The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-06-14
p,,ops In School Books.

:. ali Persons iute4S'' "
" Learning
n submitting to you errors in
..s ~ Books" we call your atten.
s;ou to the previous search for err
w. which we instituted over
Dss, ago and invited teachers to
!smoete. In the pamphlet are
u ;ssn the details concerning that
y ...,cb. and the results finally OBJ
,.n.d. We have now decided to
institute another search for errors
MORE MORE comprehensive than the for.
mai: and, az truth has no limita.
inns. we have decided to invite
ii persons throughout the world to
hin in the search for the elimina.
t;ou of errors from the text books
a, school books of the United
States. There are many persons
not school teachers who take deep
interest in education, and who have
Expressed their disappointment at
not being invited to compete in
,esrching for errors in school books.
Here in the United States we
recognize that there is no monopoly
Of brains, and that intellectual
,trength may exist in any indivi.
bual, however humble his situation
kn life, and we are of the opinion
that it is possible that some of the
most successful competi ors may be
outside the ranks of school teachers.
Therefore, we earnestly urge every
bne who wishes to benefit the school
thildren of the country to send us
bny statement that may appear
Erroneous in any school-oook.
As an additional stimulus we
lave decided to award one of our
best pneumatic.tired Columbia
6sfeties, '93 pattern, price $3.50, to
bach OF the five persons who shall
bend to US the greatest number
bf errors which shall be determined
10 be errors of the publishers and
(he authors of the books in which
|hey occur, or by board of exam
|ners which we may appoint.
These alleged errors must be re-
(eived by US prior to September l,
1913. The conditions upon which
wards will be given will be- sub
tantially the same az the conditions
Nearly stated in the former circu-
prs, that is to say, first, the error
pust be one thai appear. in some
e1tbook or school book in the
English language, used in some uni
s1sAy, college, academy, or school
bf any description, and the error
must be one that is susceptible of
proof and is taught in lectures Or
essons, and not merely typo
graphical mistake, an error mad
ertently made in spelling or gram
6|par. Disputed points of history
pr CT opinion will not be consider.
Rd errors in this offer. After the
contest is closed the results will lie
published in pamphlet form and
distributed throughout the country.
n the pamphlets will appear the
pames of all persons who send to
b. errors which are deemed of suffi
elent Importance by author or pub.
Usher to cause the plates to be
changed.
In cases where the same error is
forwarded to US by two or more
persons, and the counting of the er-
for affects the number of errors to
Pc credited to the two or more per-
fons sending in the same error,
then duplicates will be credited to
Fhe person first sending them.
The following additional rules
must be observed by persons send
ing in alleged errors: Thee must
De given the name of the book; the
lame CT the author, if known; the
lame and address of the publishers;
Nd the number of the page upon
which the error occurs; also; the ex-
'@ words which contain the error,
ND a clear explanation of the cor
Fectlon which should be made. The
sffor must be one which appears in
book in common use, and if the
s!for he one which has been pre-.
slously corrected in later editions
aen 1t cannot he counted.
All communications must be ad-
dressed to the EDUCATIONAL DE-
nrARTMANT, PORE MANUFACTURING
COMPANY, BosToN, MASS.