The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29
MISSOURI SCHOOL BOOKS.
The State School Text Book Com
mission and Its Work.
An Estimated Saving of s2O0, 900 Annually
to the People of the State-The Com
missoners' Address to the Peo-
ple-The Prices Of Books

not gwen out 1t Is estimated that
about 4s per cent. will be saved on the
price of school books, and that this will
aggregate nearly S20o.OO0 annually to
the people of the state. The following
report of the commission was given for
publication:
JEFFERSON CTr, No.. August p, 1891.
To the People Of Missouri:
We, the members of the Missouri School
Textbook commission, present to the peo-
pie of the state of Missouri the following
report as showing the results of our labors
upon the said commission.
Pursuant to the requirements Of the law
creating the commission we met on the sth
day Of July, 1891, and proceeded to adver-
tse for the lowest and best bids from all re-
Liable publishing houses in the United
States, at which any such houses would fur
nish any one or more Of their standard
school books for use in the public schools
in this state for period of five years.
On August 3. 1891, the expiration of the
time allowed by said advertisement for a l.
ing bids, the commission convened at the
Office of the president thereof, in the City of
Jefferson, and proceeded at once to open
said bids and examine said books accom-
panying the sa me, and selected from said
bids and samples the following list OF books
to be contracted for:
NcOuueys ; heaulnS InirtS, revised eui-
tion.
New Franklin Readers, five book series,
Primer and First Reader combined, the first
four books in boards and the fifth in full
cloth.
McGuffey's Electric Spelling Book, revised
edition.
Grammar-Hyde's Practical Lessons in
the use of English, two-book series, with
supplement
Rays series of arithmetcs, revised edi-
tion, New Primary, Elementary and prac-
teal.
Geographies-ButleT's Elementary and
Complete, Missouri edition bound in cloth.
History Barnes Brief History of the
United States, standard edition, in cloth.
Civil Government, Townsend's Shorter
Course, with Missouri constitution and six
teen pages of approved comment on Mis-
souri, state government and institutions
Physiology. three-book series, Good
Health of Children. and Lessons of the Hu-
man Body, by o. NJ Brands, and Steel,s
Hygiene Phy ysiology.
Penmanship, analytical system, seven
books.
In order to show the results of our labors
we herein give the prices nj which the above
named school books will be furnished to the
pupils of the public schools of Missouri for
the next five years.
Charts. manila on roller, price 81. former
price, $3.50.
NC" r,ahHIIh IrIHher anu lHsl he'uer
o'iI toIi'' ,i, az. P,'e, ~ .
retail price of First Reader now in use, with
out Primer, 2Jc; new retail price of the New
Franklin First Reader and Primer combined,
10 &c, saving IN price ot IL SOC Ne"
fIahAi'Ii M oeeohu ncaieI' oii'I'e. pr'ee' ioc'
S-i' n - .O. ~, 'et 80 p.'ee ~,
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80. m nv" '' "'0' '0'' u"
-
az 80, Ing
&c, ioi "Iei ie'at p.''e VI ,a.
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p ., on IA. 'i.e 70 ",
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- 81. -s,,a',. i,,f,..-a.;.+... -, e.,
.,.i,c,ions from tho hest .n,hors .nr nuniI
ii wing an old reader now in use NAV cy-
.h,nr,. n for the n,.w reader odonted Of the
anne rad. by having the above exchange
,r c.s
Nc,:uffey,. rrec,ic sn.,liny pook revisad
,..I;tion-contr,ct nrice IIc. exchanve nr,ce
-. former retail pr,ce 25c, retail nrice mn,
I,r contract I;.,c. saving bv contract az &C.
s.of Trg,ish rook contrac, nric. ,nc.
.,c,,.,a 80. ne It'll ,rtcns -, c,rr,.'
s-,on1,J,,,, .r-,m,,.,r. now In ne. eoc Tho 70
IN 80, ,,f ,Lo noy ho,,t r,J.r co,,r,c, Ia
~. SAYING IN each hook sSc Hvd.,s Prsc
tical Lessons i'm English. Book H.. with sun
pIrment. sjc: exchange price. lie: retail
price of corresponding books now in use,
alc: retail pric. of book adopted. ssJ.c; saw
ipr ON each hook. slI.c: retail price of gram
mar series in general use. 81. 80: retail price
of hooks adopted i, syi,c. saving ON the
series sqi,c
,ri,h,,.,i,-p,v,s Saw Primarv A,itbue.
SIC con,r,c, nric., re. .,change nrica e..
,,,rmer re,,II nrice of same hoot nov I'm nae
% Rctail nrice under contract Is15c a
saviny ofI1t.,c ON each book. RAYS New
Elementary Arithmetic. contract price, 2sc;
exchange price. l.c. Retail price of same
book now in use. before contracting, sc:
Il. L. u.
"a / SC on each book.
Pave Sew Practical Arithmetic contrac,
rrjcc Ioc. excb,ry. nrice o,c Retail nrica
~ sano boot he,ore coutr.rtipg 30. r.,,iI
-. ,,n1a, c,,,rac, l,c so,ing ,tc nv, c,cb
hook
SUMMARY on acknowledgements, retail
nrire Of the series of arIthmetics now in use
before controcting u5s. retail price of
saue hooks under contract. Sc saving &c.
This series of book is now in general use in
the schools of the state, and therefore does
not necessitate a change, but we have con
tracted for them at a saving of sc on the
series to the people of our state.
Geouranhies-Butler's Elementery Geog-
rapby. contract price &c: exchange price
&c; retail price of corresponding books now
in use;55c retail price under contracts a. 2-5c.
saving on Elementary Geography, 2s 3-5c
Buffers Complete Geography-Contract, 4s
2-sc; saving on Elementary Geography, 70
&c Buffers Complete Geography-Con-
tract price, Sc; exchange price, isc; retail
pr.ce OF corresponding books, SIS; retail
price under contract, sI.O5 3-5c; saving in
price, s2-5c
Summary on Geoaraphie-Present retail
nr;ce ~ Geoyranhies now most peneralIv
r.ad "a % M ret.u nrice nnder contract
q ~ saving on series Of Geouranhies o.
Sn,,h.r % n,oas In a serias ~ Ceogranhics
-. -, rranar.Ii,- ,s.d ,as. nn,,h.r n,
- =, p',,,.r,s Gaoar.rt,r 1oI ,d,,n-
iaHso =, nr,nhar ., n.oss IN R,,Ier,. scris.