The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-09-27
bE YEONANS BILL
REDUCES BOOK PRICES
LopEIL REPRESENTATIVE AU-
|ruoR OF ONE OF MOST I'M
noRTANT RECENT LAWS.

ono of the most important bills
sod bv the legislature in its 1916
.;on is that known as the Yeomans
/, written by Hon. M. j. YeomanS
Terrell county. 1t had the re-
arkable experience of being passed
h. only three votes against it and
+be senate with every vote in its
vor.
n makes practically complete
,,,olution in the methods of supply
. school books to the public school
bildren of Georgia.
The bill provides all necessary ma
binerv for making school books abb
Alutelv free, or for renting them to
mills for nominal sum, or for sell
. them at cost slightly above the
i wholesale price. 1t compels all
bblishers of school books doing bus
pss in the state to sell their books
the lowest net wholesale price at
bich such books are sold anywhere
the United States. It compels all
bards of education of counties,
Aties. local school systems, separate
bool districts and district agricul-
lral schools to purchase direct from
publishers all school books re-
uired by the courses of study of
beir schools other than the regular
Bsal elementary school books pro-
Eded for by the state uniformity
extbook law, from an approved list
Ssued by the state board of educa-
lon. This approved list must in
Nude all school books that the pub
lshers may desire to sell in Georgia,
nd the list must be accompanied by
De publishers lowest price at which
$ch books are sold anywhere in the
hited States. The chief purpose of
&e Yeomans bill is to reduce the
Nee of standard school books in
kOrgia to the lowest figure at which
Bch books are sold anywhere in this
suntry. Another leading purpose of
se bill is to have the state board of
8ucation include in it's list every
hOol book published in the United
sates that is fit to be used in the
Alblic schools. In these respects the
ID follows closely what is known as
Ne Michigan school law, said to be
L best law of its kind ever enacted
n the United States.
Effective January /.
The Yeomans bill becomes effective
Nnuary l, 1917. After that date all
ards of education in this state will
I've no alternative but to purchase
bright all school books required for
8eir courses of study except the
Sal elementary books now required
the uniformity textbook law. The
a provides that when it goes into
Meet the public schools may continue
a the pleasure of the authorities in
large school books now in use; but
ben these books are changed all
her books substituted for those in
E shall be adopted for full period
j five years, and when so adopted
Ne books can not be changed until
Be expiration of the period of five
'ars The bill, of course, does not
feet any existing contract for text
8Oks now in use in this state.
8The bill makes it compulsory on
hool boards to buy school
Soks direct from the publish
u and pay for them out of any
bids that may come into their hands.
be boards may handle the books
Aemselves, or they may appoint
Gents to do so; but in any case the
yards are responsible to the publish
= ard the publishers alone are re-
fonsible to the boards. The boards
ARy furnish the books free. but if the
Yards decide to rent or sell the books
aey will be reimbursed by moneys
Rming in from those that rent or
Nv.
Board to Consider Bill.
At its October meeting the state
Aard of education will consider the
ROmans bill and make preparations
q complying with its provisions.
8Under the provisions of the Yeo-
pms bill school books in Georgia
shOol books of the highest quality at
Rt-will be cheaper than ever be-
Peas cheap as they are anywhere
$e in the United States. A concrete
pstration is the following: Under
e Yeomans bill book that hereto
Re cost 81 can not cost more than
cents, and may not cost not more
aan rs cents.