Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-21
FIGHT OVER BOOKS.
THE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARDS THE
THEATRE OF ACTION.
BIOGRAPHIES AND HISTORIES.
'he'e the Books over which the
'h'ef Fight IN BEING Made-ue,-
ric"S Books Adopted-Ricbmo
Adopts Monday.

Inc night over school books In the var,.
Gus county boards seems ahor, =.
"'n as that made before the State
BOARD OF Education few weeks ago.
Inc night has been greatly sinplined.
however by the elimination of so manv
parties, for while the State Board had N
near the arguments OF Representatives
OF many firms. the county boards do not
| generally have to contend with the agents
OF more than two, as in not more
IMAM one or two instances were more
IMAM TWO books of the same Character
out published by different firms. adonted
The fight is over histories and geosra-
phies' and In some instances, readers
flsNes' Jones's, and Lees histories were
placed on the State list by the State
Board, and Fryes and Maury's geogra-
phies were adopted Only the stepping
stones to Literature" published by Sill
yer. Burdett e. Co.. were adopted. but
owing to the impression that the readers
published by b. T. Johnson & Co.. of this
city, will, after they have been revised.
De placed on the list. some county boards
are hesitating in making selections.
FIGHT FOR BIOGRAPHIES.
The fight between Frye's and Maury's
Biographies is little less warm than the
three-cornered engagement between the
representatives Of the histories on the
stat list IL is impossible TO say how the
fight stands at present, tct so far as
can be learned the following county and
city boards have adopted Joness his
tories and Maury's geography: Alexan.
dria city. Amherst. Brunswick, Gooch-
land, Henrico, Nelson, Roanoke city, and
Washington county.
IIENRICO's SELECTIONS.
The County School Board of Henrico
met at the courthouse yesterday morn
ing and spent some time investigating
into the merits Of the various books.
The chief fight was over biographies and
histories, and resulted in Maurys and
Jones's being adopted. The following
gentlemen appeared for the different pub
fishing houses: Messrs. Polk Miller, rep
resenting b. +. Johnson & Co.; j. w
Tkackston, representing the American
Book Company; Captain h. p. Henry,
University Publishing Company; Henry
owen and Colonel l.. S. Marye, CHM e.
Co.; Colonel c. W. Johnson, Silver. Bur
dette & Co.; Montgomery West, Thomp-
son. Brown & Co., and A. Love & Co.;
Jack j. English, Bell Book and Station
cry Company. The Bell Company's |
books-AIiss McGnrs Stories Of Virginia |
History and Miss McGilPs History of Vir-
ginia-are favorably spoken of as being |
the ones likely TO be adopted for the |
lower school grades.
IL is thought that during the present |
week all. or nearly all, the boards IN the |
State will select books and the agents
of the different companies are making
ready for the strongest fight possible. A
great difficulty with which the various
houses have to contend is that there are
not enough agents TO do The work. SO
many OF the boards meet the same week
many on the same day-that il is Inn
possible 10 have a regular egent present,
md many inexperienced men have been
engaged, though the firms
'ealize the danger they run Of having a
green man have 20 contend with an old
land.
The Richmond City School Board meets
o-morrow for the purpose of making Sc
and 1t is probable that the meet
ng will be prolonged, by reason of the
light over histories and Biographies.