The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-06-29

schools during the year 1888, was read.
An Invitation to visit the State Uni-
yersity aud Agricultural and Mechan>
ical College was accepted.
On motion of Mr.. Leucht the board
adjourned until 5 o'clock this after
noon.
The board was called to order a, +.
m. The same members were present.
A memorial from the School Board of
Orleans parish was received ard "r-
dered filed.
% motion Of Mr.. Jack the reading
of the propositions of publishing houses
was deferred.
On motion of MIR. Breaux, as each
proposition was made, the party max
ing same was called in and heard.
Mr.. G.orge Howard, the agent of
Van Antwerp, Bragg & CO., of Cinci"-
| natl, was the first called in.
There are representatives here from
nine different publish '"ses
George A. Howard, If Va" Antwerp,
Bragg & Co., of Cincinnati; l. j. Saith,
of III. Butler & Co., Of Philadelphia
P. b. Hulse, of Bingham, Maynard
& Co., of New York A. II. Wilkins,
of A. =. Barnes & Co., of New York !;
F. F. Hausell and James Gresham, of
HanseIi Bros, of New Osleans X. L.
Henry, OF the Usiversity Publishing
Company, Of New York u. X. Ben
son, of Lippincott Il Co., OF PniIadel-
phia George 9. Preat, of Harper ~
Bros, of New York; A. b. Chapman,
Of the Standard School Book Company,
, of ST Louis.
3 selection Of Public school Text Book.
r Blythe State Board of Education.
> BATON ROUGE, June 25.-There was
nothing of importance done at thu
meeting Of the State Board .! E:uca
ton last night. The board met THU
morning at 1880 with the Same mem
bers present. except Attorney Genera
j. Rogers, and continued the receipt o
!. propositions from book agents, afe
ct which the board received the resigna
J. ton OF ThOs B. Smmes ms a meushc
Il of the School Board of Tnngipahoh
- and DIR. Starck was appointed in hi
- stead. A letter from DR.. Chaille, rel'
u tive to his work on Psychology, wa
rs received. He stated that the wo'
al could not be got ready in time for tn
Us meeting of the board. The boar
NJ then proceeded to the selectio
of school books, as follows: Rec
10 & Kelloggs' "Graded Lessons in E'
!e- elish'' at 40 to GO cents; Young
or uGovernment Glass Book" ut 81 Tr
eye "Physiology and Hygeine;'Heal
10 Lessons" by j. Walker; "How
gh Ltve''; "Chambers Higher History
We 81; "Chambers' Elementary History
III GO cents; "Hansell's Copy Books"
cents "NichoIson's Series Of Aritb,ls
l.a tics at 20, IS and 80 cents; also, Ha
'nt sells "'rwenty Lessons in Bookkee
an ine'' at GO cents Paul Berts "Fis
cu Lessons in Scientific knowledge
Jus place of Wel!sO al 70 cents; and '
NY Antwerp, Bragg Il Co. "Iiectric 5!
ere tenn of Drawing" at 10 and IL cen
our The hoard then adjourned to $3.50 p.
W. During the recess the members vi
'toe ted the Louisiana State University a
Horticultural aad Mechanical Cole
The board met again at & p. NJ. W
the members all present. "Johonnt
Natural History Series was stricl
out of the list of supplemental read
and "Ginns' Classics for children g
late stituted. Morris Tbompson's "His'
to- of louisiana" was also recommend
the nNIcGulT.y' Readers" will proba
oils, DO adopted.
lem
'rof. BATON ROUGE, June 2G.-Ths s.
IL. Board of Il iucation concluded lis
Kiln bors at a late hour last night. The
lowing books were adopted at
GARD night session: McGuftey's Head
= McGufYy's Primer, Iceed's Word
lad sons, Mitchell's Primary Geosr"I
'rsOn Mitchell's intermediate Geogrel
Worcester's Dictionary, Webb's N
the ual of Etymology, Mason's M
effer- Charts and Readers, Harris Conn
- OF ton and Rhetoric, Keliogg's Eht
Pc Geography, Anderson's New M a
N OF of General History, Bryant ana >
lack. toms Bookkeeping, Steele's POP
lnber SCIENCE Series. Chartenal's First Ff
avn. Boak, Chartenals Second Fr
omr- Rook. ChartenaPs Exercise Book :,
GARD. ..,s,, Irouch Eoadar GilOPfSlG