Arkansas State press., 1954-05-14
Select Well and Supplement Fully
S. S. TAYLOR

Prejudice may be feeling against the Negro
ncucated given statements in textbooks The
flood of textbook examination criticism which has result
ed from Sociology telegraph Press 1891
is particularly welcome to the Negro
have been based the aegedy eommunsc content OF some
taste.
sst in the of textbooks. The committee includes
daily newspapers but does not include the weekes
committee to be somewhat small for SO large
job report how the committee will go about
the job whether book will be read by each member OF
the committee member will report ON one book The
reports give public nng of what standards the textbooks
will Judged Neither does that the books VIII
be judged by specialists the field treated by the book The
the books which will be judged are likewise not
given the public.
1t appears to the if competent Job of judging
text books is to DONE several specialists should judge each
hook These SPECIALISTS should include subject
matter and the educational period covered by the book
Hiring group of specialists might be bit eXpensiVe so
they should dollar year The majority
of specialists would probably gladly donate the small amount
of time required to judge one book.
In addition setting specialists possible to work
ON each book all books being considered should be
given public order that there might be many vou
teer reports possible AS result of all this final judgment
of would probably be more comprehensive and far
more satisfactory than in the past.
The perfect textbook appear often the
feet man. who contend that there has been
even perfect textbook Therefore instead of looking for
the perfect text probably be better make
haustive textbook list all controversial passages
type or mmeograph these findings them
the the book in his classes 1t will be
comparatively easy to check the teachers knowledge and
landings of such passages
"A
Rock public this passage "PrVIeges and i'm
(referring the 14th amendment parenthess is
been Defined but the courts have
which and denial of such privi-
eges mmunes For example, it's denial to prohibit
white and Blacks to provide separate
schools provide separate coaches for the
business places during certain hours
Sunday"
Negroes and many white people would consider that
If this passage textbook it should be subjected
discussion Some of its conclusions which
are stated facts are still being debated
the following statement regard
ing n Oregon Dirk De Jonge to the
pentenary for making speech in which he
communism for the United States The Civil Liberties
Union provided carry his the United States
Supreme The unanimously found that he had been
deprived liberty without due process of law because he had
advocated the of force in establishing
forbid speeches advocating change form Of
by peaceful the Oregon law declared
unconstitutional De Jonge freed"
people would probably consider that this
example due process There further
cussion of the example in the context therefore the dcrmn-
teacher would feel peed present all the implications
of the situation the student Here again there's considerable
controversy relation between the American communistic
party and the Russian communstc party argued by
The student is properly guided he is led
the book would hm) that the matter simple
ed in the textbook and that the outcome is assured
The public school has public duyto develop its pupils
into good citizens Both the texts and the teachers should be
carefully scrunzed before they selected After selection
they should be given every possible help