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Daily Capital Journal
Salem, Marion County, Oregon
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Governor Chamberlain reappoints the entire school text-book commission, including Harvey W. Scott, Wm. S. Ladd, P. L. Campbell, Wm. Colvig, and C. A. Johns, for breaking the text-book monopoly enabled by the Daly law and promoting free educator opinions on books.
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Governor Chamberlain deserves commendation for reappointing the entire present school text book commission.
The members are Harvey W. Scott, Wm. S. Ladd, P. L. Campbell, Wm. Colvig and C. A. Johns.
These men deserve credit for having rid the state of the most obnoxious text book monopoly that ever cursed a commonwealth.
That was made possible under the Daly law that was enacted by the legislature six years ago, and made reform possible.
Prior to the enactment of that law there was a terrorism exerted over the educators of the state that made them fear the book trust.
Under the new text-book commission law this dread has been relieved, and each teacher feels free to express their honest opinion of text-books.
By continuing the old text-book commission, Governor Chamberlain has shown his freedom from trust influences and his friendship for education.
The old commission will not make a new adoption for two years but, in the meantime, the state board of education can take steps to improve the adoption made three years ago.
In a number of instances there are books that can be lopped off, and the system of text-books improved and made less expensive. The state board of education should take steps to that end.
Governor Chamberlain deserves credit for making this appointment of a text-book commission outside the party lines, and against a great deal of pressure from politicians for places.
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reappointment of the commission; praise for breaking text-book monopoly; suggestion for state board of education to improve adoption by removing unnecessary books and reducing costs.
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Governor Chamberlain reappoints the entire present school text-book commission, crediting them for eliminating the state's text-book monopoly under the Daly law enacted six years ago, which relieved educators' fear of the book trust and allowed free opinions on textbooks. The reappointment demonstrates independence from trusts and support for education, made outside party lines despite political pressure. No new adoption for two years, but opportunity to refine the three-year-old adoption.