The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-02-17
Senate Passes Senator Milburns Bill on
School Book Revision,

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Probably as its substitute for the
Batman bill, that was passed by the
House last week, the Senate yester-
day passed Senator M,lburn's school
book bill, which provides that the
State Board Of Education may not
change school books oftener than
once in ten years, except at the eI
piraiion of five years, by a vote OF
two thirds Of the members OF the
board, and except that histories,
copybooks and biographies may be
changed at five year periods.
The vote on the bill was forty
one for snd four sgainst. Those
voting against the bill were Senator'S
Barcus, Cavins, Kimbrough and
Moore Of Putnam. The abeentees
were Senators Kirkman, Koehne,
Lane, Smith and Ulrey.
PROVISIONS OF THE BILL.
The essential provisions OF the
bill are as follows: "ln no case
shall 8 revision Of any book or
books, nor shall any intermediate
grammar or language lessons or any
other book except copybooks, his
tories and Biographies under this or
sny other law of this State. be re-
quired By ths State board OF school
book commissioners oftener than
every ten years, and all contracts
for furnishing said books, except
histories, copybo ks aud geosra-
phies, shall be for q period OF ten
years, and contracts for furnihsing
histories, copybooks and biographies
shall be for a period Of FIVE years.
Provided, that this act shall not De
construed to extend TO or affect any
existing contract, and provided, fur'
ther. that the State board OF school
book commissioners shall have the
night by Q vote Of tvo-,hirds oil al
its mem bers TO cancel the contrscl
for the use Of any school book q
the expiration OF FIVE years, II sstis
, fed tha. the use Of said book woulc
not be for the best interests OF th'
, schools OF the State. F"
PssrERaED TO BATxAS BILL.
I The bill came up - . specia
order at IL 80 O'Clock. The debat
on il vas not o, ss great length o
n spirited % bad been expected
The speeches Of those Who oppose
the MiIburn measure showed ths
q thsy regarded it ss . much bette
bill than the Bstmsn bill, and ths
hey intended to vote for it, IL at al
a q substitute for the House mes
a sure. when that comes up Tor diI
cussion.
!. In speaking Of bis bill Senate
Il Milburn dwelt on the inconveniene
and sxpeass to the parent involve
: in the frequent change OF scho'
Q books, and said that the great mi
jority of the taxpayers OF the sta
1. were in favor OF some measure
restriction ss to the frequency wit
p which school books souid be chsni
ed. He said that the people OF II
s. southern part Of the State 10 pa
d ticulsr were opposed TO freque'
changes aod were in favor OF u
bill.
o OPPONENTS OF THE BILL.
"The smartest thing the Sens
:. could do 10 this matter" said Sc
ator Hendse, in opposing the bl
"vould be to pass no bill at .
the next smartest to pass this bill
Senator Milburn's, the next smal
-, sst and the worst Of all, TO pass Z
Bs,man bill"
:, Senators Moore Of Fsyette, Moo
of putnam and Kimbrough al
III spoke against the bill.
The comparatively small cost
>. an sducation was emPhasiIsd ID
Senator Kimbroush, who said ID
:, the education OF children costs LEI
in proportion to it, value, than 9
Il. other thing that affects the life
the people.
- "Every year or two" said Sci
tor Tyndall, "ihe farmers OF
- State have to buy new school6ool
-. Why is this? There Is no char
In mathematics, no change 10
history Of our country, il an an
"a netic is good for one year, IT'S &c
for ifty years. We never bad P
Of pe,rated on the State OF Indian
poorer arithmetic than that adop
il a year ago. The frequent cham
for in our schoolb Ioks are msde
the feed the graft Ct schooloook G
,tly Germs. That is the only reason
90. their being made.
Senator Csvins, IN speaking .
inst the bill, took occsion, a.
hat ssms time, to announce his 6osu
- p.s~.n hill 1.-The batu