The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-04
PUBLIC SCHOOL BOOKS.
Southern Histories Adopted in Num-
Der of Counties.

The Wilson county board of educa-
| ton has announced its decision in the
school book contest. The list remains
as it has been heretofore, with the
following exceptions: Stickney's series
of readers were substituted for
Holmes: Lees Brief History of the
United States was put on as supple
ment to the present course; Lees
School History takes the place of Ste
phens' as a reference-boo<; ManIY's
Southern Literature and Curry
Southern States of the American Union
were added to the list of textbooks.
The result is regarded as a triumph
for Southern books.
When the New Hanover board of
education met to adopt books for use
i'm the public school a committee Of
teachers, consisting of County Super
intendent r. w. Manning, City Super
intendent NJ c. S. Noble and Misses
NJ. T. Cook, Maggie Jones and Mary \.
Bernard. to which the matter of books
had been referred reported a list they
had selected. Col. a. NJ. Waddell and
Gen. w. l.. DeRosset appeared before
the board and urged the adoption of
Lees School History of the United
States, Lees Abridged History, and
THE Southern States of the American
Union," by the Rev. !. In. Curry, DID,
Ii. d. They submitted TO the board
that some of the histories heretofore
used were not only untruthful as to
events connected with the war, SO far
as the South is concerned, but some |
of them were fun of insults to the |
Southern people and unfit for Southern |
children to study. They stated that |
all they wanted was a history that |
recorded the simple truth. and as Lees |
history was fair enough to give credit |
to Pettigrew's charge at Gettysburg,
they favored that history, the author |
of which is Mrs. S. =. Lee, a distin- |
ouished educator of Lexington. Va. |
Prof. Noble was not very favorable to
the adoption of this history, preferring |
Hansel's, but after discussion, the com
mittee amended their report by also
including the books above mentioned. |
The County Commissioners of Hall |
fax adopted the State list of textbooks
heretofore used, adding Frye's Primary
and Complete Biographies, by CHM q
Co, Lees History, by b. f. Johnson q
Co. and Southern Literature and DIR.
Currys book on the Southern States
There was strong effort made to have
the old list displaced with the new
books offered by CHM d Co., but the
Commissioners stood out against it.
The commissioners of Cleveland
settled the much agi-
tated book question by adopt
ing the books on the State
list, with the exception of Holmes
Fifth Reader, and in the place of this
adopted the history, Our Country"
and supplemented two or three courses
by other works of minor Importance.
The commissioners action in the mat
ter meets general approval.
The Board of Commissioners of Cald-
we'll county, at their meeting on Mon
lay, adopted the University Publishing
books for use in the com
mon schools of Caldwell county.
The board of commissioners of Pitt
county made no change in the books
for the public schools of the county,
but adopted the list as established by
The State Board of Education.
There was a lively time in Randolph
Monday among the attorneys over the
adoption of school books The Ameri-
IAN Book Company was represented by
VIM. C. Hammer, the University Pub
fishing Company by Wiley Rush, Ginn
& Co. by G. S. Bradshaw. and b. +.
Johnson q Co. by o. l.. Sapp. The
old books furnished by the two first
mentioned companies were re-adopted.
Lees High School History was put on
the list with Stephens History as a
reference book. and Manly's Southern
Literature was recommended TO be |
lsed where needed.