The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-07-03
THEIRLABORSC CLOSED
The Text Book Convention at
Last Adjourns.
A Lively SpAt Over Montgomery's History
Full List Of the Books Adopted
With Prices.

The last day of the text book convention
was one OF hard work The members were
determined to get through by night and
kept at things In a lively manner The
first thing they struck was physiology and
hygiene The old books were relegated to
the rear and Smiths series was adopted.
Steele's Hygiene was readopted.
General science was taken up and Tai.
IMAGES two books, Domestic Science and
First Book Of Nature, received the support
OF the members.
Civil government was discussed at
length and resulted in the choice Of Dole's
American Citizen as the regular text book
and Our Government, by Macy, as a sup
Elementary book.
Appleton's Algebra went in by 8 good
majority. after which Mr.. Green wood
asked leave to submit the report OF the
committee appointed to ask the publishers
to expurgate the objectionable parts of
Montgomereys History; the report was
received. IL is as follows:
10 the President and Members OF the Text
Book Convention:
GENTLEMES-Your committee to whom
was referred the matter OF recommending
certain EXAMINATIONS from MontRomery's
jeading facts in American history, respect
fully report that through the agent of
CHM a Co., the publishers of said book,
we have communicated with them asking
whether the objectionable features (which
we speoifedl would be expurgated from
future editions Of the book.
To message, setting forth our oblec-
tons, the agent, Mr.. Kendall, has received
the following telegram:
ITO +. NJ Kendall:
IAN errors viii be corrected; all objec-
lions doubtless removed Will cable Ment-
gonery (the author) in England. Can you
waite Answer. CHM & Coz
On account Of the fact that no assurance
can be given until reply is lad from the
author, and that we cannot possibly get |
such reply before our adjournment. We |
recommend reconsideration OF the vote /
by which such book was conditionally |
adopted. Respectfully,
JOSHUA GREENWOOD,
Z. A. WILSON.
K. w. GREE.
The reyort was adopted, although Short
objected
The history was then reconsidered, and |
Barnes, Eggleston's and Montgomery's
were named.
Mr.. Greenwood said he could not vote |
Tor Montgomery's history in view Of the |
fact that there was no assurance that the
language relative 10 Utah would be cor
rectec by the Euthor.
MIR. Wilson, although he had strongly
favored Montgomery's history, would vote
against IL On the same grounds as Mr..
Greenwood.
Hayes, Hubbard, Linford and others fav-
oTed Barnes Brief
Mr. Short got right mad when he saw
how the convention was going. He said
the publishers had done all that was re-
CURED OF them.
Dr. Park thought so. too. and was de-
cidedly in favor of Montgomery's exnur-
gated.
Mr.. Allen was for Montgomery's, yet
there was not enough assurance that the
history would be revised regarding Utah;
still be was for Montgomery's.
The vote stood:
Barnes-Bubbsrd, Green. Linford, Oh
sen, Manville, Leigh, Chappell. Woolly
Greenwood, Harmon, Condie, Long, Schutt,
Hayes, Robinson, Wilson, Wootton, An
derson, Page, Boreman, Peery-21.
ggleston-Ciayton, Dodds 2.
Montgomery-Allen, Short DeFriez,
Park
The chair announced that Barnes was
adopted.
Charlie Short then jumped up and said
be charged the convention with prejudice
and being unfEir. He was mad, be was. {
He was ready to wait a week for word
from the author and he knew the history
would be fixed satisfactorily The con- (
vention had done q grave wrong and it
would come back to the members some
day. lie would 90 back to Park city, be |
would. 9
The regular business was proceeded
with although Charles seat was vacant.
Montieths physical geogr Apply was {
adopted with opposition.
MIR. Peery named Augsburg series of Z
drawing, which was adopted,
Appletons' algebra came next for adop- I
tion. i
Mr.. Birchsrd Of CHM & Co. presented c
Mssons & Co.'s new music books This
series Of books was very ably presented
and the system which is very new and t
novel made favorable impression on the s
members. Mr.. Birchard sang two or three /
choice little songs from the second music S
reader. a
Prof. Stephens and Jepson series were
also presented. q
Mason * Co.'s were adopted.
Bonds were fixed in the following q
amounts for the different books: Readers.
Is 900; spoilers, s., 1000; arithmetics sc. 600: 6
intellectual arithmetics. $500; geography.
50 600; Our World reader, $500; Maxweil's P
grammar, 5000; Hyde's grammar, 81, 500; I
United States history, $1,000; writing t
3. 600: physiology and hygiene. $1,000: L
algebra, $500, civil government. $500; ply. S
Bics, 500; bookkeeping, $500; drawing,
$500; music, $500; civil government. SUP t
Elementary course. $500; supplementary b
readers. $500; Domestic Science, $500: (
First Book OF Nature, $500.
The commissioner was instructed to in C
struct superintendents in prices of all
books adopted. q
A resolution was passed requiring that p
Rll proposed new changes in books be re- b
ported TO the commissioner.
Thanks to the officers was extended. and il
II :35 p. 10. the convention adjourned. O
The following is a complete list of books
adopted with prices: v
AMERICAN BOOK CO.