The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-30
TEXT BOOK CONVENTION
IN LONG, HOT SESSION
County SuperintendentS Denounce Many People
and Things---Then Retract
Decide to Prosecute Appeal From Judge Halls Decision to the
Supreme Court.

have less use for them now. The purpose
( of a court of law, it seems to me, is TO
refute justice. | don't take the News
as want TO know what is going on
but j have read some of the things the
I editor has had to say about US. You
Know. j don't know what we would do
with that fellow if he was out in Piute
county. | guess one way would be to
| tie ham on the back of a wild cayuse
and set him off over the prairie
Mr.. johnson continued with the state
ment that it is the book agents who are
4 speaking. He could admire the
man who takes. defeat gracefully, but
he had no use for the ''squealer." His
feelings were awfully tired. Mr.. John
/ son declared, to think that men who
! came into this state to make money off
the people caused all this trouble. In
conclusion. he said he hoped the editor
of the Deseret News, whoever he might
! be- was in the room.
AT the suggestion of Superintendent
MoiyneuX of Grand county. a commit
tee of five on resolutions was appointed.
II consisted of Marks of Tooele Brown
! Of Utah, Magleby of Sewer. Decker of
/ Iron and Woolfenden of Beaver
After noon recess, the convention
came together in the inner office, and
the book agents were excluded
Attorney General Nj. A. Breeder was
called in consultation to give his opin-
ION as to whether another convention
to adopt new books could legally be
| called. He said that he thought it
| could. In answer to a "a Did fire of
questions, Mr.. Breeder took the stand
that the appeal should be dropped. II
| the supreme court should reverse the
/ decision, he said, the contracts voted
on would be all right. but it was only
a chance that the appellants would win
] out At best, he said. little could be
gained by taking it to the higher court,
as that body will not be in session for
four months, and it would be impos-
| sible to get the books until long after
the schools had begun
! Il believe" said the attorney general.
| that the convention was right, but the
court says no. and the court is one of
competent jurisdiction. Judge Hall has
given the matter more consideration
/ than | have, and since he has decided
that way, l believe the superintendent
has gone far enough in defending the
faction brought against him. II you
want to call a special convention and
transact the business over again, very
we'll. Do so at once But I can see no
advantage in carrying the appeal
Superintendent Nelson, who had
maintained discreet silence UP to this
time, arose and addressed the conven-
ton on the subject of the criticism that
had been offered. He was gratified ne
said. to see that no criticism had come
from any public school man, but the
bulk of it was the work of n. L. Nelson
and J. II. Paul
Il have even been asked if this was a
fight" he continued. between the
church schools and the schools of the
state. I have answered no. that it was
rather the nature of the beast"
The subject of legislation providing
for department in the school system
ff1r fna.f 10 F111r r1s1I Obi
1 cussed at some length. Professor Mar
shall giving some of his observations
and views on the subject. which proved
Interesting to the superintendent.
Mr.. Johnson Apologies.
Superintendent johnson offered an
apology for his statement that he had
a contempt for courts. He was vexed
at the time. he declared. and he really
had every respect for justice and law.
The resolution committee then pre-
sented its report.
Following are the resolutions in the
form originally presented to the con-
vention. which were passed with the
exceptions of sections 7, S aEId 9.
Resolved. That in our opinion
most of the text books now in use are
not suitable for the further use of the
schools of this state; that they are
out of date, antiquated and otherwise
not suited TO the necessities of the
youth of Utah.
2-Resolved. That we unanimously
endorse the action of the recent text
r book convention in the selection of new
| books aud in the selection of the par
{ ticular books adopted by that conven-
ton. We regard that action as .emi-
nently just. proper and legal and We
? believe that il would be a saving TO
$ the state of Utah well as an inspi-
p ration to the pupils TO introduce and
use the new books adopted New books
must be bought. new books are being
l adopted and il is better that new books
of modern type and style should be
: bought than the old and unsuita bic
: ( should be perpetuated at greater eos'
, than the new books recommended The
: best is none too good for the children
j. / Of Utah Modern books and modern
thoughts must be adopted
: S-Resolved, That the recent tex
= book convention. in the matter of open
: Z ing and reading the bids complied
: fully with the spirit and intent of the
: law in making the bids public. and in
!. so doing followed well established pre-
. cedents. The bids of the various pub
: fishing houses being tabulated and II
. such tabulation. the names OF all book:
and prices of some presented for adop-
ton being duly given and every mem
. Der of the convention having a cop,
= of such tabulated list before discussing
q any works to be adopted That ever,
: superintendent fairly and intefiigentl
: understood the prices and books con
n sidered before voting upon the same
4-ResoIved. That we regard the de
= cision of Judge Han in the caSe o
Tanner vs. Nelson as being upon tech
4 nfcaf grounds, and contrary TO the pes
: interests of the children Of the stat
~ Utah. and that we endorse the &C