Wichita eagle., 1888-10-14
AuyELY SESSION.
The School Bosrd Meet On the Grammar Text
Book Ques.ions-A Few Parties ut Pariiamen

| There was full board at the meeting of
| the school board yesterday at O'Clock.
| Chairman NJ NJ Levy stated the object of
the meeting was to dispose of the gram
mar question: TIE clerk had failed to
bring the minutes Of the previous meet
| ing and the board waited few minutes
as it was decided necessary to know what
| had been done Some predicted the dis
cussion would be productive Of personal
| filings and rather interesting in that line,
while others confidently maintained that
| be board was com posed OF men WHO
would deal with ideas rather than grovei-
! ing personalities.
| The secretary was requested to read THAI
portion of the minutes which referred TO
the grammars. This brought to the minds
of the members how they had been
placed on record. The clerk was then re
quested to give the board the law on the
| subject, and he stated that the change Of
| text books under five year wer repealed,
and he found no legal obstacle to making
any change the board desired To bring the
matter before the board Mr.. Tucker
moved and Mr.. Howard seconded the
| SUPERINTENDENT be instructed TO put the
| Harvey grammar in the schools. Mr.. Van
| Ness moved an amendment that the gram
mar should rot be changed during the
present year. Mr.. McNair moved as
an amendment to the amendment that
Harvey's grammar be put into tie high
school and Reed & Kellogg's revised edi-
ton be used in the graded schools. A
| long discussion then ensued on points of
order, tho members all holding diverse
| opinions as to the propriety of the pro-
| ceedings Mr. McNair thought that they
were beating around the bush, that his
| constituents wanted no change as the adj
ditional expense would seem to be eXhorb-
| liant, and the scholars could i'll afford the
expense. Instead of making motions to
cross purposes he thought they had better
get down to business and hold on to the
books they had as they were adequate to
the needs Of the school until the high
school was reached, where the student
would be ready for a higher grammar. Mr.
Campbell stated that at the proper time
he could answer the expense objection and
show that the cost was merely nominal.
Mr.. Pallet stated he thought that as the
board had acted on and settled the matter
and that it should stand by that action
figures relative to the matter. Mr.. How
ard thought the former action OF the
board should be sustained or voted down
before anything further was done. The
chair ruled that two questions were before
house, viz. the adoption of Harvey's gram
mar and the postpOnement OF a change In
text books for one year. Mr. McNalr
wanted his amendment put but the chair
ruled it out of order. Mr.. McNair appeal
ed from the decision of the chair Mir.
Fegtly, who was the second, rose to eX-
plain the point of order, but the question
was put. The decision of the chair was
sustained. Messrs McNair and Fegtly
opposing it.
Mr. Campbell stated that the matter of
expenses was not considerable. lie had
investigated the matter, being on the com
mittee, and he found such a general desire
on the part OF the teachers for change
that he had recommended change
There were about.eight hundred grammars
at present in use, which were old and
dilapidated that the pupils could exchange
at a total cost of S2lS. 10, so the matter of
expense was not worth consideration.
Pupils in Fourth and Fifth Grades. ,oo
Pupils in Sixth, Seventh and Eighth -, o..
40 "a have Harveys small grammar 455
small amman, Raub, i56 in hands Of pupils -
Large grammars, Raub,s4 IN hands Of pupils
at % cents lou ~
Cost of exchange on Raubs grammar. s2lS 10
And all Will have first-Ctass book.
PUPILS RENEFITTED.
81 have Harvey's first book at 45 cents. s21 90
80 have Harvey's complete book at IS cents. Is 80
154 miscellaneous first book Save by ex-
ia miscellaneous complete book lsave by ex-
changed 81 icents .......-...... "a 20
2ss Extent of benefits 20
Making a difference to the city of S7740. Dealers
will tell you they make nothing out Of this ex
change.
$40 Raub's old books IN hands of pupils ..:6io
s. fiUOl Harvey's old books In hands of pupils 4O
BIS loI0l miscellaneous in hands OF pupils
Extra cents amount TO nothing.
Mr. Campbell wound up with few re-
marks in compliment TO Harvey's gram
mar claiming its treatment of grammar
was more complete and explicit.
Mr. Fegtly wanted the gentleman call /
ed to order The char ruled the objection /
well taken. Mr.. Campbell simply left out
the Reed g. Kellogg and went on with I
comparisons between Raub and Harvey.
Mr. Fegtly wanted to know if they pu-
pills were to be compelled to pay any |
there was no actual change Then branch |
ing off on Reed and Kellogg the chair call
ed the gentleman to order Mr.. Fegtly |
then urged the members 10 make no !
change and sat down.
Mr.. Pallett wanted to know if no change /
was made how many of the Raub gram
mars would have TO be purchased. In re-
Spouse to this the superintendent reported
as follows:
Number OF pupils who have Raubs small gram
a grade 49, No of pupils In grade ....... I96
g sra6e AL
800 Sre "a. 81
Number Of small Crammars necessary TO sup
ply pupils at present ..........-.-..... 2D
Cost OF regular price 40 centsJ .-.-----.-.. s1Oi
Number OF pupils who have Raubs large gram
grade grade 12s No of pupils in grade. al
:s Z sSsds 80 s9 j Hg sn n ssa 6 l'
Number Of large gramrnaFs necessary to sup
e pS a. PTltt9 Ia nrice M censl Sis Is
Total cost to supply graunaTs as at present
with RaubS gJaInInaTs. s2e1 ID
Number Of Harveys small examiners required
co on f 70 .sdPa1ri At % cents si7 n
GAss1ain that anv KIND Of book whether Rsub
or not Is accepted exchange and that every pupil
has book % eae e When Rep has e by tns
probably y per cert viii have 10 buy them this way.
humber Of Haryeys large GRAMMAR requircd
csf IN ax.hanre al & cents SIS. -
Total cost 10 exchange large and sniar.... S3I 20
This also assumes that any kind of book
will be accepted in exchange, and that
every pupil will have book to exchange.
1t does not include the eighth grade or
high school in the calculation. When a