Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-25

The ne# Legislature seems to ay-
erage up pretty high In the quality OF
its membership
The general impression is that it
is frst-class body Of men. and may
be looked upon as apt to acquit itself
well Of the important work there is
ahead
After both Houses are well under
way, It will be found. so this writer
thinks, that the contests for the
Speakership Of the House and the
Presidency OF the Senate will leave
few If any scars.
The contests have been waged, in
the main In a manly way, and the
results will be accepted unquestion-
ingly and uncomplainiEgly.
To be sure. there will be for time
a little soreness here and there. and
maybe there will be a few who fail
to recover rapidly from their natural
ly keen disappolntments. but event
ually things will settle down to- a
friendly basis and the work OF the
General Assembly is sure to go for
ward in mutual respect and consid-
Grafton among the members
After ALL only one man could win
the Presidency OF the Senate and only
one man could be Speaker. Expe-
rienced and able men have been
picked out to preside in both Houses.
The General Assembly will make a
big hit with the people now, If it gets
right down TO business. forgets the
preliminary battles. and enacts those
reforms the people are expecting. and
have been given the right to expect
Of It.
Judge William Josiah Nunnally of
Floyd, although he has been in At
lanta only a day or so, already IS well
acquainted with half OF the Legis-
lature and Is making himself known
to the other half just as fast as
he can.
Not only is Judge Nunnally sure
to take high rank as a constructive
Legislator, but he is evidently going
to become immensely popular with
his colleagues. He is a fine fellow"
all right, and everybody seems to
have found 1t out early in the game.
Tinsley Ragland Of Talbot, has his
trusty little snickersnee out for the
proposed new county of Warner.
Ragland lives in Talbot, from which
a section of the new county is pro-
posed to be taken and he will not
listen, He says his county needs In
its business all the territory II now
has and that he will fight 'em to a
finish. and If necessary die. before
anything shall be whacked from
grand old Talbot
Believe Tinsley. there will be moth
ing doing in the county of Warner
line this year.
Representative w. H. Connor of
Spalding, proposes to introduce some
highly important legislation In the
present House.
For one thing. he proposes to have
uniform school system over the
State and TO use the same books in
all public schools He thinks that
the printing contract should be let
out to the lowest bidder and that
the books shah be supplied to the
pupils at the actual cost to the State
According to Mr. Connor's argu-
ments the average cost OF text books
annually per pupil now Is about $500;
and that. If his provision should be
enacted, the price would be brought
which would effect a saving in Geor-
gia each year of some $4,000 600. In
his studies of this question. Mr.. Con-
nor has learned that many other
States in the United States are op-
Grating identically the very law that
he proposes and that their expert
ence has been that a tremendous saw
ing was effected. Since these prin-
ciples have been tried out in Spald-
ing County, Mr. Conner thinks the
State should give heed to them.
In the State of Ohio, where this
law is in operation. the school books
cost each pupil annually So cents:
In Pennsylvania. 70 cents: in Mary
land. IS cents; in Maine. IS cents.
Since this is the year when the
State Board of Education is to sign
contracts for The public school books
for another FIVE years and also since
the board has determined not to sign
any contract till after the Legisla-
ture has passed. Mr.. Conner intends
to push his measure with all his