The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-01-20
THE STATE PRESS.

New Orleans Times Democrat: Other
States have laws to protect the people from
text book raids; and if this State is left
still unprotected, the people must see to it
that public opinion puts an end to this
great abuse of which they are the victims.
New Orleans Picayune: The State is
full of these lawless bodies or commissions
turned loose by the Legislature to dispose
of public property and perform any acts
in connection Herewith that may please
them. The blame in all such goes
back to the Legislature which created such
monstrosities.
New Orleans States: Many teachers
object-and we have always sympathized
with that objection-to the practice OF
holding institutes during the vacation
period, upon the ground that after a teacher
has discharged the exacting duties Of the
class room during nine months, she needs
rest and time to devote to personal mat
tiers, instead Of being expected to put in
her time attending institutes.
New Orleans Times Democrat: The
press and public having unanimously de-
cided that the present method of changing
text books is bad, and that many of the
books adopted are a change for the worse,
the question arises what can be done in
this matter? How can we get rid of the
Objectionable books, and of the present
system Of radical changes, in defense of
which not a word has yet been said.
Claiborne Guardian journal: 1t is
stated in the papers that large number Of
DeSoto citizens have banded together to
openly defy and disregard the game laws.
We would not advice that course. 1t is a
dangerous and bad policy to disregard the
laws of the land, but we certainly would
advise to organize to fight Miller, Ponder
ct al in their attempt to make the present
law more drastic and obnoxious. The
proper remedy is to instruct their members
of the General Assembly to vote to repeal
the law existing and oppose any attempted
new legislation on the subject.
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good authority, our information coming
from reputable dealer who handles school
books now, and has for years, that the
books which have been adopted and are
now in universal use in the public schools
Of the State, are not only not superior, but
are distinctly inferior to those which have
been discarded, and cost from fifteen to
twenty-five per cent more, In fact, under
the present scholastic regime, the children
are forced 10 purchase more books than
ever. Indeed, the text books which each
child is required to study are so many and
various, that it is a burden for him to
carry them, and no matter how precocious
and comprehensive his intellect may be, it
is absolutely impossible for him to master
even one third of the matter contained in
them, save and excepting only in the most
superficial manner. The pecuniary i'm
position practiced upon the patrons of the
public schools-it has been charged in the
public press and not refuted, in the colos-
sal sum CT $500, OOO--renders it absolutely
imperative that the Legislature should
restrict the unlimited authority Of an i'm
provident Board to make such sweeping
changes of text books every four years
It is farce upon our so-called free scho-
lastic system and fraud upon the rights
of the patrons and must be eliminated from
the public school equation at the next ses-
sion Of the Legislature, or Legislature
will be elected responsive to the popular
demand on this most important question