The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-15
FROM THE CAPITAL CITY
Educati nal Department Warns Gus.
todians Of Public Schools.
MEETING OF THE PENlTESITARY BOARD
Price Of Convict Labor Fixed for the
Ensuing Yesr---State Normal Board
Is Nearly Ready to Adjourn.

Austin. Texas. August i4-The state de.
partment Of education today gave out the
following.
20 County School superintendent and TO
Principals and Superntendents of the
schools Of Towns and cities having a
Population less than 10000;
Gentlemen: AT meeting Of the state
text book board held August TO- 1901, a
resolution was adopted directing the state
superintendent Of public instruction to call
your attention to certain provisions Of The
text book law and to the tenor OF the
states contracts with the publishers of
books adopted under said law
The pre- Use editions adopted tsuch as are
distributed ~ the agenc'Ss OF thg con
schools; and the law permits no deviation
n tom his rule unless "thc contractor fails
or refuses to furnish the hooks provided
for In this act at the time required for
their use in the respective schools
The editions adopted are In some eases
special Texas editions lthe Biographies
FOR instance. have special Texas supple
ments, ctc.l: and other editions, though
by the same authors aud published 10y the
sqme firms. are not books Of the state
adoption, and the use Of thcm Is prohibited
by law under severe penalties upon teach
ers and trustees.
The co EGcSs opted b. the he S ga h1yS
OF their covers and IRE easily distinguished
by this means as wen as hy other char
acteristIes Of the Texas editions of these
works.
There are reasons why It Is timely that
all parties he warned AGAINST violations II
the law In the particulars mentioned. and
You are respectfully Instructed to so warn
the teachers and trustees with whom YOU
have official connection Very respectfully,
Arthur Lefcvrc,
State superintendent
New Charters Filed
Austin Texas, August 14,Thc charters
Of the following corporations were iileu
In the secretary Of states office today;
Western Texas Compress company Of
Corslcana capital stock $4,000 Purpose
to construct aud operate mills cotton gins
ana cotton compress. incorporated by O.
{. Iatxpeck. Joseph schwartz, Thomas
Abraham and w u. Woods.
The Ives Lumber company of Houston;
capital stock S2a000, Incorporated by ]
!. Campbell |. Lee Campbel and Y. w.
The 1oi Cattle company of Hartley,
Hartley county; cnpital stock S3ooN IN
corporated by $. II, Whitney, II, l.. Robin
son. c. RI. Burnett and others
The San Antonio Builders Exchange Of
san Antonio; no capital stock, lncorporat
ed by Horny PaulS, T. l. Shields, o. A.
The Gainesville Training School for
Nurses: no capital stock. Incorporated by
$, J. Post J. E. Gilcreest, +, D, Garrett
and others
The Galveston Fishing club Of Calves
ton; no capital stock Incorporated by
j. z. II Scott, A. Duchamp, 5. o. Young
and others.
The Texas Mutual Benedt association OF
San Antonio. no capital stock lncorporat.
ed by Robert Clarke, IL. Lee Bernos,
Walton peteet and others,
Tho National Medical Contract company
of Houston; no capital stock. lncorpornt-
ed by j. H. Heating J. h. Ehrenworth, III.
e. Moore and others.