Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-27
THE LIST COMPLETED.
STATE BOARD or EDUCATION Sc
LECTs BOOKS FOR HIGH SCHOOL.
LABOR MEN ARB DISCOUNTED.
they Express strong Disapproval of
the Action of the Board I'm Select
ing So Few Works Published I'm
virginia-They SIN Have Hopes.

The State Board OF Education yester"
day completed the list OF textbooks to
by selecting those to be used la high
schools.
The most striking feature OF the latter
list. like the one adopted on the pre-
vious day, is that the American Book
Company loses greatly. but very small
percentage of the books adopted being
the product of this house, whereas, It had
previously enjoyed what was practically
monopoly OF furnishing the books used
by Virginia public-school pupils.
The board devoted a great deal Of time
to discussing with the representatives of
the different concerns the merits Of the
books offered. and the members think
they have adopted the very best present.
ed.
SELECTIONS COMMENDED.
A prominent educator from another
State, after examining the completed list
carefully last night gave IT as his DELHI
crate judgment that 1t was nearly the
best he had ever seen. IL not quite, and
said further II was far superior to any
made up by the Board OF Education OF
any Southern State.
But however satisfactory the list may
be to teachers and the members OF the
board, it is not by any means made up
as certain others would have II. There
Is great dissatisfaction expressed by MEM
bers OF labor organizations over the fact
that more books published by local houses
were not selected, and they do not hesi-
tate to condemn the board. 1t Is desired
by many of the members of the Central
Trades and Labor Council that the or
ganization take definite steps 70 express
their disapproval of the list as made up,
and at a meeting last night the subject
was discussed at considerable length.
SOME POINTED CRITICISMS.
Some of the criticisms of the board
were very pointed, not TO say violent, and
it was the desire of many that strongly
resolutions be adopted. How
ever, attention was called to the fact that
the readers published by the B. b. john
son Publishing Company would probably
be added TO the list, and in view of this
fact it was decided to postpone action.
1t was be set down as a fact that IL more
books gotten out by local houses are not
placed on the list the Richmond laboring-
men will place on record a most explicit
of their disapproval.
Those who are most affected by the
sighting of the Richmond publishers are,
Of course, the printers and binders. Trade
In these lines has been very depressed
for some months, and the workers had
tation to the action of the board, which
was expected to boom the publishing busl-
ness and make plenty OF work for many
who were idle. Naturally, disappointment
Is great, and disapproval Is most pro-
THE HIGH-SCHOOL LIST
The following is the list OF the books
adopted for use in high schools. Salts
factory prices have not been obtained
rom all the publishers whose books are
IN the list. and the board reserves the
light to take therefrom any now there
should the cost be considered too high:
ARITHMETICs.
Wells's Academic Arithmetic, Leach
,hewel & Co., publishers.
Wentworth's High School Arithmetic, !
linn G. Co.
New Advanced Arithmetic Cook-Crop- |
ey), Silver, Burdett & Co.
Robinsons New Higher Arithmetic, |
American Book Company.
ALGEBRA.
Hall and knights Algebra for Begin /
ers, Macmillan & Co.
Wells's Essentials OF Algebra, Leach
newell & Co.
Wentworth's School Algebra, CHM &
%.
Venable's High School Algebra, Univer-
ity publishing Company
GEOMETRY.
Wells's Plane and Solid Geometry,
each, Shewell e Co.
Wentworth's Plane and Solid Geometry,
linn & Co.
Venables Elements OF Geometry. Uni
ersity Publishing Company.
Elements of Geometry phillips & FISH
~, abridged edition. Harper & Brother.
TRIGONOMETRY
WelIs's Essentials OF Trigonometry,
each Shewell & Co.
Wentworth's Trigonometry, CHM & Co.
Todhunter's Trigonometry for Begin
ers, Macmillan & Co.
PHYSICS.
Sharpless e. Phlllips's Natural Philoso-
by, j. b. Lippincott Company.
Shaw's Physics by Experiment. May
ard, Merrill & Co.
Steele's New Physics, American Book
ompany.
Cages Introduction to Physical Science.
inn & Co.
CHEMISTRY.
Greene's Lessons In Chemistry, Lppin- |
Ut Company.
Remsen's Elementary Chemistry, Hen
Holt & Co.
steele's New Chemistry. American Book ,
ompany.
BOTANY. !
Gray's Lessons in Botany, American
ook Company.
Bergens Elements OF Botany, CHM &
ASTRONOMY.
Elements OF Descriptive Astronomy
Iowe), Silver, Burdett & Co. 4,
Young's Elements OF Astronomy. CHM I
Co.
sharpless & Phillips's Astronomy. J. 3. :
ppincott Company. h
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. Z
rarr's First Book in Physical Geogra-
~, Macmillans a
PHYSIOLOGY.
Cutters Comprehensive Physiology. J. r
Lippincott Company.
Brands Academic Physiology, Leach, 7
ewell a. Co. 4
Walkers Elementary Political Econo- e
2, Henry Holt & Co.
ron AMT,