Jasper Republican, Volume 1, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 April 1875 — IMPORTANT SUGGESTIONS TO SCHOOL OFFICERS. [ARTICLE]

IMPORTANT SUGGESTIONS TO SCHOOL OFFICERS.

[lndiana Farmer.] In seating a school room always avoid placing a small desk in front of a larger one. A scholar can neither sit nor write with ease when desks are so arranged.— Desks of the same size should be placed in the same row; placing the large desks in the outside rows, and the smaller ones in the inside. If necessary at any time to place a small desk in front of a larger one, a back seat should be placed between them, corresponding in size with the smaller desk. • '

As a matter of justice to the people, we would advise all trustees to require a “warranty” to be attached under the seat of every desk they purchase. We are convinced that this is the only way .by which a warranty will amount to much. Our reasons are, that a trustee usually loses a guarantee, even if one be given him, and it is very seldom that his successor ever sees it, consequently when the desks break, the usual result is that the trustee not knowing whether the desks were (warranted or not, buys new ones, as many have done the past year.— Furthermore, require a warrantee to be written as follows and be sure the words “ordinary or fair use’’ do not appear in it: FORM OF WARRANTY. “This desk is warranted for five years from the time of delivery. If it breaks in use within that time, or becomes rickety, we will upon notification, replace it with a new desk, complete, (not the castings only) free of all charges. (Signed) Manufacturers.” Require the above “warranty” to be given in all cases by a responsible manufacturer. We propose to warrant every Bent W ood Desk in the above manner, and if one breaks or gets rickety, it is .sure to be seen by the teacher or director that it belongs to us to replace it free of all charges. If trustees allow themselves to be persuaded to purchase any manufacture of school furniture

without such a warranty, they should be held strictly accountable fby the people for gross carelessness. So much school furniture is breaking in the country districts especially, that it cannot longer be overlooked and passed by as an insignificant matter. We have, during'the past year, had trustees to pay us fifty dollers and upwards for repairing broken east iron desks with “bent wood.’ AH we ask is for you to purchase whatever -desk jqu think bestjlbijt when you purchase any desk in future, protect yourselves and your people as we suggest in the way of * practical “warranty.” f Oy’v'X ■’

. /Wa clip the above from a circular issued by the Higgins Bent Wood School Furniture Company, of Indianapolis. — There is so much sound sense in it, we feel called upon to give it the benefit of our circulation and to call upon the people to see that more care be taken in the selection of .good school furniture. Trustees should not at any price purchase furniture which the manufacturers cannot afford to and will not “warrant” as above. School furniture properly made, and of durable material should last twenty years, and if the manufacturers will not folly warrant it for five years by attaching the warranty to each and every desk they sell they should' not expect the people to encourage them in the manufacture of a worthlees article. We hope there are no trustees in this State who will allow agents to persuade them at the expenses of the people to purchase school furniture which will have to be replaced by the township for at least ten or fifteen years. We would further suggest that trustees' fit their May meeting pass a resolutioAnot to purchase any desk unless every one has a “warranty” attached similar to the the above.