The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-31
The Change Of Books.
An Important Circular in
Regard to che Matter

eiuniug TO Do bsrassed with question,
relative to the change Of books usdes
the recent sdoptioo. which goes into
sfIscs on the arss day Of NOvember,
sud will be eoapolsory after June 30,h.
Some tine ego letter of Information
b to eoaoty superiuteudents Was sent, to.
Rsther With 6vs thousand pamphlets for
dissribusiOu. The following additional
lotter MAS scos cut yesterday
EXCHANGE OF TEXT BOOKS.
10 Hspds Of Pupils-Inquiriss have
been made ef no as TO what books are
70 be accepted By The psblishers 10 ex
shsoge fos- sts books just adopted. The
contract 10 explieis "All text books Of
ssy ssriss or Of any edition 10 the
hssds Of pepis sed desisoed to be dis.
placed By the text books herein adopt.
ed" This sppliss even to those old
beoks that we're Ion: since lsf, OF the
State lee. A child bsyiog . reader
eas obtain is st The reduced "sxcb suge
psies" u hs oGsss 10 exehsage for il
ssy old reader. 6rss for . 6rs,. o
sseood foe sseead, ste. So Of srish.
assios. Biographies. sse. This sr.
rsegeness eoniipaes uosil Nov Is,
1901. Aftss that ,ice thero 10 no
susraates thai The old books csu be
dbpossd Of % say price. Yet 90 suoh
books csu Be ssed 10 the pablis schools.
siess shs cot ef the lsgsslsturs directs
he State board Of edssa,iou "to pre-.
scribe and 10 enforce. % far 80 prse.
tissble. tho uss Of . uniiosm series Of
lsxs books 10 .hs FREQ psblis schools"
asd The State board hes oow adopted
sieels exclusive lisi. and catered into
ecasrses eth the psblishsrs to zen.
losss. % . rule Tor the govsrnuent Of
~ publis sshoels. the folloviog:
Cossiy 0spssietsodsnfs Stook.-
The stock Of displsosd books 10 each
seseiy depository, Nov 1, 1900. auss
y tskss ~ by the publishsrs OF The
aeuly sdopssd books on The same sob.
jeee % their sess 70 the eosoty superiu.
eoodsu'. fAis soss ;psledes freight and
dsaysss. 10 short. sbs school iuod
5lovssssd 10 such books 10 to semsis
oodioipishsd Where 90 old book hes
bess rssdoptsd o. . lower price, tho
eeassy sspsristeedsos sbos.d uo,i.y
lbs Dablisbsr Of The ssabsr iu ssoet,
40 the publishsr uust credit The
epsst5 dspossosy With . suu sqsal 10
sAe dieessnss 10 the old sod usw price.
Alesr Novsabsr Les the book moss be
seld ss.ths osv price The State board
[: :peespcesd the adoption Of tex, books on
eehiss and 90 Easlish aud Amerioao
hesssisrs. For The present the old
oeets 90 sbsse subjects Zoos not pro.
vsdsd :os) sss oor included 10 the ex
seasss list.
Freight ou eew books-Ths publish.
era have scatsssssd 70 pay the trans
Qoess,iou on oil books, 90 that The books
'Viu esss The sxsrs oumber Of osou
.psissed on the back Of The books, add
viii DO cold BY the sooosy depository
- the: ex.ss price. Hsoss the usoss
essS Of addiog . sens or more to the
prise 20 cover eos, Of freight has been
rsoossd. II you ssglsss 20 require
the pshli'bsr TO pay the freight. i, will
- yoer Ioss.
'lbs, 90 pey warrant shall be issued
- soy bosrd OF lru..ess OF approved
b say ecunty superintendent OF eduo,-
oon 10 favor Of coy teacher. Who after
Jooe 30 1901. uses 10 The public
sehools Of this State aoy tex, book 10
sbe x,lssioo Of the ssx: book or books
bsrsio adopted on tho Same subject
Hencc you csouot too s,roosly impress
upoo the minds Of the teachers aud the
people The inpottanos Of ee,,iog ioge,h
o. oil old ,ext books and hsving them
taken np bJ the Publishers through tho
oooo'fs sapsriosec dHu,s or through the
private dealers iu the counties where
shey 40 M, cell books. Sone publish.
css msJ show . dispos,uoo to pick ADD
choose aba, books they will acsspt 10
tsxshsess. Bus most liberal coustruo.
ssou OF the ooe,rsct muss DC required Of
sbs0 II she sohooi others are 10 be
expeo'sd 10 b'iog about the exclusive
use OF the Usviy adopted books. a.
ssjoio'd 10 the oOuWso; made by the
Sss's eoard This will De q. beet q
oosf di&sah aud thsoklsss task, sLG
e-r'SoIy 'bs publishers should be
.:sssr's'sd in do.os their part IL State
so'f'rmuy (oq1weu oy law is Dot to
bs isros. Too publishers sts to psy
ell sre'ghs, drsysgo. expeoss Of pack
'eg. 60. eouseo'ed With ,sk,og up OF
Old books 10 exobaogs for oev books
Whieh se to cost ooly the "exohsuge
prsce" printed on tho back Of the