The Advocate and news., 1898-01-05

but this was to be expected, as ana
told, because of the short time given In
which to make deliveries. believe that,
generally speaking, our people are we'll
pleased with the new system"
Geo. B Slpe, Wilson county: "a few
OF our teachers complain that the ele-
Jnentary grammar ie not satisfactory.
a few complaints are heard about the
binding AS was to be expected, new In
terest is being taken IN the school work
on account of the books, but this would
be true Of almost any new series. Ev-
cry teacher In sympathy with the text
book law ID making great success OF
their use. Others are having indifferent
success. | think that, generally speak
ing, the new law Is giving good salts
faction"
L. A. Henry, Ottawa county: THE
text book law Ia o step In the right
direction. AS our county stiIl has the
old books under county uniformity
contract we have not yet had chance
to test the new books. My experience
In connection with the selection OF our
county series leads me to believe that
1t 10 well-nigh impossible 10 select books
TO which no objection can be properly
made ami shall not therefore be sur
prised II some Legitimate objections
shall be found to the new State SERIES"
Mrs Sadie p. Grisham, Chase county:
"Only one district I'm our county is not
using the new books. Our people are
weT satisfied, there being much less
complaint than under the old system.
They are better satisfied than when the
books were first delivered. In some
cases the binding is considered defective,
the geography being the only book to
which no objection whatever has been
heard. But our people are inclined to
excuse this because they are aware that
the books were hurriedly issued and
expect that in the future better books
will he sent out"
Il. A. COnvis, Jewell county: "In
Jewell county the new books are giving
general satisfaction. There was consid-
cradle complaint at the time the ex-
change was made on account Of the In
ability of the exchange agents to sup
ply the demand for the new books, but
since the exchanges have been made the
people realize the benefits to be derived
from the new law. All Of our districts
are using the new books. The teachers
are very well pleased with the books
as a whole. There is no general COM
plant upon any one Of the books, but
the criticism is divided. find that the
books that some OF the teachers consider
very poor are regarded by others as
among the best on the list. I believe
that as the teachers become more fa-
mlliar with the new texts complaints
will cease entirely"
J. NJ. Tadlock, Phillips county: "All
the districts I'm our county but one use
the new books. At first they were criti-
cised to a considerable extent, but as
the teachers became more familiar With
the books complaints are heard less
frequently. The old books, which were
displaced, were the poorest ones pub
lished, so II Is natural that any change
would bring more satisfactory condi-
hon. Some books are criticised great
deal. The binding and mechanical work
ON some OF the readers is not good at
all, although many Of them were fairly
satisfactory. There is disposition ON
the part Of teachers to write the pub
fishers with reference to defects In
books. They receive courteous replies
indicating that desire ON their part
10 perfect the books and weed out the
weak points"
r. d. Emery, Norton county: IAN
but six districts In our county are us
ing the new books. No serious COM