The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-09-15
SCHOOL 0 ADOPTED.
Those to Be Used In Grenada Graded
School Selectes by the Trustees.
Southern Readers are Rejected and
Northern Ones Adopted.

voted to the work, the greater part of
the time being occupied by the argu-
ments Of the representatives of the dr.
%ferent book companies interested.
The following books were selected:
Spellers-B. r.. Johnson Pub. Co.'S series.
Readers-Stepping-stone Series, published
by silver, Burdette g. Co.
Practical Arithmetic-Kimbrough & SUIT
toms, published by D. G. Heath & Co.
Mental Observation-Disclosures, published
by the American Book Co.
Geog raphIes-Maury's, published by Uni
versity Publishing Co.
Grammar-IIarvey's.--American Book Co.
United States History-Lce's, published by
b. +. ohnson Publishing Co.
History Of Mississippi = Lowrey & Nc
Cardle's.
Elements of Natural Philosophy-Steel's.
published by American Book Co.
Latin Biagham's.
principles of Rhetoric-Hill's.
Civil Governmental Lowrey & McCar-
dies history.
Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry-
Wentworth's published by CHM & Co.
The changes made by the new adop-
ton affect from eighty to ninety per
cent. Of the books Ia use for the past
five years. In some instances the old
books can be exchanged, at a fair
value, for the new ones.
The book committee is composed Of
intelligent gentlemen and each MEM
Der acted, nj doubt, as they deemed
best. They had a perfect right to act
as they chose, and the SENTINEL
claims the same right in differing from
and criticislzing public official acts.
We feel gratifed that the committee
adopted Lees history, latter first
adopting another and then reconsider
ing the action which gives a just and
fair narrative Of our life and deeds
both North and South, giving TO
neither section any particular pre-
ference ut the expense Of the other.
But the action of the committee In
selecting readers, written by Lowell
Arnold, Of Boston, and Charles Gilbert,
of Newark. New Jersey, which are
published IL Boston ard which contain
a number o. dire ct slaps AT the South,
in our opinion Is wrong. For instance
Johnson's readers give 1871 pages in
the series tn the works of Southern
authors. while "S,epping-Stones," the
readers adopted, give only Is pages In
all to Southern authors. In fact, in the
first four hooks Of the series adopted
our children will find not one word
from "a Southern author. We admire
The greatness and achievement Of the
North, but il is a conspicuous partially
that gives all the recognition TO it and
none to the South. Especially so when
the authors say ir their preface there
Is "A large increase of matter which
tends TO stimulate patriotism, includ-
ing particularly National songs"
Then follows. in the Fifth reader, as a
sample of this; THE Battle Hymn
Of the Republic" This poem, as is
well known, was written by Mrs. Howe,
during the Civil War, as a battle cry
for the men who were shooting down
by the thousands the best men of the
South. 1t seems to US HAT it would
not be pleasant reading for the child
rem OF those men when she refers to
the matter in II line like this. LET the
Hero, born Of woman, crush the
serpent with his heel, while God is
, Marching on" in which line the South
. Is the "SERPENT," whoever the hero
born of woman" may be. So we say
that we do not understand how a seri.s
with such matter as that would be
preferred 10 a series In which there Ii
= not a line OF bitterness toward the
North, and one which contains soct
: selections as THE Conquered Banner
'The Sword of Lee" and 1.-THE
Confederate Soldier" The arith
metics chosen are also published il
Boston, which hates the South and al
things southern with an undyins
hatred and cares nothing for us excep
for the money 1t can bleed from GU
pockets. We have in the South tn
r. F. johnson Publishing Co., mad
up of Southern men and Southern
capital, which publishes a series O
school readers and other school book
which are admitted by the bes
educators In the Southern states to b
the equal OF all, and the superior {
many others published elsewhere. o
the committee which has selected tn
books for the Grenada Graded schoo
there is but one member who ever ha
the slightest experience, to OF
knowledge, in school teaching.
would have been far better, 1t seem
to have had in cooperation anotht
committee composed Of the leadin
teachers OF the public school, and
have relied to a great extent, il nj
wholly upon their recommendation
and preferences, as some OF these hay
made educational work their %life-tin
study. When we are sick we call In
doctor; when we want the law we