The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-30
Competent School Authorities Ar
raign Browne-W estland Books.
SnAignaticn widespread Among the
Patrons Of schools at Base he
srsyal by Rogers board of Edu-
cation OF the Growing Genern-
tssu-what the Educational Jour
I nails say of Brownies Contract.

by GOV. Rogers. Superintendent Browne
land the weetiand Publishing Company
has resulted in exciting the wrath OF tax
payers and school patrons in even the
ssmzilest school districts In the county ana
state.
proof OF that fact Is found In the reports
made 10 tho Republican county central
COMMITTEES by speakers who are touring
tie county Thursday night AZ Falls city
Prof Hartranft, candidate for school SUI
.perfntendent exploited the fusion school
book fob. The greatest interest was msni-
Tested by the voters assembled. and when
Mr.. Bartranft sought 10 close his speech
he was urged to continue until he had
shown up the whole job in It's every phase,
INDIGNATION n even more intense among
the teachers and school authorities Of the
state. The schoolmasters' Club an or
ganizstion having ~ members practically
all the prominent educators Of the Sound
anticipated thA action az the state board
Of education last May, and ct meeting
held In this city May passed fesolutions
strongly condsmning the Westiand books
which were afterward adopted by the
state board The club Is a responsible
body Of capable men whose interest Ia
solely that Of the welfare Of the public
school syste6n Among tho members arc
. number Of Tacoma teachers. They at
tended the meeting OF May and voted
for the resolutions just now they have
but little comment to make on the poor
text books. Superintendent Bling ham. OF
Tacoma. says that he Is ''too busy TO dts
cuss the bocsss." The headquarters OF
tho Westland Company are in Tacoma,
which fact is offered BY many as an en-
PLANTATION for the refusal Of the Tacoma
instructors to condemn its work
Severe R@seIstions.
The resolutions passed by the School
masters Club wers follows:
whereas II comes 10 the kpowy-
edse Of the schooimaster's Club
through the public press that text
books prepared and published in this
the state beard of education; and
Whereas, Such books as we have
seen are poor 10 mechanical construc-
ton and by no means equal 10 those
ofYcrsd in the open market: and O''
Whereas The subject matter OF
some q these hooks has never had
had the Endorsement Of any educa.
tlonai men generally m this or any
other state: and
where. where's We are credIbly inform,
looms have been purchased which have
Jailed 70 ma a market for themselves
- otner places. and are now offered
ana
Whereas. The adoption OF inferior
noens al this time entails necessarily
years In many localities where the
school cannot rise above the Incubus
OF the book: therefore
Resolved. That while we favor the
announcement OF homo production and
the furtherancs OF local publirations
csher things being equal stu. we
request that the children ~ this state
are entitled 10 and should have the
hest books the United states can pro.
seen such strides in the bookmakers
art that the opportunities are now
sreater than eyer before for the present
children books ,hat ' arc gems sn " m me
chanich eoastruction and scienti,caiiy
pedaEogfc In subject matter;
ss., s sS,,sss fhS' we believe that the
NIFTY or school hook may he Judged
- We general use throughout the cuiin-
try at large, and
Resolved, That we respectfully
urge that the question Of home pro-
dhction be not allowed 10 so Influence
NE board az 70 ieonardise The true IN
fhls commonwealth. as We believe that
tts adoption will"
scored by - school Journal,
Tho September number ~ the North
west School Journal. edited BY r AZ Me
Gully. principal OF the Ellensburg hlxf
school contains tho following comment
w this new text books.
There y ne reason Tor conceaung
that dissatisfaction with the aaans
tion, With the hooks and with the
pFfces and manner ~ exchange has
bern widespread ana the Journal viii
nos pretend s 70 DENY that there u
There q remedy FOR these thinrs
which the immediate future should
provide and I, Is partially contained
IN the leEielaiion enacted by the leg
isiatnre 81 isAi-ieg isati0n that the
leading teachers demanded iegisla-
tien that the state Teachers Asso-
unRntmiiy, LEGISLATION granted hy our
representative from an portions ~
the Legislation prevented only
by veto ef the governor"
E.st~re Press Tia. Its say.
A recent uamter ~ the fn,etigrucer.
pnrai.menthiy journal 81 elucasian pus
liaAed a, Chicago. Witch Ia regarded a
IN authority by school teschess severed,
criticisss the Lights 60 fItefatura.
READERS adopted hv the state board o
education ~ Washington which was rs
gently placed tn the Chicago publ
schools over thu protests % tire ssslstan
superlntsnasnss and q great proportion
81 the city teachers The article IA a
votioeas
IN shameless dsranee 20 the wei.
fare % to sacred trust, the beard cs
edncattrn - TIE city 81 Chicasn az a
recent meeting foisied upon the chit.
GaEN schools Tor The next four wars
set q slx scbeoi readers sntitiea
Lights cf literature which as text
books for teaching reading Rre ar-
eereinx g pedagegies, unnt Tor the
rurHN8e one II tho books Il such a
lrAvesyy On the science ~ sehool text
teak making that the COMMITTEES 81
Assistant auaetinieRdsnts MAS obliged
20 condemn IL as uniit fer use as a
sest book fer teaching reading Bat
the Board 81 ssaestioa repeating ,ss
fnsult Is has several times before
thrown IN ,he face % lts educational
exHcrta. adopted tsc set o. text eSeks
a. t0ko.
10 The uAuse OF education and In
the intercSts Cf the school children OF
tha whole city OF Chicago, the corrs
% assistant surertr tendeuta should
have catered an emphatic protest
against the exclusive adoption 81 such
= sct & readers a. Lights TO Lltera-
ture' ifei they are scarcely 20 10
blamed for leaving thu anal decision
IN the matter 10 the board 81 educA-
ticn. because their opinion or recon-
rneniati0u hRs 80 often oaan uttsFly
ignored IN tho mast even when axk~t