Daily Republican., 1888-01-09
rhe Arithmetic Issue

To take several thousand dollars out
OF the pockets OF WilminRtop's indus
trious tax payers and their families, to
cheat their children hereafter out OF
lover one. fourth Of their prAotiosl bust.
ness education, In arithmetic, Ia the
wrong kind OF "fun" for the 'jolly
members" OF the Board Of Public Edu-
cation to indulge in, even TO beat the
.other fellow" or even to please q
book agent who has made many OF
them severally present such rs splen.
did gold headed pencil, . nickel paper.
knif0, . large and beautiful geography
and treated to whisksy, beer and Oh
gsrs.
Brooks Normal Arithm etics have
been In use in our schools for over sig.
teen. years, until there are more than
fifteen Thousand nc en-, women and chill
dreu in Wilmington who have studied
them both ct school and In their homes
where they seem like household friends
and companions.
We take due note Of the past severs
months Of agitation caused by the long
continued, hitherto abortive and, We
trutt. hopeless canvass of book agent
n get rival arithmetic voted ION the
M,p' aud thereby make his percentage
DR. Brooks has recently rewritten hii
arithmetics in the Normal Union
Arithmetic" series, consisting Of two
books containing primary. mental and
VIZ item arithmetic and bound In three
volumes. 1t 10 . nav work, contains
the latest researches and 10 kept abreast
/ OF the times.
Brooke 10 better arithmetic than
Flsh's. 1t creates better mental devel-
IrtN ant tzWaA h0 Ia n
Ipra;ticAi Knowledge Of aotusl business
and OF scientifically, mathematics
processes OF analysis, synthesis,
though I, demonstration and proof
Oar thousands OF schoo children
would have q sorry time OF learning the
definitions and rules over again in ne v
words. 1t might be yeArs before the
teAchers would become as efficient
with another arithmetic as they are
,how with Brooks.
Arithmetic is an exact science. II
! does not change It Is not as open TO
Improvements As 10 geography, wherein
new discoveries are made Attempts
TO make arithmetic easy by brevity
have proven aboftive. Brooks does
make arithmetic easy aud his is the
ionly wsy. Flsk's Is not arithmetic
corrupted but we'll watered and
weakened, decimAted and emAaculntsd .
Brooks arithmetic Is DIVIDED into
two books, without any extra charge for
the extra LindiDR; aud two pupils can
study tho one arithmetic in its two
parts. Hence It takes only half Al
many books as Flsh's would II ussd.
A Brooke arishmetic, costing 35 cents
t ,kes the place Of FiEh's at 60 cente.
30 the permanent annual expense OF
keer'ne Brooks IN Is much less. There
are 50 d % b $500 pupils in the publ c
senvVIs. II they were all Riven al
, arithmetic at an average Of 80 cents, Il
? would take S3,40o. II the Brooks
Primsry were introduced, giving one
whole symmetrical. logical system, the
. thvae volumes Of the Normal UnioI
arithmetic would cost on average OF 81
cents each. II the Fish's series OF tw
books were introduced the books wonlC
. cost an average OF As cen Is each. One
7 does nu. led % count much OF tn,
= future Ia to couy--ts that the saving I,
ssour people oil continuiE.s. TO use the bes
I lar .hnetic is over 81 GOO.
ii 1t wQuid be q WAQleSome tSsiuR 1
q o Z agents, who want 10 make thet
lie ,-rtags, should find 1t not 30 easy
rs heretofore to button hole o commit
lee and slip their book in, TO accomplish
which they quietly get 1t voted TO b,
pu. on the list
: We trust the Board of Public EiucA
D tim will make an end Of this long con
tinued arithmetic agitation this even
0 ing, which can only DO done bS
q voting the Fish's arithmetic down fo
n the best Interest and welfare of chill
4 dreO, teachers and people