, 1875-04-22
CHANGING SCHOOL. BOOKS.

TO Ne I.itor of Y4t Chiea1a TRIBUNE:
CuicauD April 10.--trha editorial IN Tnv
Tnincyr III Sunday on tho kubjcct nf scl.ool-
hooks fs al, example nf tho newspaper rcputa.
lion any public servant Ia likev 10 acquire, how
aver faithfully and honestly ho mar DISCHARGE
his tlntics Il Herses to explain wly no many
eetimablo aud capahle men drche 10 hold auy
public position Of trust, bciuE fnrcwar,,pl ttat
their nobIost Intentions a'. l,ctt endeayors will
lc misrepresentation to tho community By tho uubc
press
For nearly tllrco notif.g thu members Of tho
Committee that TnE TrInrSi: would lave tho
people Of this city believe 10 t'o t,isted In the
intereet of publishing llnurnl. h,vo gwen muc,,
OF their time beyond husces-hoI,ss to tho
ono plrpona Of cndeayoring to proc,lrs cheaper
and better books fornnr public tcl,'or Especially
they la n view Obtaining clrap b,nkH tor tho osey
grades. wrre the number III 1a,4s II asgc, and tho
parents q. them, In many car'r. pr Tia. they arc
Obliged to take them from Hcioal &; very tarIy nuc
l,y .nenns Of much labor they aurtco,cl In ,aakan
arrangements whereby prinary Geography, contain.
foirter elegant corpcrr,ae msps ,hs nhn;" tr;nt.I
on fine paper and substantially h'n,,, ran Le ob.
s!n !; y S's e. 3, Siatt ;ns 3s1 rt:,; i
sacllcsa, tliih book IL vast inltovIue,sl OH lhn
primary. gcoar3plsIcs which retail ri frsn 1it"a,
ten arltninrtie containing n.cs 1ooJ c1amni.a.
arc nnt Introduction rriccr. In. yrScs thai s n. io 10
be increased wi!o the lsoks frma,n in ,l,e They
.ao nrraupe.. supply tho Urinary trades win eois
viii ID rccn " ts abovo that i. ica. 8: Will M saye
To escl rudl In several of tho lara>t r.a y If ,o res,
One ,nprn wnr III reply to tile charge liza. Tie nro-
posed change "increaars the e1ieh'e uf sh,ania Of
a 1g sR sRA sss: n;npes sts+ # @ t.
nenicd IN liz drorrel III s:A"tA n'w established IL
ninr. The number rccomncnteatp ic atlcd Is fo,,r
Two of tnc:1 bnoks cost ~ ceta clc, une to reuta
@ tiat 'n any he.y beo ,f@" ree, 'r fiess .hess
Es members arc well aware hat they have Incurred
thr lispeaaure and ill-sill pf nearly every scoo-
o nlsns III 10 hof9 ~ Tue e. 1tGnnr t " Their en
Any ac who vii, take the pains to examine wllt eeo
that tn cacl of thcFe changes Recommended. cheaper
Ivy HnhAtiuton almost an occur In thu flgll Hch'ul
cu,rse srre thc r,,rla are fre' i nu,rrr Ani Heu-
arrangements imye been ,,u..is whereby se nl books
eau bc ezcllanged IN r7y,ns'st for new ones. ~
elangss do not & 'aks 1 'ars VII tie hssa!na " nent
ar.liy be an Instance where family viii lave to huy
q l,ook on account Of onc's bcing diSrlarxl.
p1aInt, the rcplncing Of 1to1cna nn lrrys hooks IN
ml!.insl ccononly ly A,nasa Walkers 'tscsenra Of
sea rne w esasss Il 1b. III n n w m m ap
Senior Cla1s in tho High School, which ntnbesel l.tt
year lus. sixty pnps TIE TntI'sE WI admit every
Ill
II satcs In tho article to which la Il reply that per
ry's bonkH "couht 10 Ruhsantiay improved" Tic
vurct change, nas.nuch ~ rrrrys loDk wan Too
much Ike stump speech to he ganl tr1t-lnok.
In regard 10 tho agent mentioned II Is little
nnrkabo TINT le never lslo my aclt1aliauCe, nu
never seut any Of thpac famous Recommendations
liz never camo 10 h,ro mo In my ot:r,
and never camo to ms. llo,,se with locketfnla
of candy Tor tho children. regard him IN anomn-
~ a,uong book,agcn", and only wis, tue enrlnymcut
Of the like Of him would brcnnle general have a
rrotomd respect for hiu wliel Is akin 10 affection.
trust 10 meet him sou'o day, aud that shall
love him Mt frat hfHht.
IL conclusion. express my regret At two things
Flint, that any person who differs from slc yicws
TIE TnInrNE in regard to tle .ncF4 of lnk shall
In SGT down llorne-tief; second that thu editor OF
T11E TN1uuSE should hafu poor I'LL opinion Of the
honcsty Of the Roarl Of EdncAt!n, tho maturity OF
which 4ro his nppouteect. lol,;ET WJLcll.
Chairman 1T tho Committee Textbooks atI Course
OF INSTRUCTION.