The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-01
THE TEXT BOOKS
For the High School Selected by
Board OF Education
AT A MEETING lIELDLAST NIGHT
American hook Company Succeeded Ia
Securing the Adoption OF More Boo Ks
Than Any Of Its Opp onsntS-GInn &
Hsath's Hooks Also Given a Good show
ing-It was Quite a Breezy Mesting-Blg
Fight was ola the Algebra Work.


in special session for the purpose of con-
slderIng the report of the text book COM
mlttee and to transact other business
Nearly every member was present when
President jefferson called the meeting
70 order at 7;45 o'clock. The presi'
dent read the call OF the meet
ing as ordered by the text book
committee, and stated the principal OBJ
ject OF the meeting was to hear the COM
mittee's report in regard to text books
to be used in the course al the new High
School.
The report was considered In sections,
each study being taken up separately
and the hook TO be used adopted. There
was considerable wranglng over some
OF The books recommended by the com
mittee. and much oratory of sarcastic
nature was INDUCED in by some OF the
members; in fact, there was so much
talk and discussion That the needing
lasted until nearly IL o'clock
The first matter taken up was the se'
lection OF Lockwood's Lessons In Eng
llsh as recommended by the committee
recommendation Of the committee was
adopted. This book will retail nj 81 H.
The next was the mathematical works.
TO be used In the school The commit
tee recommended Wells Algebra and
Geometry There was disposition on
the part of many of the members to
adopt Whites Algebra, and as result
quite an extended debate was INDUCED
In. Dr. Jepson, chairman of the text
book committee, explained at length
why the selection had been made, and
stated that every member OF the com
mittCe and the superintendent and prin,
cipal of the high school had voted fol
the Wells book. The vote was tinalli
taken and resulted in nine for the Welt
and eight for the White book, The
president announced the vote, and jus
as he did so Mr.. Noble expressed de-
sire to change his vote from Wells &c
White. but the chair ruled that as the
vote had been announced he could mol
do so. The Wells Algebra costs 81 %
and the White 81 40. The Wells Geom
etry was adopted unanimously
There was not dissenting voice when
the committee reported the recommen'
dalton of Houstons Physical Geographic
and 1t was adopted. The retail prict
will be 81 %. Botany was left over until
the next meeting, as the committee waa
not ready to report
The next study to be acted upon waa
Physics, and upon the recommendation
OF the committee Cooley's course was
adopted, The books cost 81 %.
quite a fight was made on the adop'
ton Of general history, The commit
tee recommended Meyers and Chairman
Jepson explained that opinions Of GER
tain authorities in such matters and the
investigation of the committee warrant
ed their action, The majority OF tho
hoard, however, was In favor of Barnes
history, and Prof Anderson, who was
called upon for his opinion as to the
worth of the two books, gave Barnes
very high recommendation. A vote was
taken and Barnes history was adopted
by large majority II costs 81 40.
Latin was the next study taken up,
and the committees recommendation
was acted upon favorably The course
consists of three hooks Eohler & Dan.
tells First Lessons in Latin 81; Arrow,
Smith & Whicher's Latin Reader, 81 25,
and Allen y Greenaus Latin Grammar
81 20. There was some disposition upon
the part of some members to substitute
Caesar instead OF the Latin Reader, but
II did not carry
Painters English Literature was rec.
commended by the committee, but there
was considerable opposition to II, and
after quite a little discussion It was,
upon motion, decided TO refer the mat
ter of selection Of English and American
literature and music back TO the com.
mlttee.
This ended the list, but the fight was
not over. Mr.. Noble who had attempt.
ed to change his vote in the matter al
selection of the algebra, made a motio,l
to reconsider The action OF the board in
this study. The motion was seconded
by Col. Miller, who had also voted for
Wells. The motion stirred up any
amount of oratory and quite little sar-
casm was INDUCED in. Or, Jepson said
that owing to the retiring Of Mr.
Brock, who had been called away from
the meeting, and who was member Of
the committee, the motion was unfair
and in his opinion out OF reason. Mr.
Maxwell spoke in the same 10, but II
was evident that the members who ia.
vored Whites algebra were In the MAJ
jorlty. Mr.. Dudley made a motion 10
lay The motion to reconsider on the IA.
BILE. but this was defeated. A motion
was also made TO refer the question back
to the committee, but this too waa
knocked out.
The motion TO reconsider was carried
Then came another fight. The admirers
of each book each took turn at the
floor The principal Of the new higt
school was asked for his opinion, and
he highly recommended Wells, but II
did no good, and by vote Of nine 10
seven Whites Algebra was selected II
costs 81 30. Those voting for Wells
were Mcssrs. Buchanan, Dudley, Jcpson,
Maxwell. McNnsh, WaterhOuse and
President Jefferson. Those voting for
Whites were Messrs. Birncy. Bowers,
Kasley, MilliEan, Miller, Nesbitt. Noble.
Shaub. Stanton and Weidner. Mr.
Buchanan changed to White after he
saw that II had won
Mr.. Maxwell stated that before al.
journlng he would ask the board to
grant the Madison commissioners the
privilege 10 appoint an extra teacher for
Lincoln school, as IT would bn absolutely
necessary since the adoption of the
many new studies The matter was re.
fcrrcd to the committee on teachers ant
schools with the power to act
Mr.. Bowers presented motion that
inasmuch that n number ~ the schools
would not be rendy for opening next
Monday, that the date DO changed frOu
September 10 September IL for tho
opening Of ali the schools. He said most
Of the children would want to 20 10 the
fair anyhow. Col Miller objected. and
n point Of order was raised by Mr.. Max.
wei that the motion was out Of order
lnnsmuch that the meeting was gpe.
cial one The chair decided that the
lV.l N..l.
moved 10 adjourn II WnH defeated. md
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