Wichita eagle., 1889-11-17
THE TEXT BOOK STRUGGLE.
The Committees Finally Get Down to Business
and Make Selections.

The school text book committees ap-
pointed by the text book convention closed
their two days session last night. They
had a very interesting time of it and there
was much talk and earnestness shown.
Each member of a committee sesmed to
have opinions and worked to have such
prevail, but many of them in the struggle
got left. The agents of the book concerns
were on hand loaded to kill at sight or on
first round. They were used to the busi-
ness. They got mad at times for effect.
Many bluff hands, as estimated, were out
in the games played and made it quite in
teresting for some not fully prepared to
catch on to the situation. There was no
blood seen, however, squirting from the
agents, not even those who acted fire in
their eyes, When the work was over all
pretended to be satisfied, even the fellows
who got both feet over the ropes. They
would stand around the door OF the COM
mittee's room in the Sedgwick block
and crack their jokes, waiting for the
committee to call them in, but once On the
inside it was with knife to the hiit and
no doubt about it. The committee, how
ever, was not slow to get bearings On the
storm and when the agents found it out
were better prepared to use the time talk
ing business.
The text books agreed upon, with cost
and exchange price, will be printed in card
form and furnished every district for the
benefit of the patrons, teachers and stu
dents This will be done at an early date
The contracts as awarded were prepared
last evening and everything will be conf
pleted probably tomorrow.
THE WORK OF COMMITTEES.
The county text book board met pursu-
ant to adjournment; twenty-eight MEM
bers present The meeting was called to
order by County Superintendent ID. S.
Pence. chairman. The following commit
tees submitted reports:
Arithmetic, by w. ". Anderson, chair
man; first choice, Golf; second choice
Brooks; third choice, Fish. 1t was order
ed that agents submit in writing their
propositions on arithmetics. 1t YVES or
dered that the limit OF exchange on all
text books be placed July l, 1891.
Grammar-reporG by +. +. Mitchell,
chairman. We favor the adoption of
Graded Lessons in English. by Reed and
Kellogg, for beginners and Harvey's for
advanced pupils.
The report of committee was received
and the committee discharged.
On motion it was ordered that the report
of committee ON reader be called. Hurst,
chairman, reported first choice Harper,
second choice New Normal" The re-
port was received and the committee dis
charged.
Report of committee on biographies, E.
w. Phillips, chairman. The committee
unanimously recommended Buffers ele-
mentary complete and physical geogra-
phies Recommendation of the committee
was adopted.
Buffers elementary, exchange, IS cents;
introduction, 40 cents; retail so cents; com
plete, exchange, 90 cents; introduction 80
cents; retail S1.10; physical, exchage, IS
cents; Introduction, 81. l6; retail, sl.l0
On motion the Spencerian system of
copy books was unanimously adopted;
price 10 cents each.
On motion the report of the committee
on United States history was called for,
H. w. Ruble, chairman. The committee
reported in favor of Eggleston's history.
Report was received and committee was
discharged.
1t was ordered that agents be allowed
five minutes each to explain their PROPOSE
tions on history. An informal ballot on
history was ordered; result, Barnes II,
Eggleston Z.
Barnes histories were adopted, books to
be furnished at the following prices:
Primary MISUNDERSTANDING, &c cents; in
PRODUCTION, 90 cents; retail 60 cents.
Brief MISUNDERSTANDING 60 cents; intro
duction, 81; retail, 81.
Even exchange granted on all editions
of Barnes old histories prior to 1886 and
all Eclectrc histories.
A ballot was taken upon the-subject of
readers, subject TO acceptance or rejection
on account of price, with the following re-
suit.
1st bait ID bait Sd bait
Normal ......10 II II