The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-07-02
TIE TEXT BOOKS.
Teachers Still at Work Examine
ing Them.
Montgomery's History selected, Provided Ger
tain Portions Are Eliminated Con-
yention VIII Probably Close Today.

The text book convention met at
O'Clock. The members seemed anxious to
crowd the work and get through as soon as
possible.
The first thing that claimed the attention
of the members was Biographies.
Mr.. Burton presented AppIeton's
biographies.
MIR. Kendall, for the CHM company, pre-
scented Our World leader.
Mr. Robinson named Appleton's course.
MIR. Greenwood named Barnes elemen
tary and Appleton's hiR her.
Mr.. Harmon named Appleton's elemen-
tary and higher, and Our Word reader
No. l.
Mr.. Robinson seconded Mr.. Harmon's
nomination.
MIR. Wilson favored strongly the reten-
ton of the Biographies.
Mr. Schutt said there had been nc
Biographies with enough new matter To
warrant change in geography.
Mr.. Page said that any geography in
connection with some books of travel
would make the study very interesting.
He favored re World reader as an intro
ductory and supplementary work.
The vote stood 30 to in favor of retain
ing Appleton's geography.
Harmon named Our World reader No.
for a supplementary geography.
Mr.. e. A. Wilson moved a suspension OF
the rules and that the World reader be
adopted as q supplementary book. This
was carried unanimously,
The agents then presented the different
histories
Mr.. Burton offered Eggleston's, Barnes
and Niles histories.
Mr.. Kendall, Of CHM & Co., objected to
The HBRALD's reference to his books, as
ne thought 1t would have some weight
with the members. His company through
communication, offer TO omitl the OBJ
jectionable parts in their history, thus
sustaining TIE HERALD's position. He
presented Montgomery's history.
Professor Burner of d. @. Heath & Co,
presented Sheldon's American History.
Captain Howard of the military school,
by permission, made an argument favoring
the publishing Of adopted books on the fly
leaf Of each book.
MIR. Ashbaugh presented Anderson's
History, after which adjournment was
taken till 80 p. N.
After reassembling the following his
torys were put in nomination: Eggles-
TOMS Primary, Barnes Primary, Barnes
Brief, Montgomery's Leading facts and
Sheldon's American History. Eggleston's
Primary was adopted without opposition.
The fight was or the higher history.
Mr.. Peery said he desired TO make 9
stand for the people. The peoples money
paid for these books after adoption. 1t was
an easy matter for few men to change
books but hard matter for people to pay
for them. He favored the books in use,
and had examined none that were superior
Mr.. Linford favored no change.
MIR. Wilson was favorable to Montgom-
ery's history
MIR. Hubbard made q strong argumen,
against Montgomery's history, claiming
the author was not an impartial writer.
MIR. Schutt did not favor 8 change in his
tory as changes are expensive.
Mr.. Robinson, in several speeches, advo
cated the rights Of the dealers, economy
and reliable history.
Mr.. Chappell said if they would elimi-
nate from Montgomery's history every.
thing but the cover he would vote against
it, because Of its attack on Utah and the
people here.
The speeches grew quite warm over the
histories, the opponents OF Montgomery
claiming it was not equal TO the other
books before the convention and its admir-
ers claiming it was superior.
MIR. Greenwood proposed a committee be
named, provided Montgomery's were adop.
ted, to make suitable examinations regard.
ing Utah and the Mormons.
This was carried, and Greenwood, Viii
son and Green were named.
The question was then called and the
vote stood at follows:
Montgomery's-Do Hubbard, Wool
ley, Greenwood, Condie, Allen, Greaves,
Hayes, Short, De Freize, Wilson, Ander.
son, Page, Park, Wootten, Boreman-16.
Barnes'-Claytou, Linford, Olsen. Man
viii, Leigh, Chappell, Long, Schutt, Robin.
son, Harmon, Peery, Green-12.
Montgomery's was adopted provided the
publishers eliminated the Objectionable
Utah items.
Harper's arithmetics were retained by
vote of 26 to 2.
Stoddard's intellectual arithmetic was
also adopted.
Adjourned till am. today.