The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-28

elementary and the new Franklin
series of arithmetics.
THE BIDS.
The bids for the different books were
as follows:
American Book Company--Milne' s
Elements of Arithmetic; exchange, lS
cents; wholesale, 81 cents, retail, 80
cents. Mines Standard; exchange, ~
cents; wholesale, oS cents; retail, DO
cents.
CHM & Co.-Speer's Primary Arith-
metic; exchange, 20 cents; wholesale
% cents; retail. So cents. Speers Ele-
mentary; exchange, 20 cents; whole
sale, % cents; retail, 30 cents.
Christopher Sewer & Co.-Brooks'
New Mental Arithmetic; exchange, is
cents: wholesale, % cents; retail, 81
cents. Brooks Rudiments; exchange,
20 cents; wholesale, 81 cents; retail, 80
cents. Standard; exchange, 40 cents;
wholesale, 81 cents; retail, Y cents.
Standard, part first; exchange, 20
cents; wholesale, 81 cents; retail, SO
cents. Second part, same.
Leach, Shewell & Sanborn.-Essen-
tiais of Arithmetic, first book: Elk
change, "A cents; wholesale, 80 cents;
retail, 40 cents. Second book: Elk
change, Sc cents; wholesale, 40 cents;
retail, 90 cents.
Houghton, Miflin & Co-Colburn's
Intellectual: Wholesale, % cents; re-
Thompson, Brown & Co.-Bradbury's
Sight (MentaD: Exchange, IS cents;
wholesale. % cents; retail, 80 cents.
Becktold & Co.-Elementary Arith-
metic: Exchange. 10 cents; wholesale,
20 cents; retail, 80 cents. Complete:
Exchange, Is cents; wholesale, 80 cents;
an l.
change, 10 cents; wholesale, 20 cents;
retail. 80 cents.
z. c. NJ. Rand, McNally's PR
mary: Exchange. 20 cents; wholesale,
a cents; retail, 90 cents. Practical:
Exchange. So cents; wholesale, AZ
cents; retail. 80 cents.
D. c. Heath & Co.-Walsh's Primary:
Exchange. Is cents; wholesale, %
cents; retail, 80 cents. Primary Teach
ers' Manual: Wholesale, IL cents; re-
tail, Is cents. Grammar School: Elk
change, 80 cents; wholesale, "a cents;
retail, So cents. GRAMMAR School
Teachers Manual: Wholesale, 3S cents;
retail. 80 cents.
Maynard. Merrill & Co.-Thom@on's
First Lesson: Exchange; Is cents;
wholesale, 25 cents; retail, 80 cents.
Complete Graded: Exchange, - cents;
wholesale. IS cents. retail Il cents.
CONNIE 'cial: Exchange, So cents;
wholesale. 81 cents; retail, S1.05.
Werner School Book Company
Werner's Arithmetic, book l: Elk
change, "A cents; wholesale, 80 cents;
retail. 40 cents Book ?: Exchange. 80
cents; wholesale, 40 cents; retail. 80
cents. Werner's Mental: Exchange, IS
cents; wholesale, "a cents; retail. so
cents.
Sheldon & Co.-New Franklin First:
Exchange. IS cents; wholesale, % cents;
retail. 40 cents. Second: Exchange,
50 cents; wholesale, go cents; retail, 20
cents. do.
PUBLISHERS BONDS.
Secretary Christensen offered a reso-
luton authorizing the appointment of
a committee to arrange the matter of
bonds to be given by the publishers
and agree upon the just and proper
terms for such instruments.
The resolution was adopted, and as a
committee the following were named:
Superntendents Christensen. Fishburn,
Porter, Nelson and Van Colt
PROFESSOR STEWART SPEAKS.
Professor Stewart then took the floor
and addressed the convention on the
subject of arithmetic. He cited a few
fundamental errors generally in arith-
metic, the first being that nearly all
authors made comparisons by fixed
units. Quantity and number are con-
stantly mixed. The speaker illus
trated his ideas by examples of di-
vision and multiplication on the black
board.
A POINT OF ORDER.
Wootton at this juncture rose TO a
point of order. We are not here to
listen to a discussion of principles of
pedagogy" he said. Professor Stew
art is bringing out a great many new
ideas that are good, but hardly in or
der here at this time"
Chairman Park-The point is we'll
taken unless the professors speech has
a direct bearing on the books up for
discussion.
The speaker said he would get TO the
heart of the subject very soon, and
proceeded. Speer's Arithmetic he
thought was the proper book to adopt
for the elementary grades. For the
higher grades he advocated Franklin's
Arithmetic. The latter did not suit
him exactly, but it was the best book
before the convention, because it treats
% the art and science of mathematics
Speer's Arithmetic had been used in
the university training school with
splendid success.
The speaker then said he would give
every teacher in the state five weeks
tuition free at the university to study
the principles OF comparisons taught
in Speer's book.
Is that bid for the Speer'S arithme-
tic?" asked the chair
mo, SIR replied the speaker. Il
don't want this offer to influence his
vote in any way l make it simply be-
cause I have the interests of the chill
dren in the state at heart
Superintendent Oldham favored a
change in text books He
IN I'D .ar
Speer's system for the reason teachers
were generally unacquainted with the
principles taught. The Speer's was too |
radical a change to make.
Superintendent Hall was in favor of
Speers arithmetic, but was decidedly /
opposed TO lacking a book of some
other series to il. He believed Werner's !
system was much better and should be 4
adopted both for the elementary and 1
was too complete for the common /
schools.
a VARIETY OF VIEWS.
Superintendent Stewards raised /
his voice III advocacy of the Werner I
system. Wootton, on the other hand. 1
wanted Franklin's. and went on max (
ng q very lengthy speech in favor of /
>is choice.
superintendent Johnson counselled |
the convention from allowing itself TO |
be led astray. After listening to /
Stewart it would appear there was /
nothing in the world in the line of |
arithmetic but Speer's books.
Professor Christensen advocated the |
adoption of Speer's elementary and I
Werner's higher for the more advanced /
grades. lie replied to those who were /
afraid TO adopt Speer's because it was 4
tor,