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Show THE SCHOOL-DOCK AWARDS The Vew a last night Justl complimented com-plimented the lloird ot L. luca-tlon luca-tlon of this cltj for Its selection se-lection ef text Ixi ka fir om clt schools nn I condemned the Htnte textbook text-book convention for Itn aelectl ins anl for Ita methol of making thin Since hnweier with tho excel lion of the tfec-Ktni hies suhstautlall the same books were selected b the Htato eon-entloii eon-entloii as b the cits boar Is of edu ration of this ell Oglen an 1 I'roio. and since I Icnticul methods In the making mak-ing of the awinls nnd tho rocedure nf opening bids etc tint the ?ow eon leinns In the State eonentlon were innile h these cltl?s the Inconsistencies Inconsisten-cies of the Simh a tensuie are a parent If tin luithods of rending bids and iiwurdlug conliaets nrw fcood In the ease of the cities wh nro the) not j,ood nlo for the Htutc proceliire' If the c Ity bo inl lire conn llmentc 1 for an niiltahla distribution of patron ige us among the hid lers will slioul 1 the Htale lonvenllnn be ccnsuroil for making mak-ing pnictlctill the same enult ible distribution' dis-tribution' We li not m ike this comment com-ment nn 1 cnll attention to the sub-stnntlil sub-stnntlil agreement In chnlco among nil the authorities thut made selection of achool Inioka fur the i tirpoaa of criticising criti-cising either those win male the selections se-lections for the cltj or for the State but In older that a fall showing ma be iiiuclc We agree with the News In general In Its Mud nii-nt that this clt) a boiil of eduiatloii m ide good selec Jims mil wi hull that as the State cnnicntlon made the same selections inoptlj It la uIho entitled to the sumo Just ii proval We don t think tliHt the llffeienie In Ju Ument letween the two bodies thnt caused them to choose unlike un-like geographies Is sufficient to call for the approMil f the one anil the een-stile een-stile of the othei llotli undoubtell) Mtel liinstl anl up to their best lights and ns neatly In perfect accord with the requirements nf the law na the could If the) fulled In nn) respect re-spect it was not Intentional nnd as the lursuel the same methods the) should ench le glen tlw award of acknowledgment ac-knowledgment of good and conscientious conscien-tious sen Ice As to the merits of the litigation we of course enter Into no discussion We merely en fnr fr plii) 111 the public visitation ot Judgment Judg-ment en the werk of the State contention conten-tion na compared with the clt) boards ot education |
