The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-27

philosophical work and one thai he
would favor for high school work, bni
thought 1t too heavy.
Superintendent Van Colt said ne did
not know what the teachers in Salt
Lake county wanted, but he believed
! they were intelligent enough to dislike
Barnes history.
'Rarnes history is a pack of dry
stuff and very few pupils have strength
or energy enough to wiring any Juice
out of it. believe, too,' he continued.
that the company who has tie
audacity to ask US to pay 81. 10 for sucn
a history should be sat down IN and
that as hard as as this convention can
SIT
The speaker declared the chasls be-
tween Montgomsry's primary and
Fiske's was too great. 1T can not be
bridged. he said. and you. Professor
! Stewart, can not Jump it."
The training school can success
fully bridge the ehasm," responded
| Stewart.
Yes, but all the schools n Utah are
not training schools" rejoincd Van
Colt.
Superintendent Porter advocated
Mowry's for the advanced grades. as it
was easier to understand and thus bet
ter adapted to follow Montgomery
primary history.
DGOh III bEA Elk.
superintendent Beck of Beaver ia
vored three or four changes in the text
books now in use. but was decidedly
opposed TO making changes where pres
ent book can be used. 1t might suit
the teachers, but il would involve an
expenditure of money not sanctioned
by the taxpayers, and the citizens of
Beaver. he was sure. were opposed to
changes. He closed by declaring he
would vote TO retain the histories now
in use.
LARSON OPPOSED TO CHANGING.
Superintendent Larson of Rich OPP
posed making a change from the pres
ent histories in use. My teachers held
convention a few weeks ago." he
said, land considered the subject of
text books. They decided it would be
advisable to have a change ali along
the line. l agreed with them. but whsn
1 remember the taxpayer I say we
must not make too many changes in
our text books; let US not change our
histories"
Superintendent Van Colt said be-
cause the convention adopted certain
kind of book it did not follow that peo-
pie would have to buy them. If they
wanted TO retain the old histories, why
the law did not prevent any from do
ing so.
Professor Christensen favored Mont
gomery's histories for both grades
F'islzes was a very good history, but
too heavy. He wanted to know, how
ever, why it was that Montgomery's
advanced was furnished to Indiana at
60 cents.
BARNES EXPLAINS.
Captain Barnes of CHM & Co. was
granted two or three minutes to eX-
plain how it was that his house was
furnishing histories to the state of In
diana at so cents when the bid to this
state was 81 for the same books. Mr..
Barnes said that the proposal to this
state was to furnish the book at I5
cents and that the book would be far
superior in every respect to the one
sold to Indiana in years past.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The convention then decided to go
into executive session to ballot for
choice of books. Superintendent Har-
mon asked that the vote be by roll
call so that each and every member of
the convention should go on record.
"I am going to vote against making
any changes and am not ashamed 20
go on record. Some insinuations have
been cast concerning the vote of yes
terday and 1 think from this on we
should go on record"
The question of whether a secret or
open ballot should be taken was then
discussed at some length, when Har-
mon again got up and moved that the
vote by which Frye's Biographies had
been adopted on the previous day, be
put on record. He advised that the
roll be called and that each member
repeat the name of the book he voted
for so that the public would know just
how he stands and the convention |
have a complete record.
Someone asked if the ballots taken |
on the previous day had been preserved !
and Chairman Park answered mega |
been counted I noticed several mem |
bers or agents walk up TO the secre |
tary's desk and look at the ballots, /
which contained the name of the party |
who cast it. Several of the ballots |
were taken aay and the balance I or
dered destroyed"
Chairman Park then decided that the |
motion to rie-take the ballots cast on |
the previous day was out of order.
A motion to have the roll called and |
each member to arise and announce |
the choice of books was then carried. |
superintendent Porter and Hall were |
appointed tellers.
THE VOTE.
The first ballot resulted as follows:
Primary History Montgomery ele-
mentary, q; Eggleston's. Z.
Grammar Grade - Mowrys, 10; |
Fiske's, 8; Barnes, 8; Montgomery's 4.
Montgomery's primary history having |
a majority of the votes cast /
was declared the choice for primary |
grades.
A second ballot on the choice of his
tory for the grammar grade resulted:
Mowrys, Is; Montgomery, 4; /
Fiske's, 2; Barnes, Z. Six votes were |
also cast for Fiske's history as a sup
book. F'iske's history was
declared the choice.
A special vote was taken for sup
text book in history and
Fiske's was the unanimous choice.
PENMANSHIP.
1t was now o'clock and the con-
vention took UP the subject of pen
The bookmen were called in
n alphabetical order and spoke in IA
For of their respective systems.
Maynard & MerrilIs vertical system
If penmanship was adopted by a vote
If % to 5.
The spooks and COLLINS that delight
To fill with terror all the night;
That stalk abroad in hideOuS dreams