The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-07-19

III this bid is sccepted and the COM
plete geography IL adopted We propose
10 add thereto . new county map OF
Indiana. showing the railroads OF the
state. and special Indiana text equivalent
10 like matter In eclectic geography, No.
2. when the proposed new states are
admitted maDs OF each will be made and
put iuto the geography. When the new
census IL completed revised tables OF
population, etc, will be inserted as
speedily ~ practicable
3. Whereas, Tho series Of arithmet'cs
submitted by the Indiana School Book
Company aud entitled elementary arith-
,netic" aud complete arithmetic" OF the
"Indiana educational SERIES" is. In the
Judgment OF this board, fully equal IN
Size and quality as 70 matter, material
lstyle OF binding and mechanical execu'
ltion 10 Rsy's new series Of arithmelics
named as the standard 10 the law
above mentioned and,
| Whereas, This is the only series ol
books offered on the subject Of arithme
tic: therefore,
Iiesolved. That the bid OF eaid com
pany he accepted and contract be msdt
with aAid company 10 accordance witn
the law aforesaid.
4 4. Whereas, In the judgment OF ths
board. the series ~ copy-books entitled
"ihe Indiana commercial writing-book, J
Offered BY the Bowen Merrill company
lila fully equal In size and quality - q
matter, material, style Of binding ant
mechanical execution to tho eclectic &c
ries OF COPY books 90 mentioned in th'
act above quoted: and,
Whereas. In the judgment OF th'
board. the said copy.books are superio
Ito any other series OF copy books ofere'
for the consideration Of the board;
4 Resolved, that the bid Of the aforesa''
: Bowen. Merrill company be accepted an
IA contract be made with said company
accordance with the terms Of the aiore
said act.
s. Whereas, In the opinion Of thl
'lcommittee the spelling book offered Q
the Indiana School Book Company is u
ferior a. to matter 10 the eclectic spelIin
. .|book used as standard 10 the soos
Quoted act:
: School Book Com psny offering TO furni.
!, 1.-The spelling book in question for use
{ 1.-The schools Of Indiana be rejected.
!, ! 6. Whereas, In the opinion Of tn
: nnIcommittee the series Of readers know
!. = A the Indiana educational series, and
y'Iterea IN the bid Of the Indiana Scho
!. lBook Company are equal In size 81
~'loualitv a to matter, material. style
\" l6inding and mechanical execution TO Z
Y Appleton series named % standard
belthe law above qWo'cd
~ Resolved, That the bid OF the lndta
\. School Book Company be accepted. .
:. Ithe afCresaid series OF readers be adopt
I, And contract be entered into with
I !" said firm 10 furnish said books Tor
:. Iuee Of the schools Of Indiana.
- The entire report was adopted -
= ns-Icommended BY the committee. The ~
!. on the different resolutions was una
!. ImOus. with the exception OF those ref
lrjug to Biographies and readers, ou
lI.aiollette refusing to coincide with
Icommittee IN its suggestions. \.
This leaves the schoo's unsupp''
with grAmmsrs, hIstories, physiolog
N lsnd spellera.
The board, after passing upon the
|por. OF the committee Of the WHOLE
&C eIiourned until after noon, when Il met
ltIsiirect the return to the lauthors OF
p various manuscripts that had been
~ ceived.
On reassembling st 2 o'clock the bos
ne appoiuted q textbook committee,
y aiso q executive committee. The for
o. er is composed OF President Psrsons,
u he State normal school, and Supt. Jou
en- of the indianapolis schools, their w
'le being to prescribe the Indiana section
o. be Inserted In the geography, and M
ne lotker additions that may hereafter
agreed upon. The executive commit
nelis made Up Of State 6upt. Lsfolle'
% president L. III. Jones, secretary -
ne eWiley, OF Terre Hsute, and Gov. How
o. These are 10 attend 70 the matter Of M
Fling contracts, aud TO see that tho BOZ
AIare properly made.
The resignation Of Judge Bsnta,
~ Franklin, as member Of the board
~ Trustees OF the state university, was
Icepted aud the Hon. lsasc z. Leyden,
1s-lNew Albany, elected to Oil the vacan
~ Judge Banta was recently elected p
lfessor Of the law school Of tho univers
10 v hich compelled him to retire from
o. board OF trustees OF the institution. 4
m board also directed . life stste license
p. he issued to NJ. J. Mallerys Of Gro
~ Point
'a- The board then adjourned to meet
- = the call Of the state superintendent
lct
m j. Hayes Csmpbells. Of St. Louis: \
l. 80 ExIx =