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

ginning to De hasassed with qaest'oos
relative 20 the change CT books upde'
the raeea: adcptioa. which goes in'o
eject on tie Grst dag OF November,
aud will be compulsory after Jure Soth.
Some .iae ego letter cS Information
to county superintendent wss secs, to-
eethe7 with Eve thousand pamphlets for
dis:rlbutioa. The fo1lowicg ada;tloaal
letter vas sens ou; yesterday
EXCHANGE OF TEXT BOOKS.
In Hands of Popils-Iuquiries have
been made Of me as to what books are
to be accepted BY the publishers 10 ez
change fer toe BOOKS just adopted. The
contract is ezplicis .All text books of
aoy series or Of an3 edition 10 the
hsDds OF pcpiis and designed to be dis
placed by the text books herein adopt
ed This applies even to those old
books that we're long siuce left of the
State l'ss. A child bayiog reader
Gao obtain it at sbe reduced exchange
price, if he Offers 10 exchange for it
any cid reader, Fret for first. a
secocd for seooad. etc. So of arlth-
me.ics, biographies, etc. This ar
raogeue epe continues untii Nov 10,
1901. After thas time there is no
guarantee that the old books cso be
dieposed Of at any price. Yet no such
books can be used ip the Pablo schools.
siece The cot Of the Legislature directs
the State board OF education "to pre-
scribe ard to enforce, ss far So prac-
ticsble, tue use Of rniforc series of
sexs books in the free Pablo schools,
and the State beard has COW adopted
single exclusive list, and entered into
contract with the publishers to 'sen-
force. as rule for the government Of
the public schocls. the following:
County Superiotendents Stock
The stock Of displaced books 10 each
ceoc,y depository. Nov |, 1900. must
be taken up by the publishers of the
newly sdopsed books on the same sub,
iect a. their cost TO the county superin-
teodent. This cost includes freight ard
draysge. In shcss. che school fuod
invested 10 such books is to remain
und;minished Where an old book has
been Eeadopted at lower price. the
eoanty superintendent should notify
the publisher Of the number in stock,
and tie publisher nust credit the
county depository With q sun equal to
the difference 10 the old apd new price.
After November lst the book must be
sold at the uew price The State board
postponed the adoption Of ,exs books op
ethics aud on Eaglish aud American
lisers:use. Fos the present the old
books on these subjects (oos not pro-
v,ded eor) are DC: INCLUDED 70 the ex
change list
Freight on osw oooks-Tbs publish
ers have coatsao:ed to pa7 the trans
porsesion cn al! books, SO that the books
viii csss the extra oumDer Of ceo.s
.p,is.ed on the back Ct the books, acd
vii! be ee.d oy the county depository
at thai ezra price. Heoce the ueces
sisy Of add;og cers or more to the
price &c cover COS. CT freight has beea
removed. Il you seglecs 20 require
the pablisber 70 pay the freight. IL Will
sbe yoos loss.
-sIba' 90 ps5 wassaas shall be issued
5s say board OF trustees CT approved
by sa5 cceat3 superintendent OF eauoa-
.iee :r iz7o- oe any teacher, who after
jose 90 1861, uses 10 the pubic
schools Of ihis State any text book 10
the ex:ius;oa Of the tex: book or books
beroo sdoptsd % the sanc subject
Herce yoa csoocs too ss.ocgly impress
uooa &c s,;ads cs the ,eacaers acd the
people the inporsaace Ct ge:'iog :egash
er Al. old text books and having them
takea I'D 81 tue pzbiisaers ;hroega the
coan;es sape,'a;erdec;s or 'srcusa tie
p.i7a.s eeaie7s 10 ;a= s1I2i::es gaefe
ese7 Go Cd, sci; 5coEs Se@e publish
ess mag sscv dispos..sca to P'cS zod
choose ahss oocss sIsg vii. accept in
exca.ag=. Bus nos; !ioe,a; ccost:co-
tioa OF tie oocssacs nus, ce required CT
taeea # the aohooi ohse.s ase 10 ba
expec:ed &c b:iog aooc; the exclusive
use Of ,he uewiy aeopsca bocgs. as
eolo;aed ID ,ee cousrao: mate oy toe
State scard THIS will os a; oest a
mess dGicc;, aud thsusiess ta>E, SIC
certs,s!y ,be publishers should &c
Interested in doug she;7 past ss Sac
cnifosm,sg eeq,,eec cy law Is cot to
be farce. Toe publishers aee e pay
all .se.ga;, dTsyaso. ezpeoss c' pack
iog, &c. cooceoted vish ;ax:cg cp oi
old boots ia exebaoge for oes BOOKS
which are to cost ooi5 ;ae "eSehaoge
p.ice'' printed on ,ae back Ct the