The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-04
REFLECT STARR.
Head OF, Topeka Schools Gets
Unanimous Vote
Report of Committee to Inves-
tigate Supplemental Books.

C. G. Starr was unanimously re-elect-
ed superintendent of the Topeka pubic
schools at the regular February meet
ing of the board of education.
When the clerk, NJ. c. Holman, hao
announced the result of the sballoting
DIR. Eva Harding arose, and from the
expression of her countenance II was
evident that a storm of d1SapproHa'
was about to break
Il want to again protest against
law breaker being elected as superln-
tendent." she said THE man VINO
pads the school book requirements is
as bad as the man who is a bootlegger
of booze The little child that inno-
Gently scratched a plate glass window
was arrested and punished, but TINS
man who works a hardship on many
by his aw-breaking not only goes free
but you re-elect him
we have proved him a law-breaker.
Ignorance of the law does not excuse
him and he should be punished. super
intendent Starr knows he is a law
breaker. Yet you pay him S2,1O0 a
year for it. There is not child in
Topeka but who will know that
bootlegger of books has been elected
superintendent of the public schools"
DIR. Harding took her seat. When
she found that no comment was
brought forth by her charges, she
again arose THE president and mem
bers Of the board are equally guilty
with the Superintendent she said.
At this juncture Superintendent Starr
who had retired while his reelection
was taking place reentered the board
room. He thanked the board members
for the confidence they displayed in re-
electing him.
THE responsibility as head of the
school system is great he said. Il
have endeavored to put my whole life
into the schools during the two years
have served. With your cO-opera-
ton we will produce the best results.
You have displayed that cooperation
in the past and l want to thank you
for it. You give your services without
any return except the satisfaction of
doing the greatest work possible-that
of moulding the lives of boys and
girls
Prior to the election of the superin-
tendent report by a special commit
tee appointed to enquire into the use of
supplemental books and charts in the
city schools, was made. The commit
tee was composed of P. w. Griggs, L.
NJ. Powell and L. NJ. Jones.
The report:
your special committee beg leave
to submit the following report in re-
gard to charges made against the SUI
rerint endent.
Upon investigation we have been
unable to find that there has been
any intention on the part of any one
connected with the running of the
as to the use of books or charts which
have been adopted or approved by the
state text book commission for use in
said schools.
HDunn's Community and Citizen
was regularly adopted upon recon-
mendation of the superintendent and
with the approval of the teachers
committee, and this board, in Septem-
Der. 1911. for the purpose of teaching
practical citizenship through a study
of community life, especially as it ex-
lists in cities. and to take the time of
Algebra in the eighth grade, it having
been deemed best to drop Algebra
from the grades and have it taught
only in the high school.
Miss Arnold'S book was adopted by
the state text book commission in May,
1912, but was not ready for distribu-
ton until late in August, however, it
should have replaced the Dunn book
in our schools at the beginning of the
school year.
THE chart in question has been reg
ularly adopted by the state text book
commission and has been given a
thorough test in our schools and is
still being used so far as practical and
the condition of same will allow.
'In view of the fact that there is
quite a difference of opinion even
among 1awyers.as to the intent of the
law. your committee would recon-
mend that only books and charts clear
ly within the meaning of the law or
adopted by the state text book COM
mission be used or permitted in our
schools, except as supplemental or
reference material.
The report of L. NJ. Jones. chairman
of the finance committee of the board,
shows that for the first time in years
all outstanding warrants have been
paid off. In January $45,517.50 in
old warrants We're paid off. New war
rants paid from the fund in January
aggregated $27.356.0S. There is now a
balance in the general fund of $685.
1870.
On February 1 there was a balance
in the building fund of SS,426.45. The
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