The record-union., 1898-04-21

From the foregoing comparisons II
will be seen that the total cost to par
ents for books for the period given
would stand thus:
Under our State system. m..........$ 700, 0,44 W
Under former system in Sacra- o., 70
mento 9l5'9d1 ~ ~
Under oregon prices-.......'' SSS'd95 SSS d5 q, ~
Under Arizona prices. 9310Za %
Under Nevada prices. ..........-... 1,Iaz' 'Vz %
This shows a direct visible saving to
the people of California in that time OF
$219,427 from the prices obtaining
in Sacramento under the former sys-
TEN; $1S7, 707 10 from the prices now
prevailing in Oregon; S229, ,53S 06 from
the present prices in Arizona: and
S472, ,21S % from the present prices IN
Nevada
The average annual savings thus et-
fected may be stated thus:
Visible savings to parents by State
series over prices prevailing in
Sacramento under old SYSTEM
average per annum for past six 30
and half years. S33, ioS w
Visible savings TO parents by State
series over prices now prevail
ing in Oregon, average per an
years ......................... $2S, SO %
Visible savings to parents by State
series over prices now prevail
ing in Arizona, average per an
years ...............................$35,3 ~ ,313 54
Visible savings to parents by State
series over prices now prevail
ing in Nevada, average per an
mum for past six and a half
years ...-.-..-....-....--...'..- .Stz'o4o %
But all the figures presented above
only show the direct visible saving that
has been accomplished by the State's
publication Of her own school books.
o11x +e-
not yet touched upon. These are:
First-The saving to the parents
under the State system effected by the
passing of the same book through the
hands of two or more children in the
same family, and the uniformity of
the use of the same books in all parts
Of the State. Under the old system
parent moving from one county or
district to another was forced to dis
card the school books already pur-
chased and buy new ones, while under
the present system the school books
purchased in the remotest district Of
Modoc County can be used in any dis
trict in San Diego County or else
where in California. Our State has
large migratory population, and this
unnecessary tax for school books bore
heavily upon the people until the well
come change made by the adoption of
the State school book system.
Second-The extra expense that
would have been incurred by the con-
tinual changes in textbooks under the
contract system had it been in vogue
during that time.
These two elements would have ad
ded at least 70 per cent. to the figures
above as representing the cost of books
under the contract system during the
past six and a half years. But in order
to be so absolutely moderate as to dis
arm all criticism of our conservatism
and fairness, we will only calculate the
difference in the cost of books occa-
stoned by these two elements at 90
per cents This would have made the
actual cost to the people for school
books, similar to those published by
the State during the period mentioned,
about as follows:
At former prices in Sacramento. 81, ,867 40
At present contract prices in
oregon .............. :''.-'... 4,oo1,1ci %
AT present contract prices in
At present contract prices in
Average ,466, $50 73
This shows a saving for the past six
and a half years, under the State sys-
tenn, of S679, ,3S2 so from the old Sacra-
mento prices; 1851, 500 90 from the
prices in Oregon; $694, $40 SO from the
prices now prevailing in Arizona; and
81, ,05S, 500 81 from the prices now rul-
ing in the State of Nevada. Or,
Note-The series of school textbooks
books used in Oregon, Arizona and Ne
vada include a number more books than
, are given in our tables, no estimates of the
extra cost of which have been made. We
have only included in our comparisons
such books as are similar to those pub
lished by this State and covering the same
ground.
eceived for each kind of State text-b,