The record-union., 1896-01-08
THE GRAMMAR WILL Be FINISHED.
Raymond VIII Also Edit the EIe-
mentary History.
state Board of Education to wrestle
With the journal of Educa-
tom, Problem To-day.

The State Board of Education recon
vened yesterday morning, all the mem
bers being present except State super
fntendent Black, who was indispoSed.
Governor Budd said that the discus
sion of the day before on the meaning
of the word revise" had given him the
nightmare for fear the Code Commls-
sion might take as liberal view OF re-
vision as the Board of Education had
He found that the law establishing the
Code Commission was much broader
admitting of compilation and reforms.
He stiU adhered to his definition OF
s.revisiou." and read the United States
Statutes in support OF MS posltloh'
However. much of The work has been
done, he said, and we have now a much
better set of books than before. Inc
history, however, has stil to be edlted.
Professor ChiIds stated that professor
Kies told him a short time ago that he
had written the Primary History FOR
the third time, and it was almost ready
for the printer. He has noty however,
written the Advanced History, and
could not prepare it by May in such q
manner that the board could afford to
accept it.
And then it must be edited and illus
trated, must it not?" asked the Gov
ernor. How much of the appropria-
tien remains, Mr.. Raymond"
Mr.. Raymond answered that over ST.
500 remains, Of which $4,000 is to be
paid to Professor Kies for the manu-
script of the histories.
"And the $500 a month for the editors
must go right along, as on the gram
mar. That grammar has cost more
than the history, has it not"
Mr. Raymond explained that the as
sistant editors were practically the au-
thors of the grammar, and their salaries
stood in place of the 81, 600 paid to Pro-
fessor Kies for his manuscript, and the
grammar had therefore not cost more
than that will cost.
The Governor then said that he would
like to hear the sense of the board in re-
gard to the further employment Of ed
itors, and the policy of cutting down
salaries.
Professor Pierce moved that after
next month Mr.. Raymond alone be en-
ployed to edit the grammar.
Governor Budd said that the ladies
had made the grammar and Mr.. Ray
mona QaQ only revised II. ne WO0Ao
like them to tell what part of the work
they had done.
Mr.. Raymond said it would be only
fair to the ladies to allow them to go on
and work on the line of the criticisms
made on the grammar until it is fin
ished, which would probably be in a
couple Of months. He did not wish to
make any suggestion that they be
dropped.
President Kellogg moved that no re-
vision of the United States History or
editorial work be done on it without an
order of the board. Carried.
The Governor suggested that when
the grammar is finished Superintendent
Black stop the payment of salaries,
and when the history is taken up the
work can be gone on with again. He
thought that when the manuscript of
the history came in it might be submit
ted to some member of the faculty Of
either the Stanford or State Univer-
sity, and, if approved, send it direct
~ to the printer and save the expense OF
the present system.
Professor Pierce thought the books
could not be printed without an editor