Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1880-02-19
Tect Boob Uniformity.
RESULT WHERE BOOKS HAVE TO
STAND ON THEIR OWN MERIT.

At a Convention of School Directors, of
Centre County, held Bellefonte, Decem-
Der 70, 1873, pursuant to the call of II.
Meyer. Esq, County Superintendent, for
the purpose OF considering the propriety
OF taking measures to secure uniformity
OF the textbooks used in the schools Of
said county, the following action was
taken, over fifty directors being present
and nearly all the district in the county
being represented: .,.....
COPY OF MINUTES. J,,-.....,
Upon motion of G.. p. Stonerod, of Snow
Shoe township, the following preamble and
resolutions were adopted: ~
WHEREAS: Great expense and waste are
frequently incurred by the present and com
nstatly changing variety of textbooks used in
the common schools of Centre county, there
fore, be it
ReSOLUed, BY the representative directors
here in session. that system of textbooks,
suitable, complete and uniform, be adopted in
accordance with the laws of the State
throughout the county. f. ....9.
Upon motion of j. G. Z. Jones, the follow
ing plan was adopted with but one dissenting
vote, to carry into effect the following pre-
amble and resolutions:
FIRST. The various publishing houses to
send samples of their books to each schol
board III tne county Tor examination and to
submit Herewith the lowest exchange, intr
OF time they Will guarantee to furnish them
at said price. ...,
Second. No agent ofany publishing house
to be permitted to do any work in the county,
| to be either general or local agent, beyOnd
sending his books and terms as above stated.
Any house or agent violating this under
standing, their books to be counted ou of the
contest.
| Third. The several school boards of the
county. after examination of the various
books which may have been submitted, to-
hold meeting at which each director Shall
make out list of the books which he prefers
to have adopted in the county, and send it to
Henry Meyer, Esq, County Supcrindent at
Rebersburg, Pa, prior to the first day of
June, 1879, who shall ma II .
several statements so sent, and the books up
on the various branches having the ighest
number of votes or preference shall be the
series recommended for county uniformity.
The County Superintendent, af,er having
made the above canVaOs as above, to send the
result of the same to each of the papers in the
county for publication.
w. c. HEINLE, Chairman.
j. G. p. JONES' Secretary.
The following is the result of the votes
of the Directors of Centre county, Pa, on
the uniformity of Textbooks in said
county, with the number of votes cast fro
each book, under the foregoing plan and
resolutions:
READERS. No. vote.
for eacsh
New Graded. ........ "a
Inuepenuent.. .............. ............ 20
AppletOnS.. Observation-Disclosures. II
New American. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 12
SPELLERS.
oWlntOn>S.. ...... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. S3
NeW American. ......................
independents. ............... ............ %
AppletOn's. ........... .......
sanders Union. ......................
Aduu S'''sss's s.......s. ..............s i
BIOGRAPHIES.
SWlntOnS... ........ 100
COltoH S...... ................... IA
!hitcHoH So '''''''''''..'' '......"........ lO
independent. ................ /
MOnteith'S... ................ 4
HISTORIES.
oWlnt0nS.... ............ .............. e3
ISeupdtnS.: ........ .........
BARNES Brlef.......... ........ ........
DuIlefS.. ........... ......
2uackenDoS. ........... .....
WdlSOHS.'
RITTEN ARITHMETIC.
Robinson's Shorter Course. ..... ...... ST
Greenleaf 's.... ............ ............ IA
broOkS.. .............. ............ =,
Ullnes ''....'........ .................... %
DoH 'S.... ...'.... ............ 12
NToOKS UnlOn.. .......... ................
MeW AHeflcan' ....................
MENTAL ARITHMETIC.
Mllhe ''.'..''........... ....................
UFcenleaTS.... .......... ..........
ALGEBRA.
nopihSoHIs' s'''.................. ..........
UTcc0IcaTS...
COPY BOOKS.
OpenCer1an. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. "a
g..
EllSWorthS.. .............. .............. 10
GRAMMARS.