The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-12
An Exciting Time.

The neat few weeks will be an exciting
time IN Richmond The State Board or
Virginia will meet in a few days 10
select books for use In the pub
lie schools for the next four years
At present we are using many old' uh-
fair and out-of-date books In our schools
on this board develops the great re-
sponsibility of giving US suitable text
books. and at the same time securing
them at the lowest possible prices. Dur
ing the past few years the price OF pa
per has greatly decreased. Printers Ink
and material generally 10 20 in the manu-
facture OF books have all been greatly
reduced, and our people should demand
not only the best books. but they should
get them at the lowest possible prices
and We believe that our State board VIII
faithfully serve the interests OF the peo-
pie Of Virginia In getting the best az
great saving We are especially grained
TO note that so many Virginia publishers
and printers are competing Tor the con-
tracts Some of the houses within our
own State have, at the expenditure OF
large sums of money, made eNcehehl
new text books. and they propose to
offer them TO the State at prices that
will affect a saving Of many thousands OF
dollars annually TO the parents VINO have
10 buy books for their children. In this
they should be greatly encouraged, and
thus we will be freed from tie book
rusts which have controlled the state
trade for the past seven or eight years
The News-Reyiew pulaski City.
Last Sunday night Rev. DR.. Sweeney
pastor OF the Seventh Street Christian
church OF Richmond. delivered a very
able sermon on Christian education. In
closing his remarks he incidentally touch
Cd upon the school book question advis
ing the people of Virginia not only 10
give their children a Christian education,
but to look carefully after the textbooks
that were used i'm our schools, public and
private. cautiOning them against the
many unsatisfactory textbooks that have
been heretofore forced upon the people
DIT. Sweeney has recently been called
from Indiana 10 Virginia, and while In
the former State he took very active
interest in the cause of education, In fact
in everything that pertained 10 the ma
terial as well as 20 the spiritual welfare
OF the people of the state. With the CO.
operation of many OF the aDlest men III
both political parties the school book oc-
topus was eliminated and now Indiana
supplies her own school books and gets
better books at lower prices than she has
ever done before. Virginia is struggling
TO DO the same thing. We have idle
printers. book binders and paper makers
who would be glad of employment, and
If the State Board wisely adopts the plan
Of using Virginia books and patronizins
Virginia publishers just as far as posi-
BILE. they will exert "a wonderful innu-
ence for good in the cause OF education.
There is no question about the fact, but
what books can be bought for a great
deal less than they have been sold here
tofOre. and and when oar own people Of
fer to furnish books written by our own
teachers and made by our own mechan-
les at lower figures. We believe that every
good citizen ln the land will heartily up
hold them in making such a move.-Glade
Spring Va) Journal
The state Board Of Education will meet
I'm Richmond on the 18th inst. to select
textbooks for use I'm Virginia schools
for the next four years Virginia pub
fishers are bidding for the contracts, and
there Is apparently no reason why they
should not receive them. They are Of
fering excellent books. prepared by our
best teachers. and endorsed by the ablest
and best teachers IN the country. The
books are Of a better quality and al low
er prices than has ever been sold in the
State before carefully prepared table
shows that a change in textbooks will
save the people not less than $4,000 a
year and possibly 10000. and our chill
dren will be using books prepared by
teachers who are I'M sympathy with as
and who realize our needs Instead OF
textbooks that have been teaching sent,
ments entirely al variance with our own.
True progress lies along the line OF slim
ulatirg our teachers and authors and en-
couraging our mechanics. and we heartily
commend the effort made by Virginia
publishers 20 supply our textbooks. es-
pecally when we take into consideration
the great saving they offer-The Fincas.
tie Herald.