The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-11
RETAIL.
FORMER PRESENT
PRICES. PRICES.

English ............. 10 IS
Reeds Word Les
sons 4u 25
The first book formerly cost the
dealer So cents; now it costs him sc
cents. The second book formerly cost
the dealer 60 cents; now it costs him 81
cents. The third book formerly cost
the dealer 25 cents; row it costs him
20 cents.
You will see that dealers can afford
to sell our books at the mailing prices
as there is an ample margin Of profit
and that the mailing prices are GER
tainly very reasonable.
An extract from q letter from D. G.
Heath & Co., Boston, is given, stating
that Hyde's Lessons in English will
be sold for "a and 40 cents respectively,
and bound in cloth at 26 and As cents
Mr.. Mayfeld says: The former prices
to retailers were 81 and IS 3-5 cents fol
The smaller and larger books respect
lively. A very large extra discount is
allowed. Formerly they received by
163 per cent. Allowing 25 per cent
profit, they should now retail at % and
so cents respectively.
Messrs. CHM & Co., write that they
are forced to give discount Of 16s pei
cent. to dealers, but are willing to make
it 20 per cent, thus enabling the dea-
lers to retail the books at VIII olesale
prices" They say there is demand foI
paper back form, and if fseveral coun.
ties desire this edition, a further dis
count of 20 per cent. can be given.
They intend to re-establish depository
sin some important centre in the
South"
Mr.. Mayfeld's report quotes letter
from the University Publishing Com
pany, showing that his request was
evidently misunderstood. Mr.. May
fields comment is: "This house has
made no reductions. have received
no reply to my last letter."
The J. 3. Lippincott Company has
made no reduction. Mr.. w. J. Duhie,
Of Columbia, the publisher of David
sons History Of South Carolina, has
placed that book at so cents.
Mr.. Mayfeld's report continues thus:
GAS to the best means of securing to
children of the State the books at retail
prices proper, I suggest the propriety OF
preparing an official bulletin to be
hung, up in conspicuous place in each
school in the State, giving a list OF the
books on the State list, with publishers
prices annexed. together with a state
ment to the effect that if the books are
not furnished at these prices by the
local dealers Of the State, they can be
procured Of the publishers, postage or
expressage paid, on receipt Of the cash.
at might be advisable for the county
school commissioners to communicate
with the local dealers and thereby get
the names ofthose who will agree to
sell the books at the fixed retail prices to
the children Of their respective coun-
ties"
THE BOARDS ACTION.
Professor johnson submitted and the
board passed resolution of thanks to
Mr.. Mayfeld for his successful efforts
to secure cheaper books. The resolution
also says:
That as this is public matter Of vital
concern to the whole people, State
Superintendent Mayfeld be and is
hereby requested to use every means
in his power to spread this information
through the State.
Miss Ella Bell Shirly was examined
as an applicant for State teachers GER
tificate.
STATE SCHOOL HISTORIES.
in regard to the adaptation OF the
new State school histories, Professor
Morrison offered the following Tesolu-
tion, which was adopted
Resolved, That the State board fully
appreciates the importance o. the study
of the South Carolina history and OBJ
serves with pleasure the increasing in
terest shown in this subject by different
writer's and the people generally. That
while the board cannot, at this time.
consistently with the law and pre-
cedent, add to the present State adop-
ton on this subject, yet the board
urges teachers and school officers to re-
member that the first business of the
State free schools is to make South
Carolinians, and that the law requires
South Carolina history to be taught in
all public schools.