The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-30

galore have been sent mere from lne
east and are piled around the rooms OF
the state superintendent of schools and
in the office of the board of education
There are grammars and biographies
arithmetics and algebras, histories and
hygiene, physiologies and PHILOSOPHERS
spoilers and readers; in fact, everything
in the line of means of training the
youthful idea how to shoot.
Letters galore are received from this
one and that one; the state and county
superintendent are besieged daily by
mail, every communication calling at
tention to the superior qualities of the
works sent out by the writer's house
and promising all sorts Of things if the
convention can see its way clear TO
adopt the particular system on sale
by the undersigned.
But from all indications there viii be
no radical changes in the books used.
State Superintendent Park said yes
terday he aDprehended no radical de-
partures. The books now in use have
given almost general satisfaction, with
a very few exceptions. He said there
might be isolated cases where changes
would be ordered made, but they were
not such as TO cause a general shaking
uD in the system. The state SuDerin-
tendent further stated he had sent out
circulars to all superintendent in the
state, the same containing a list of all
the books in use, with the suggestion
that recipients note any changes they
would offer This was done in order
to arrive at q conclusion IN advance
and be prepared for any possible con-
tingencies, but from all replies received
he had not been able to detect any gen.
eral or isolated desire for a complete
departure from the use of the books
which have been in service for five
years past. He stated, too, that he had
sent enough of these circulars to adj
nit of distribution among the teachers
by the several county superintendents,
and he presumed they had been die
tributed. If this was true, then the
several superintendent would have a
fair knowledge of conditions.
Here and there was a book marked
off the list said Or. Park. but I can
not see that there was anything to
warrant a belief that the members will
ask for a change"
The officers comprising the member
ship of the convention will be the state
Superintendent, the superintendent of
the Normal school and the county SUI
perintendents. The city superintend-
ents will not take part, the boards of
education having the matter in charge
for the cities.
DR.. MillsDaugh said yesterday the
lily DOdIu d 6QuCdllOn NOOAu LdfAC liz
matter up on May 20. The five year
contract for books with the board eX-
oires about the same time as does that
with the county. He saw nothing to
warrant a belief in a sudden change in
books and, like DR.. Park, believed the
changes would be few.
County superintendent Van Colt
stated while he was only one member
Of the convention, he believed there
would be no radical change.
But the agents are preparing for the
onslaught. In all probability com
mittee will be appointed to look into
the matter of changes in books, and
when they sit, what rush there will
be. The unfortunate who gets on that
committee will be buttonholed and
crammed with conversation in every
spare moment. New lights will be let
in on maps and improved methods OF
parsing sentences will be exhibited. 1t
will be fun for the agent, but, oh, how
hard on the committeeman
From all information received 1t ap-
pears as though the last contract made
has been faithfully lived up TO; the
hooks furnished at the agreed price,
and as q result every one connected
with the matter is satisfied.