The record-union., 1893-09-02

raphles is S6O,02O "a, as shown by the
State Printer, and his report was adopted.
THE ASSISTANT EDITORS.
Professor Anderson reported that he
wrote to Mrs. T. c. George and Miss
Anna Murphy with regard to their work
on the revision of the Readers, and that
they had since been employed on the
work.
The board fixed their salary at $3.50 per
month each from July lst to continue at
the pleasure of the board.
sECRETARY's REPORT.
He also reported that on the request of
Warren Loree he had issued grammar
grade life diploma to him instead OF a
high grade diploma, as he had formerly
asked.
The board indorsed the action of Pro-
feSSOr Anderson,
Miss Mary O'Shaughnessy, her papers
having been corrected, was granted life
diploma of the grammar grade.
The action of the Secretary in issuing
an educational diploma to Mrs. NJ, T.
McMath, on correction of the irregularity
OF name, was concurred in.
The action of the Secretary in proyid-
ing photographic stones for the printing
OF Normal School diplomas was con-
Cured in.
The new rules for the government of
the board were adopted, and the Seere-
tary granted further time to prepare the
rules to be recommended to County and
City Boards of Education for the proDer
procedure in the matter of revocation of
certificates.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF's REPORT.
The Editor-in- Chief presented the fol-
lowing report:
Hon. J. II. anderson, lSecretary State
Board Of EdUcdtlOn-DEAR SIR: beg to
present, through you, to the State Board
OF Education the following report of the
condition of State textbook work at the
present time:
The Superintendent of State Printing
submits completed copies of the Advanced
Geography, with statement of the cost of
an edition of $4,000 copies. Adding to
this the expenditure thereon by the State
Board of Education and APPLYING tbe
rules heretofore adopted by the board for
fixing the cost OF books, the cost of the
Advanced Geography in Sacramento is
81 cents, as per detailed schedule of items
appended.
EsWork on revision of Readers has been
in progress for two months. A careful
analysis has been made of the courses of
study in the different counties of the
State, and the reading lessons estimated
to cover the first years work in the
schools OF these counties have been pre-
pared and put in type for your inspec-
ton, and as basis of illustration, The
number OF words involved in the lessons
for the course of the first year is limited to
200. This has been done after consider
able correspondence with leading primary
teachers in the State, who have indicated
that as the maximum number an AVERAGE
class of beginners can learn to read read
lily during the first year at school. In the
lessons prepared for this course very
much more practice in reading is provided
than is usually given with the first 200
words of First Reader
The preparation of the lessons for the
second years course in reading is abOut
half completed. These lessons promise
fully to equal those for the first wear in
interest and excellence. The editors rec
Ommend that the lessons for the first
and second years constitute. respectively.
the First and Second Readers of the new
series, and that the course for the third
and fourth years be embraced in q Third
Reader
In this connection 1 think 1 ought not
TO omit to say that, IN my Judgment a
better selection of persons to prepare
these books could not have been made
Both of the ladies employed are excep-
tIOnally well fitted by natural tastes and
abilities for this work. Mrs. George, in
addition to her successful administration
for many years of the Training DEPART
nent of the State Normal School at San
Jose, Is a practical author, having pre-
pared First and Second Reader of a
popular and successful series some years
ago. Miss Murphy, a graduate Of the
school named, comes directly from many
years OF successful teaching at Los An
geles and with an enyiable reputation
besides, as writer of stories, sketches
and poems for magazines and other pub-
HcatIons. l think there can be no dues-
ton OF a satisfactory outcome of their
work.
AffeT consultation with you I wrote,
some time ago, TO John Fiske. asking
whether he was at liberty to undertake.
the writing OF a school history Of the
United States to take the place OF the one
now in use. He replied that he was inst
completing such book for Boston 81
Usher, and was bound not to write any
other similar book for publication.
letter OF the same purport addressed nv
me to Charles Nordhoff is unanswered
l also wrote to Miss Mara L. Pratt
asking of her the same question respeet
ing the Elementary History of the5
United States TO be prepared. Miss Pratt
expresses her willingness to undertake'
the writing, and her letter is submitted
herewith. Yours, very respectfully,
". II. V. RAYMOND.
Editor-in-C Chief State Text-B Books.
The following is appended to the re-
mort.