The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-11-20

IeTHllt ME TO say turlner, tnat
the course of study was amended in
July and August of the present year
and copies of amendments sent to
every school in the state early in
September, that ample provision was
made by the state text book commits
sion for supplying all the schools
With the text books adopted III
Iune, 1915. That some delays were
made by the publishers in getting
aew text books to some CT the
school districts Is true, but the
schools lost nothing by it as they
lad full equipment CT former books
IN hand to use in their school work.
fhe delays We're due to. unavoidaS
Die accidents in transportation.
| hope you will give publicity to
this article, as l am costrained to
believe that you desire your read,
ers to know the facts in these mat
71s and that you ae not inten.
tionally misrepresenting the work
being done by the state department
of education.
Very truly yours,
JOHN EDWARDS BRAY,
State superintendent of Schools.
We are glad to give space to the
| etter from Prof Bray. as Is all
| ways the case when matters or pub
| lie concern are involved.
/ in our recent criticism of tnl
eolduct of that portion of the De-
partment CT Educatin under the
supervision of the state superintend-
ent and his deutles, we contended
that the schools of Lincoln county
wee bs.tg neglected. that the
state head of the public school sys-
TEN, nor any of his deputies had
| personally visited the schoo in an
official capacity for almost two
years; when as a matter of fact,
their duty is to visit the schools
at leafs once year.
Mr.. Bray does not convince us
in his letter that he is not entit-
tied to censure. He puts up very
weak defense,or we might better
say no defense, for he admits
he very things which prompted the
i criticism of his department in these
columns, namely-that neither him
self, or deputy for this supervision
al district, had visited single pub
lie school in this county for almost
two years. Mr.. Bray says that he
made his last official visit to
this county in 1913-and not one
of his deputies has poked his nose
! over on this side of the county
Il Dlndary line so far as we have
been able to discover, since that
date.
Prof Bray denies that there are
schools in this county which have
never been visited by deputy sup
: erintendent We are firmly of the
. opinion that Prof Bray is mif TAX
en-; but granting what be says Isl
rue, we would like to ask the ven
erable professor if these visitations
ivde made while he has been at
the head of the deartmpent of edu.
cation?
! Prof. Bray asserts that copies OF
the amendments to the course OF
, study were mailed to each schoo
4 early in September; but We speak
advisedly when we say no such re
ports have been received in tbs
: Phoebe district; neither have the
! teachers been supplied with blanks
> required in making their reports a
: stated intervals; requistons TO
them having been totally ignored
e We have been informed that MI
:. G. E. Anderson. who was appointe'
u deputy for this supervisional dis
l trict early in the year, will com
e to Lincoln county following tn
II teachers institute at Las Vegas
~ We hope Mr.. Anderson will tax
le cognizance of the fact that anon
W. other things Lincoln county has
ss high school of which we are justl
~ proud; that he will become impresse
lg with the fact that Lincoln count
le is entitled to recognition and tn;
rs there will be no disposition to har
ID us a lemon in the future.