The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-09
THE NEW SCHOOL. RooEs
Many Com plants at the Ia,y-Penaltv
for Violation.

As the time approaches for the ouening
OF school. letters asking for INSTRUCTIONS
as 10 the new text books recently adopted
by the board OF education arc pouring into
tae superintendent Office at a rapid rate.
MANY OF them are in the nature Of com
plants. the writers feeling aggrieved az
wnat they term the inlquitous text book
law one Of this character was received
several DAYS ago By the Post-IutelIigencer
"bich vas written by director of school
district No S, of Kitsap county, in which
he saws:
VIII you please write up the iniauitv OF
lhis law, that IS trying to compel heads Of
families 10 bay a new set OF books every
I'VE years our people had 70 buy new
BOOKS OF course. last year as their chill
dren advanced. and now nine out Of ten
heads OF families are not able to buy these
books. We in this district propose 10 let
the schools 20 on with the old books whose
business II is. The voice of the people is
the voice Of God amen
Several statements In the above are true.
out the law governing the case is a state
law and It's provisions must be enforced
city Superintendent Barnard, when seen
In regard 10 the matter said
The law was first passed five years ago,
and expired the LIST Of June last The con-
tract was let at that time. and the board
adopted certain books a a certain figure.
In my opinion. the law is discretionary to
adopt such books. IL says the board
shall have the power 10 adopt certain
books. II does not say they shall or shall
not.
ANY one violating the provisions Of the
law ia likely TO get the district into severe
trouble, as the law makes IL possible for
the county superintendent 10 withhold q
per cent OF the apportionment OF the dis
trict. This was doue in Tacoma once and
resulted in the county superintendent with
holding p per cent of the apportionment,
causing big lawsuit and expense to the
county.
''The new books are OF good quality. and
taking into consideration the low price
they are listed at and the large discount
allowed by the different firms on old books
the burden will not be so great
a list Of the new books, together with
name of publisher. net wholesale price i'm
Washington. wholesale price at publishing
house. exchange price, retail price in
Washington. and net price OF book dis
placed was printed on the eighth page Of
the Post-TntelIigencer Of August 81 The
list OF Seattle text hooks for primary and
grammar grades for 1855 is as follows:
First year-New Franklin First Reader.
Pollard Synthetic speller
Second year-New Franklin Second |
Reader. Pollard synthetic Speller
Third year-New Franklin Third Reader.
Columbian Elements OF Arithmetic. Reeds
Introductory Language Work. picturesque !
l. =
First Music Reader. Prang's complete
Course. No. I (drawine); Columbian
SDeller
Fourth year-New Franklin Fourth
Reader. Columbian Elements Of Arith- |
wetic. Reeds Introductory Language
Work. Rand-NcNallv Primary school
Geography. Writings second Music Read
cr. Prang's Complete Course No. 3. Co
lumbar Speler.
Fifth vear-New Franklin Fourth Read
or Columbian Complete Arithmetic
prooke' New Mental Arithmetic. Reeds
Introductory Language Work Rand-NTc-
Nallv Primary School Geography. whit
ing's Third Music Reader. PranE's Com
piete Course. No. S. Columbian Sneller
sixth vear-New Franklin Firth Reader
Columbian Ccuplete Arithmetic. Prool<s'
Vow Mental Arithmetic. Reed x Eelloge's
one Rock Course ire ENGLISH. Rand-M
NalEv Grammar school Geography Whit
ire's Fourth Music Reader Prane's Com
plete Course No :. Columbian Speller.
Seventh vear-New Franklin Fifth Read
cr. Columbian Complete Arithmetic,
Brooks Now Mental Arithmetic, Reed &
Rand AfrNafiv Grammar School Geogra-
phv. Writings Firth Music Reader.
T~qre's Complete Course 80 s. JclIu-
HAN Sneller. Lessons iu Physiology and
Hyrienr. First Book
Eiehth wear columbian Complete Arith-
r,etir E~apks' Now Mortal Arithmetic.
Reed 4 Kalloee's Oue-Fork Course in FN-
.-'ish EluS' p story ~ the United states.
winnings Sixth Music bee Ter p~3us's
Corrrlete Course. NJ. e. Columbian Spelle~
TIE price list ~ old books continued ir
use IS as follows Pollard ~Helier. 1ir
J,-.tures.ts.e tttaera nhscai Reader. volume.
~ Whitue's Ftret at3 Second N"S'-
Reader. ~ ca-H. WhItrS Th.rl. fn.-'a
ard F..tn rfu~- Readers -.' .4eh ~N-r
Nfr-'s f.aat-. t.t Grams ''ln".t