law Tor no other rcasoa
than to make the poor poorer
and the book companies rieLes
Another objection 10 state
3 adoption Is that. a. the Crp1.
! gents sly. that such method 5
would Be Hndemocratie, that II
+ al 5ptinu j. H.aile By counties
2 ~s1me efu teachers Will get Ia
: seyre 81 the committee, and
THAT ans teacher Who VII. open
= zap correspondence With The
: book companies. giving sueges
{ tioas. etc, etc. could STARE tht
sad co7leany's generosity in
1 Distributing free books nj which
{ they hayea great number y ell
such hits By many Of argument
need no answer. 10 the hrsl
pace Democracy Elyors the bcsI
policies cf government aud dOes
not require money to Be paid
! for It's sake. Next, the welft.,
/ u the many must De considered
c much more important than tn.
r individual interests ofthe teach
ers. l am "A teacher but il
could not say this much Shouts
. consider myself to be ser.
d poor citizen.
One more point that | " .sh {.
q make is that live years ago Owe
= local book sellers sustained
heavy loss by the arransemeu
! then provided. To obviate tai.
i loss Texas, | believe II is, pro
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