The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-14
NO ACTION TAKEN
Promised Meeting Of Text Book
Board Isn't Held.
That Agricultural Chart Still
Bears State Endorsement.
LETTER FROM MDAYH0FF
Says That Company Has Quit
Working in State.
Mr. Lyon of Lincoln Takes a
Hand in the Game.
LETTER FROMDAYHOFF

No meeting Of the state text book
commission has been called by State
Superintendent J. L. Dayhon for the
purpose OF revoking the approval given
by the commission to the agricultural
chart scheme which has aroused such
a storm of protest throughout the
state.
Ar. DayhoR on February Is wrote
this letter to Arthur J. Stanley, county
superintendent at Lincoln, Kansas:
"The United States Agricultural So
ciety people have not been doing busi-
ness I'm the state since i stopped them
about the first of January. As soon as
some other matters are ready for the
commission, the commission viii be
called. and not until then. yours very
truly i. /. DAYHOFF.'
The words land not until then are
underlined.
Nothing further was heard from Mr.
DayhOn, and on March g Willard Z.
Lyon of Lincoln, one of the members
of the state text book commission,
wrote this letter TO Alr. DayhOm:
''I. l.. Dayhof. Topeka Kansas.
Dear Sir. certainly was filed
with appointment with the vacillat-
ing policy that you showed in your last
letter to me. The more I thought Of
IL, the more Disguised L became. Why
can't you act like a man in this mat
ter2 You have known that these
scoundrels cas- you called them) have
been operating in our state since last
April-almOst year-and vet you
have taken no official action whatever
j ou promised the county superintend-
ents at last Christmas time that you
would call meeting Of the text book
commission AT ONCE Do you have
any regard for your word or honor2
You say that this gang is not doing
business in Kansas and have not since
january. How do you know this
How DO You know that they have quit
The sfate2 Do YOU have a private un-
derstanding with this gang2 Why
have You kept advertising this outfit
IN your magazine, the Kansas Educa-
tor. when you knew that they were
preylug on the people that YOU were
elected and have taken oath to pro-
tectl Granting that you know and
nave it understood that this gang is not
TO operate any longer in Kansas do
you not know that they are proving on
the citizens Of neighboring and other
states2 Do YOU not know that they
are using the approval of the Kansas
state text book commission to help
them in their nefaTious work in other
states; that they are anxious to have it
appear that they are still in good
standing in Kansas and that Kansas
heartily approves of their work? Do
you think that 1T viii add to the honor
anu Aa-AA name OF Kansas TO nave her
educational department backing a lot
Of INSCRIPTIONS grafters up in other
states Don't you think that Kansas
has about all of the advertising of that
kind that she needs2 Every. member
of the commission has written me long
ago that he was willing to come to To-
peka to settle this matter. but how can
this be done when YOU refuse to call
them- NoW the sole power to call this
commission together rests with the
n f71 tom q
when the state elects as superintendeDt
a man who has the best interests Of
the state at heart. Blu when 1t has a
man i'm office who wflfully and blindly
disregards the interests of those who
nave elected him it would seem that
there is weakness in the law But
! can conceive of no other man who
mas ever nlled this important Office
pursuing the course that you have
taken and trust that there NAV never
be one elected who ever will [ shall
make this letter public for I feel that
the people Of the state should under
stand the situation YOu say now that
YOU VIII call HE commission IN ADr1f-
some time 1t may be some time
unless you can get out of it=but
DOUBT It being In April. Why not FIX
date and show the people who have
been imposed upon by these grafters
that YOU still have at least a little re-
gard for the duties of your Office.
Sincerely.
WILLARD r. LYON.
Member Of Text Book Commission "
Not Until April, Says DayhOm
Mr.. DayhOn was in Topeka today,
attending the meeting of the state
board OF education. He said.
''I have received this letter from Mr..
Stanley, and have written one in reply
Mich is sCOrcher Tt removed most
Of his hide. and il he has any disposi-
uon to keep this thing going I VIII
O. s1s b. r.-Ae e---
tne rest OF IT, No, don't care to
ma Re my letter public; at least not
Just now.
Alr. Stanley is half-breed Indian.
Snd doesn't know what he is talking
4pouL Why should he be so worried
about the welfare of people in other
states Why didn't he make his dis
Aurnance when these chart agents
We're getting in their work in his
county lt looks very peculiar to me
drove this concern out Of the
state. and they have not sold any
charts mere since the first of the yea r
don know where they are vvOrlzfn 2
now, or whether they are working at
an. understand that the concern
has changed hands recentIv.
There is nothing for the state +av+
Door com mission to do now. ANYWAY
FRANK Nelson, one OF the members of
tlle commission. is outside the state
ana viii not be back until April.
he returns"
How the Came Was Worked.
Agents Of O concern calling ftseIf .-T-be
Inited States Agricultural society q
Nhlcago came before the text book com
mission, and secured from the cor9r,is.
sion it's approval Of a certain kind 81
chart costing $3.50 apiece. Intended f.
teach pupils agricultural subjects.
Dslng lhls endorsement from the text
book commission the agents ~ +l7e con-
Germ went to the rural school boards
throughout the state and represented tc
each board that it was obliged to pur-
chase the chart at the high price asked
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