Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-06-15
SCHOOL BOOKS.
The State Board Of Education Fixes the
Selling Prices-Other Matters.

The State Board Of Education Fixes the
Selling Prices-Other Matters.
The State Board of Education held a
meeting yesterday, at the office of the State
Superintendent of Public Instruction, for
the purpose Of fixing the selling price of
the school books now being manufactured
by the State. Present: Governor Water
man, Superintendent Hoitt and Professors
More and Allen.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
DIPLOMAS GRANTED.
Diplomas were ordered issued to the fol-
lowing named educators
Life Diplomas-Alma l. Galbraith, Les
ter Jones, Blanche Lalande, Fanny Moore.
Mary f. Morrison, Holton Webb, Mabel
Brett, Hattie E. Glendenning, Edwin B.
Hamlin. Robert w. Fraser Agnes Ora
ham, VIM. A. Leggett, Robert McCourt,
Sarah L. Owens. VIM. A. Sisson, Mrs. n.
d. White, Maggie NJ. Lynch, Emma A.
Wilson, Landon NJ. Hollingsworth.
Educational Diplomas--C. Evalyn Aull,
Annie Il. Derry, Annie Keefe, Annie E.
Weaver, Callie A. Abshire, Kittie Angelo,
Jennie Z. Doyle, Eta Z. Head, Berthe
Mitchell, Charles N Watson, Laura ii.
Belts, Anna Brazelle, Amelia F. Boyd.
Hattie B. Heaton, Thomas H. Heffermau.
Nettie V. Mcconnell, Hayward Webb, M.
Agnes Walton, Mercedes F. Webster, Maria
L. Bassett, Ada G. Tenbrook, Nettie Tro-
vinger, Hazel E. Wood, Emma Anderson.
PRICE OF SCHOOL BOOKS.
The State Printer Captain j. D. Young.
reported the cost of publishing each of the
series of school books. The report was
read, ordered filed and spread upon the
minutes. The report was exhaustive, and
showed much care in its compilation.
The Captain, who was present, made some
remarks supplemental to the report. He
said so far they had been extremely fortu-
nate, having had no break-downs. He
had been in the Office but a few weeks
when he became convinced that the books
were being offered too cheap The price
was not sufficient to keep up the revolving
fund, as intended by the Act of the Legis-
lature. The estimates submitted bv him
would cover cost and keep up the fund.
He would be at more expense for short
time, as the shipping of books would re-
quire additional packers and box-makers.
He had put circular saw in at the State
printing office, which would enable one
carpenter to make all the boxes and save
the salary of one man. One item which
entered into the cost of the books was that
OF storage, as he had to rent outside room
for the storage of stock, etc.
Governor WatermaII-It seems, Superin-
tendent Holtt, that you made the price of
the books too low
Superintendent Hoitt-We made it upon
the estimate of the State Superintendent of
Printing, Mr.. Shoaf, who seems to have
made some very serious miscalculations.
In figuring up the cost of these books we
desire to spread the cost of compilation
over the issues that will be made in eight
years. The cost of the plant we will
spread over period of twelve years.
The estimates of cost; the percentage to
be added to each for cost of plant and com
pilation, were figured out for each book,
and after considerable discussion the prices
for which the books are to be sold were
fixed as follows: