The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-03
Governor Renames Old Men,
berS Text Book Commission.
Il. A. McNeaI and Mrs. Cora
BuIlard Are Retained.
OTHER APPOINTMENTS made
Board of Education Personnel
Is Practically Completed.
Demands of State Teachers
Association Were Not Met.

Efforts of the State Teachers asso-
citation to land representatives of the
teachers on the state school textbook
commission proved unsuccessful to-
day. Governor Henry j. Allen re-
appointed T. A. McNeaI, Topeka, and
Mrs. Cora Wellhouse Bullard, Tonga
noxie. to the commission as "a con-
ceSsion to the sentiment of those who
have been regarded as the strongest
advocates of state publication"
The two appointments by the gov
ernor today complete the textbook
commission with the exception of the
member to be chosen tomorrow by the
state board of agriculture. Under the
new legislative law the department of
which j. c. Mohler is secretary may
name any of it's members to the place.
Heretofore the president was required
to serve and. as the head of the So
ciety IS elective every year, 1t is the
aim of the new plan to permit the
board of agriculture to appoint a men,
Der who will be able to serve for sew
eraI years, thereby adding to the gem
eral efficiency of the commission.
Governor Issues Statement.
In reappointing McNeal and Mrs.
Bullard Governor Allen issued the fol-
lowing statement:
These re-appointments are made as
a concession to the sentiment of those
who have been regarded as the strong
| have decided to retain the commission
| IN it's present form that there may be
no controversy over the program re-
garding the state publication of text
| books at the present time 1 realize
| the justice IN the claims of the teach
| ers of the state for more representation
| on this commission. 1t has been sug-
gested that there should be a com
mission appointed to study impartially
| the entire matter of selection of text
| books and state publication, and tC
submit a report in time for the con-
sideration by the next legislature.
| hope to be able to carry out this sug-
| gestion to the entire satisfaction of all
interests involved"
Makes Other Appointments.
After naming the two textbook
members Governor Allen also appoint
ed his three members of the board o
education, completing the personnel
with the exception of the agriculture
| member of the textbook body. of tn,
state educational boards for his ad-
| ministrauon. New members of thu
| board of education as named by tn,
governor are:
S. p. Rowland, county superintend
ent of Reno county, Hutchinson.
c. o. Smith, superintendent o
Marysville city schools.
John Barnhill, superintendent O
Parsons city schools.
/ Lillian Scott, Baldwin; w. o. Steen
Beloit. and H w. Shideler, Girard
were automatically removed from tn,
board of education when the last leg
islature passed the measure changing
the personnel of the board to includ
the state superintendent, the heads o
state institutions and the three ap
pointees by the governor. 1t was spec
flied, however, that the governor
appointees should be either two coun
ty superintendent and one city su
perintendent or vice versa. Rowland
one of the members appointed toda,
by the governor is Democrat