The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-05-21
THE REAL SCHOOL BOOK INJUSTICE.


THE REAL SCHOOL BOOK INJUSTICE. |
Oklahoma City, Ok, May 10 In the
face of almost universal criticism of
the recent school book adoptions.
the Democratic state board of educa-
tion met in executive session few
days ago and approved the contracts
for all OF the texts included in the
adoptions with the exception OF one
small speller. The board first held up
the matter OF approving three OF the
contracts for fow days for the pur-
pose of making an alleged investiga-
tion and then finally approved these
with the one exception noted above.
Some OF the most severe criticisms
of the action OF the state board of edu-
cation are coming from Democratic
newspapers. The Daily oklahoman
which ordinarily is able to stomach"
anything done by the administration
balks at the school book scandal and
declares that the people probably will
be driven to the course OF printing
their own text books through a state
printing plant. In order to escape
the constantly recurring scandals, the
catwaulings, chickering's, strife and
contention characteristic OF every book
adoption required 10y law. These in
cidents are disgrace TO the state aud
a disgrace to every school text pub
fishing company participating there
in A"
The recent adoption is characterized
as a miserable mess" which will cost
the school patrons thousands of dollars
in an editorial of tho McAlester News
Capital, leading democratic daily,
which reads in part;
1T now appears that instead OF cor
reeting the errors OF former adoptions
and attempts at adoption of text books
for the public schools of the state. the
state board OF education has made Il
miserable mess Of the recent adoption
and the patrons of the public schools
of the state will bo compelled 10 pour
thousands Of dallars OF their hard
earned money into golfers OF the school
book trusts"
That no Justification can he found
forRu entire change of text books re-
gardless Of the pocket books Of the
people of the state is the position TAX
en- by the Muskogee Times Democrat,
another daily newspaper which has
been disposed to defend the acts of it's
own party on most occasions. The
Times.Democrat says editorially:
The real injustice TO the public is
the constant changing Of school books
So far as we are able 20 learn the only
parties who will be benefited 10y the
new book adoption are the makers of
the books adopted and the saiss agen-
cies. The board of education has re-
Gently completed the book adoption
There has been a row and scandal over
this matter for two years. Now that
the adoption has been completed we
learn that every book used in the edu-
cational institutions Of the entire state
with but three exceptions have been
changed We have not heard prom
inent educator OF the state say that
the changes have been for the better
Il has just been matter Of change
This change will cost the people of the
state good deal Of money
The Tulsa Sun OF last week, Wednes-
day, gives an account OF the appoint
ment Of Floyd q, Hayworth TO the
position of traffic officer in the city Of
Tulsa. 1t seems shat heretofore Tulsa
has had no traffic police and Mr. Hay
worth has the distinction OF being the
first to hold the position. His duties
are TO manage the crowds at the dowr-
town crossings. His many friends here
will be glad to learn OF his promotion.
-Forgan Enterprise.