The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-10-04
Our school Books.

OFFICE SuP'T OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, l
SALEM, OREGON, Sept. %, 1873.
To County School superintendent,
School Directors and Teachers, and all
others whom ii may concern:
] have the honor to announce tothe first
five readers and the spcller of the Pacific
Coast Series, with Hopkins Manual OF
American Ideas in lieu of Sixth Reader,
have been duly adopted by vote OF the
County Superiniendents, for use in the
public schools of Oregon for the four years
enaing October lst, 1871. The votes ofthe
Superintendents were cast as follows:
For first five readers and speller Of Pa
cifie Coast Series: Supt's Means, of Baker ;
Brown, OF BENTON; Noltner, ofClackamas
Hamilton, of Columbia Hacker, Of Coos ;
Cantleld. of Curry; Todd, OF Douglas ;
Holmes, of Grant: Adams, of josephine !;
Hendricks, of Lane; Knight, OF Marion !;
tirubbs, Of Polk: Tripp, of TIlamoOk !;
Ingle, of Umatilla; White, of Union, and
Robb, of Yamhill l6.
The first five readers of Harper's u. S.
Series Supt's, Fennay, of Clatsop; Stanley
of Jackson; Sites, Of Linn and Eliot, Of
Multnomah 4.
For first five readers of Wilson's School
and Family Series. Supt's Stephenson, of
Wasco and Anderson, of Washington
For Wilson'S Speller; Supt's. Fennay, of
Clatsop: Eliot of Multnomah and Ander-
son. of Washington g.
For Saunders New Speller, Supt. Sites,
OF Linn /.
For Webster'sspeller; Supt, Stephenson,
OF WaSco-l.
For Henderson's Test Words: Supt.
Stanley, of Jacksonl,
For Hopkins Manual of American Ideas
in lieu of Sixth Reader: Supt's. Means, of
Baker; Brown, OF Benton; Noltner, of
Cackanas: Hamilton, OF Columbia; Can-
field. Curry; Todd, of Douglas; Holmes,
OF Grant: Adams, of Josephine: Stanley,
of Jackson; Sites, Of Linn; Knight, of
Marion Eliot, of Multnomah: Grubbs, of
Polk: Tripp of Fillamook; ngle, of Una
tilla; White, of Union and Stephenson, of
Wasco II.
For Hopkins Manual, but not in lieu of
Sixth Reader: Supt, Hacker, of Coos-l.
For AndcrSon's II. S. Historical Reader,
as Sixth Reader; SlIpt. Hendricks, of Lane
Il.
For Harper's L. S. sixth Reader; supt.
Fennay, of Cla,Sop !.
For Wilson'ssixth Reader; Supt. Ander-
son of Washington
For no sixth Reader; supt. Robb, of
Yamhill--l.
As soon as supply of the books can be
procured 1t is expected the schools will
begin 10 introduce them, and that they
will continue until all arefully introduced,
after which the use of other books in their
stead win be positively forbidden. Intro
duction must be completed by the lst of
March, 1874; rules in special cases and for
special reasons upon direct application to
the Board of Education further time is
granted,
The customary Introductory rates will
be given by the publishers on the books
being adopted.
Though Hopkins Manual of American
Ideas has been adopted in lien of the Sixth
Reader, it is expected that II will be used
not merely us reader but rs q book for
the regular instruction Of pupils In the
important study of the science of govern
ment. 1t is recommended that 1t be stud
led in all the public schools, If possible,
they would otherwise use Sixth
Reader or not.
Newspapers throughout the State will
confer favor upon hepatrons of the pub
lie schools as well as upon the Board of
Education by publishing at least the sub
Etance of this announcement,
SYL. C. SIMPSON,
Supt. of Public Instruction.