The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-09-29
EXCHANGE OF BOOKS
Those That Are disable Mus1
bs Exchange d.
This Ruling Made by State 'eM ro k Com
mission. hcion Taken With Refe.enc,
10 Location Of O4p,sitories.

The State Text Book Commission de-
cides that "a usable book is exchangeable
book
This action was taken yesterday at q
meeting of the commission, which was
called for the purpose of considering COM
to the exchange of books and the sub
ject Of book repositories.
The Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton was authorized to use his discretion
as to the location and time OF establish
ing Repositories. The board adopted his
decision that "a disable book is exchange
able under the law as a proper con
struction as to the condition OF books
presented for exchange. 1t was further
decided that certificates required by pub
fishers from teachers, copies OF waicf
were presented. shall not be required OF
filled out as condition OF exchange.
Ia a letter to the Governor under date
Of September Goth, Gen. Toon wrote:
1.-THE judiciary is exhausted so far as ef.
forts to secure compliance with the law
by some Of the contractors are concerned
/ therefore. lay the matter before you
Some of the public schools are beint
taught others are to begin in October and
patrons are impatient to get the books
adopted in cases where new books are
required and exchange advantageous
Gen. Toon submitted a letter to the
State Board of Education on the subject
Which is in part as follows:
After eXhausting persuasion and argu-
ment in effort to secure compliance with
the Text Book Law, | ask action on the
following complaints, a list Of which is
appended.
First as to Exchange. The obstacles in
terpcscd to exchange Of books by requir-
ing certificates, compliance with which
is impracticable and unnecessary, re-
duccs the exchange feature OF the law
to glitteriEg farce, Notwithstanding
the Attorney Generals opinion condemn
ing such certificates as an illegal require
nlent to exchange.
The agents refuse to exchange, saying
they are under contract to require these
certificates. 1t appears to me the inter
est of the publisher or contractor in this
matter of exchange is sufficiently pro-
teoted, as the agent would rather re-
iceiye his ger cent for the whole price O.
a book than exchange and get only ham.
The agent in protecting his own inter.
est protects the publishers. In letter
to this office Newscn & Co., promise to
withdraw all certificates from this State
The American Book Company assure M
that no conditions are attached to ex.
change.
few of these complaints are efforts
Of Individuals to secure from tf1is office
appointment as agents to handle books
have no authority to select or appoint
agants for these contractors and have
so written. Ss ssy.,s4@ M Z
Others are TO secure repositories
needed. The reason in general given by
the companies not having repositories is
no merchant will accept their terms "a
these places. The publishers assure M
they arc making every effort to cstab
l,sh repositories and some OF these com
r,aints may be answered by a depository
OF which am not informed at this date
The decision made from his office is
that a usatle book is an exchangeabl'
book, or a book that could and woulr
be used in the public schools had no
the Text Book Law been enacted is en-
titled to exchange.