The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-04-25
Novel Plan Under Consideration By
State School Commission.
NEEDED BOOKS IN ONE VOLUME
Another Proposal That is Being Con-
sidered is to Issue the Texts in
Pamphlet Form-Either Plan
Would Save Money.

state.
At present each subject has it's own
book, and under ordinary circumstan-
ces the publication of the state texts
would follow the present system. One
suggestion is the printing and bind
ing of all the books used in one
school term into one volume.
The present system involves the
carrying by. each child of five to
seven books The proposal is to have
the commission work out complete
course of study for two terms of each
school year, and then print single
book for each term, each book con-
tanning the work in arithmetic, gram
mar, reading, writing, history and
other subjects for that entire term.
For the second half of the year there
would be another book OF the same
nature.
1t was suggested that a single book
for an entire school year be printed,
but this would make the book too
= large. 1t is estimated that the saw
ing on binding would enable a half
year book to be printed on good
paper and bound in heavy boards and
buckram for little more than a
dollar.
The other plan suggested is to
bind the schoolbooks in cloth only
and get them out in pamphlet form,
The use of board covers is expensive,
and it has been suggested that the
books could be made strong with
cloth covers to last the ordinary
child at least two years, or two
children in the same family one year
each, and the cost would be reduced
one-third on each book.
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The Kansas Natural Gas Company
will be required to furnish the util-
tiles commission a monthly state
ment showing the amount OF gas it
takes from it's own wells, or wells
owned by subsidiary companies, the
cost of that gas at the wells, the
cost of gas purchased from other |
companies or private owners at the
wells, the amount of gas furnished |
companies in the cities, the price it
received and the actual operating eX-
penses. The distributing companies !
will make a similar report, showing |
the amount of gas received from the !
Kansas Natural, the cost of handling
it and the amounts received from the
sale according to the business which
used it.
The public utilities commission has
employed T. F. Morrison of Chanute
as its natural gas expert to spend the
entire summer investigating the ma
tural gas conditions in Kansas and
mission to consider early in the fall
when the gas controversery comes
up again.
Unless the present plans fail entire
ly, Topeka soon will have new daily
newspaper, the Kansas Herald, devot-
ed exclusively to extolling the virtues
of the Democratic party and the abil-
ity of it's leaders.
The Kansas state bankers believe
that Kansas should help support its
Deposit Law. At the clos
ing session of the recent convention
the bankers unanimously adopted the
resolution: I'VE favor leg
islation that will make it mandatory
on the part of the state officials to
place the funds of the state in guar
anteed state banks only, and when
funds are so placed such depository
should not be required to furnish ad-
1itional security, as at present. We
EEL the necessity of currency reform,
put strongly insist that any changes
made in our financial system shall
include state banks in its provisions. ,
md on the same terms as our broth ,
II national banks" :
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The published statutes as passed
" the last legislature will be ready
or distribution about May l. There |
we're 1856 acts passed, about 100 of
which became effective upon publica-
ion in the official state paper.
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Harrison Parkman, state fire mar S
hal, is hunting for inforuation as to c
whether or not the death of a man p
aused by q fire is a property loss. v
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Kansas banks are going to take
are of the rebuilding of the peniten' e
larry Irvine plant if it is found adj h
itional funds to the revolving fund e.
re needed. Already $4,000 has been II
ffered the governor for immediate F
sc and the banks would walt for el
he next legislature to get the money m
ack.
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The snowfall in the state during the m
Ionth of March generally ranged from Il
to inches, the State average being c.
4 inches. At most stations it re- II
aimed on the ground but a few days A