Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-20

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Mr.. Erisman presented the following:
Report OF the Book Gommittee.
Pc LANCASTER, Pa. Aug. 10, 1899.
We recommend that the following books
be adopted by the board for use in the
schools of this city:
First-BrOoks' Normal Union arithmetic,
part 1, for use in tho primary schools, in
lieu of Brooks's Normal mental.
Second-Whlte's Greek Lessons and
Goodwin's Greek Grammar, in lieu Of Nc
ClintoclS s. Crooks First Greek Book.
Third-'rhc New American advanced
spcller in tho high school, in lieu of tho
book now used for that purpose.
Fourth-Bryant and Stratton's Common
School bookkeeping in the high and secon-
Diary schools, in lieu of Fulton and East
mans bookkeeping, one book to be fur
nished to each teacher, and he to teach the
system from the blackboard and by oval
instruction. -----..---
Fifth-Hooker's First Book in Physiol-
ogy for use in the secondary schools.
Sixth-HOOker's Book of Nature, parts
1, 2 and ), for use az a reading book in
connection with. the readers in use in the
secondary schools. E. J. ERIsMAN,
w. A. WILSON.
'Messrs. ID. q. Baker, Eberly. McCOmsey,
BrOsius, Cochran Eberman and others dis
cussed an amendment suggested by MIR. ID.
G. Baker, that all the books now in use be
retained for a year, which he said was the
law and had been the custom for fifteen
years. His amendment was accepted.
In answer to inquiries uf the committee
with regard to the necessity for the
changes proposed, Mr.. Wilson explained
that they are all made upon the earnest
recommendation of either the teachers or
the superintendent. Mr.. Cochran thought
that as the arithmetic and speller came from
the ssIne publishing houses as the books
for which they are substituted, these
houses should exchange the books for the
ones now in use without cost to the pupils,
and moved to amend by inserting after the
sections containing these books a prOviso
making the introduction of books depend
ent on such actions.
Mr.. Wilson objected to this for the rea-
son that the board is making the change.
II the publishing house had asked for tho
change, the board could say that they
would take the books If they were given in
exchange for the old Oaes, but as the board
is making the change they are in no posi-
ton to dictate terms. II the publishers
should refuse to agree the children would
he compelled to use the high grade mental
arithmetic for another year and that
should not be.
Mr.. Erisman also opposed the amend
ment. Mr.. Cochran was mistaken in re-
gard to the exchanging of new for old
books by the publishers. They don't do
it, but do make Il reduction upon the de
livery Of the old book. He had no doubt
that the publishers would make a rcduc-
tion, but they would not exchange. The
effect of their refusal would be as Mr..
Wilson said, to make the primary children
use that unsuitable arithmetic for another
year, and he argued at length on the mad
visibility Of such action.
Mr.. Wilson stated that the rule of ex-
change, referred to by Mr.. Cochran, was
only practiced when one publishing house
wished to get the books Of another house
out of the schools and made the offer.
Mr.. Cochran said he did not wish to be
understood as wanting to force the mental
arithmetic on the scholars for another
year. He wanted to give them a simpler
book at no cost to themselves.
Chairman Hartman thought the gentle
man had gone too far in his amendment.
The most the board could do was to get
introduction price.
Mr.. COchran's amendment" provided
the arithmetic and speller be furnished
without cost to tho scholars''-was voted
upon and lost by vote of yeas to 16
nays, whereupon Mr.. Cochran moved to
amend that the books be furnished Mt in
troductory prices.
This amendment after discussion was
finally adopted.
The report of the book committee was
then adopted as amended.
Tho Committee on Rules.
The report Of the committee ON rules
was next called for and was read by DR..
IevcrgoOd. The rules for the guidance OF
the CITY sllperintendant, as already pub