Mesa free press., 1893-08-10
Reeds and Kellogg's Graded Lessons in Eng

Reeds and Kellogg's Graded Lessons In Eng
| lish.
Reeds and Kelfogg's Higher Lessons in Eng
l:sh.
Wentworths Primary Arithmetic.
Wentwortls Grammar School Arithmetic.
Wentworth and Hills High School Arithmetic.
WentwUrth's Algebra
Wcntworth,s Geometry
Montgomery's Leading Facts in American
History.
Montgonery's Beginners American History.
The committee further recommended as supple
nentary reading the adoption Of the following;
Seaside and Wayside Series Nos
Natures Stories for You Readers.
The American citizen
Riverside Literature Series.
Pratt's History Stories
Stickney's Readers
Harpers Readers
We recommend the use Of the above
In the order named. and especially COM
mend and e.3 and to the use of the teachers
Wefur:hsr recommend that the school board
purchase all supplementary reading on the
advice Of the principal in charge.
The following were recommended by major
tiles Of from three to Ave:
Cages introduction to Physical Science
Eclectic Physical Geography
Reeds word Lesson
Lincoln's Hygienic Physiology
Brands Lessons on the Human Body
Swint0n's Word Analysis
Rays Baitey's or Stoddard's Mental Arithmitic.
NJ f,,v% "a s,,A,
efficient teacher can profit by dispensing with
the use Of copy books, mental arithmetic or
spoilers in the hands of the pupils
Respectfully,
W. S. Varnum.
Secretary.
After the consideration of the re-
port of the committee by the board,
the following resolution was adopted:
RES LIVED. that 1t is the Judgment OF this
board that the educational interests of the
Territory OF Arizona demand II OF a partial
change in the present text books be made,
The board then proceeded to an
examination Of the sample text books
submitted to them by the various
publishing companies. and by unan-
imous vote resolved that the following
books now in use bs continued:
Appleton's readers. l.. 2, 8, 4, intro
ductory 4, 5, Appleton's Biographies,
Elementary and Higher. Steel's Hy-
gienic Physiology, the Model Copy
Books.
After some discussion, the subject
of grammars was laid on the table to
be taken up and considered at the
afternoon meeting of the board. The
following new books were adjudged
by the board to have sufficient merit
to justify their adoption in lieu of
those books of similar kind and grades
now in use:
Longs Language Lessons, and 2.
Wentworth's Primary Arithmetic.
Wentworth's Grammar School Arith-
metic.
Wentworth's High School Arithmetic.
Montgomery's Beginners History.
Montgomery's American History.
Lincon's Physiology.
Macey's Our Government.
Augsbury's Drawing Simplifed, 2
books.
Brands Health Lessons on the
Human Body.
Modern Spoilers.
Stoddard's Intellectual Arithmetic.
New Franklin, l, 2, 8, and 5 readers,
supplementary to the regular series.
Reed and Kellegg's Graded Lessons in
English.
Reed and Kellogg's Higher Lessons in
English.
After some discussion, the board
decided to postpone action on the
high school and library books until
the meeting of the board to be held
the second Thursday in October.
The following resolution was also
unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED, that tine secretary of the board
is hereby authorized t" sign all instruments
necessary to carry into effect any change Of
|, text books this day authorized by the board OF