The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-26
BIOGRAPHIES.

BIOGRAPHIES.
American Book Company-Appleton' s
standard higher, Introductory price,
$1.25; exchange, 10 cents; wholesale,
S1.13; retail, s1.25. Barnes complete
Utah edition, SIPS; 10 cents; $1.13; $1.25.
Natural elementary, Utah edition, 60
cents; Sc cents; "a cents; 90 cents.
Natural complete, Utah edition, SI.25;
20 cents; BIB; s1.25.
CHM & Co., Fryes' primary, western
edition, introductory price, 60 cents;
exchange, SO cents; wholesale, so cents;
retail, so cents. Fryes' complete, west
ern edition. $1.15; 70 cents; sL04; SIPS.
Werner School Book COmpany-The
Werner introductory Introductory
price, So cents; exchange, 80 cents;
wholesale, A cents; retail, SO cents.
Werner grammar school, $40; so cents;
Slip; $40.
q. C. NJ. I.-Rand, McNally elemen-
tary, Introductory price, 40 cents: ex-
change, 81 cents; wholesale, 10 cents;
retail, 80 cents. Rand. McNally gram
mar school, 20 cents; 60 cents; 20 cents;
SO cents.
Superintendent Van Colt followed
Hall in speech against Frye's ge-
ographies. pointing out the objectiona-
BILE features of il. He advanced the
merits of the Werner. but made a final
appeal in favor of the American Book
company's books, the adoption of which
would save the state many thousands
Of dollars and give the schools the very
best books presented.
Superintendent Christensen spoke in
favor of Werner's. Miller in favor of
Rand, McNaily's. and Mrs. Johnson in
favor of Frye's system.
Miller of Willard, Fishburn and Nell
son spoke favorably of the Werner
system, the latter showing by figures
that there was very little difference in
the price between the different books
though the bids would seem so TO in
dictate at first glance
Oldham opposed the Werner ge-
ographies on account of their high
price and defended the Frye system.
Professor Stewart of the State Nor
NAL school made a very excellent ad-
dress in favor of the Werner ge-
ography. He found many excellent
things in all of the books proposed, but
believed the state of Utah would do
best in adopting The Werner system.
superintendent Wootton spoke in
favor of the Werner and Leigh of
Iron followed.
A motion TO proceed to ballot for
choice of geography then carried. The
first ballot resulted:
AppIeton's series ..............2
Werner's series Observation-Disclosures. 10
. . . . . . . .
Rand, McNally'S series .............- ,
AS neither received a majority of the
votes cast a second ballot was ordered.
1t was while the members were pre-
pairing their slips that the agent for
Frye'S Biographies made his appear
ance upon the floor and was seen
lobbying among the delegates.
Oldham rose to point of order and
when the chair collected himself he
ordered the floor cleared of outsiders.
TALK OF INVESTIGATION.
notice that if the Frye's Biographies
made any gain in the next ballot he
would reserve the privilege of ordering
an investigation as lobbying had been
done on the floor.
The second ballot resulted: Werner's,
II; Frye's, IA; Rand. McNaily's. q
No choice
An amusing incident-the first of the
nvention-happened at this point
Superintendent Wootton was occupy
ing a patent chair that ought to have
had martingales on il. IN the excite
ment of the moment the superintendent
leaned back and in the next instant
nothing but a pair of feet were seen
above the table.
When the laughter had subsidized the
third and final ballot was announced
as follows: Werner's Biographies, IS:
F'rye's biographies, 10.
President Park declared the Frye
series the choice of the convention
superintendent VanCott then de-