The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

TO take part in the deliberations of the
body The entire afternoon session was
taken up in opening and reading the
bids, which were many in number and
lengthy, making it a very tedious pro-
ceeding. 1t was merely a formality in
compliance with law that they were
read, and not one of those present paid
any particular attention to their read
ing as all the bids will be segregated
and properly tabulated for convenience
in making comparisons. A permanent
organization was of course perfected
and this morning everything is in read
mess for the representative of the diff
| ferent book houses to present their
claims to the convention. Each will be
given ten minutes to talk and only one
agent will be allowed in the room at a
time. Representatives will be admitted
in the alphabetical order of their firms.
OPENING SESSION.
Precisely at o'clock Superintendent
Park called the convention to order.
and temporary organization was eff
fected by electing him chairman and
Professor D. H. Christensen CT Pay
son secretary. The chairman and Sec
rotary, together with Condie OF Nor
gan and Magleby of Sewer, were con-
! Stituted a committee ON credentials. A
committee on permanent organiza ton
was then appointed, the chair naming
Wootton OF Wasatch, Marks of Tooele,
Van Colt of Salt Lake. Oldham of
Cache and Professor Stewart of the
| state university.
a short recess was then taken, after
which the committee on credentials
presented a report which showed the
! following regularly constituted dele
gates present: State Superintendent
John R. Park, Professor w. w. Stew
art, principal state normal school; Su-
1
Frank W. FiShburn of Box Elder, Sam
uel Oldham of Cache, II. G. Webb of
Carbon, n. T. Porter of Davis, john II.
Scott of Emery, George Dodds of Gar
field, Alma MolyneuX of Grand, henry
Leigh of Iron, John T. Miller of Juab,
Harry P. Brown of Willard, Thomas
r. Condie of Morgan, Oluf Larson of
Rich, Oscar Van Colt of Salt Lake,
George A. Adams Of San Juan, A. c.
Nelson of Sanpete, Jacob Magleby Of
Sewer, D. S. L. McCorckle of Summit,
William S. Marks of Tooele, D. H.
Christensen of Utah, Attewan Wootton
of Wasatch, Levi n. Harmon of Wash
ington. Willis E. Robinson Of Wayne
and Mosiah Hall Of Weber
The committee also reported that
Mrs. William Johnson, wife of Superin
in the capacity Of deputy suDerintend-
emit After considering her case, the
committee recommended that she be
refused the right to vote, the conVen-
ton being a body acting in a judicial
capacity and could, therefore, not dele
gate authority to anyone not regularly
constituted a member under the law.
Mrs. Johnson will, however, have per-
mission to partake in the discussions,
and will have every privilege accorded
regular delegates except to vote.
T, fsJT NJ A NJ
The committee on permanent organ
liza ton recommended for chairman DR..
John r. Park; vice-chairman, Professor
W. NJ. Stewart; secretary, d. H. Chris
Jensen, and assistant secretary, Frank
Fisinburn, and the same was endorsed
by the convention.
The committee on rules and order of
business presented their report, as fol-
lows.
Special order of the day:
/. Roll call.
2. Opening and reading of bids
8. Miscellaneous business.
Rules:
/. Roberts rules of order shall be
the guide in the deliberations of this
convention.
q A two-thirds vote Of those present
shall be necessary to modify or suspend
anv rule.
8. No firm shall be allowed more
than ten minutes TO present the merits
of any series of books.
4. The general sessions of this con-
vention shall begin at 10 a. m. and
p. m.
5. This convention may go into ex-
ecutfve session whenever SO determined
by a majority of it's members.
Regular order of business
BOOKS TO be adopted shall be consid-
cred in the following order:
Geography. United States history.
The report, SO far as it went, was
adopted and tine committee given more
time in which to complete their work.
The opening and reading of proposals
for the furnishing OF school books and
supplies was the iirst order of business,
and after a debate as TO whether the
bids should be read in full, it was de-
cided to eliminate all except the name
of firm. books bid for, and price.
COMPETING HOUSES.
Bids from the following houses were
then read, the same being complete
list:
Educational Publishing Co., Chicago;
D. K. Augsburg, Salt Lake; Macmillan
company, New York; Houghton, Mif-
fin & Co., Boston, Harper q Brothers,
New York; II. 2. Smith Publishing
company, Philadelphia; Leach, Snewell
& Sanborn, Boston; Werner School
Book company, Chicago; The Morse
company, New York; Becktold d Co.,
ST. Louis; Practical Text Book COM
pany, Cleveland: John Church COM
pany, CINCINNATI Crane & Co.. To-
peka; Shelton, A1aeser & Co., Provo;
A. r. Derge q Co., Salt Lake; Thomp-
son, Brown < Co., Chicago; B. ~ NJ.
Froiseti, &. Co., Salt Lake; Geo. Q. Can
non &. Sons, Salt Lake; Silver, Burdeet
& Co., Boston; Maynard, Merrill & Co.,
New York; D. G.. Heath & Co., Chi
cage; Sheldon C Co., New YORK; CHM
& Co., Boston; Central School Supply
House, Chicago; American Book COM
pany, Chicago; Z. c. NJ. l., Salt Lake;
Christopher Sewer Co., Philadelphia;
Milton Bradley Co, Kansas City; The
Whitaker & Ray company, San Fran
cisco.
Ii would be of little use to print each
bid in full, or even give approximate
figures until the proposals can be tabu
lated. This morning the convention will
take up the subject of geography and
the different bids for these will then
be properly presented in a tangible |
form. Miller OF Juab. Nelson of San |
pete and Harmon If Washington will |
have this work in ch.rge.
Before adjournment the committee on
order of business presented the follow |
ing additional report, recommending in |
addition to geography and United |
States history that the other subjects !
be taken up in the following order:
Penmanship, authentic, language |
and grammar, physiology, reading, |
spelling, drawing, science music. ply |
steal geography, civil government, nat |