The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1901-10-03
THE SCHOOL LIBRARY.
THE NEW SCHOOL. LAW con-
CORNING THEM.
Books Must be Purchased from a
List Recommended by State
Library Board--Notes
State Supt.

In accordance with new law which
went into effect une %, State Library
Board has been instituted, composed Of
State Superintendent Darlington and
the superintendents of the Liberty, Sc
dalia, Moberly and Webb City schools.
This board has recommended about $50
volumes for the rural aud graded schools
and 25)for the high schools.
The new law makes the provision for
the purchasing of school libraries eha
bling district boards of directors TO set
aside, out Of the levy made for inciden
tai purposes, not less than five nor more
than twenty cents per pupil eneumera
ted in the district each year, which
shall be spent under the direction of the
board in purchasing books from the list
selected by the state library board. The
law requires that the first hundred
books be selected from this list After
the first hundred other than those Sc
lected 10y the library board may lie pur.
chased.
State Superintendent Darlington in
commenting on the new law says:
at now remains for the school boards
to provide for the books If the Incl
dental fund will not stand draft of So
for the library, s)ms steps should be
taion to raise at lcast that much imme,
diately for that purpose.
l. q l.. Al
worth. The contractor does not agree
to furnish an order for less than that
am junt at reduced rates.
"SsyerM Five Dollar Libraries are
given. These have bsen selected with
great care with the view Of supplement-
ing the regular school room work.
mo state has better contract for Ii.
brary books. The Loard took great
p ,lns in selecting books and getting
BIDS. The list and prices will bear com
pArison and We feel quite proud to be
able To aanounco the prices 10 The dis
tricts lover in many instances than they
are furnished 10 the schools Of Iowa. a
district can get the 100 volumes in the
special Ond sup Elemental lists for $40
this is % per cent disc )unt. A. &. Nc
Clure Il Go, of Chicago. has been awarl-
ed the contract u furnish the books for
q term of two years. Besides the spe
Gial reduction that company agrees to !
pays the express charges on every order |
amounting u 50 OF more.
1T may be objected that s. will not
buy many books and that 50 few books !
will do little good. Try it. Five dollars
year is better than waiting five years |
to raise s25. Teachers and pupils will |
learn TO appreciate a few books faster |
than if the list is too large. Experience |
with few books will insure wiser pur-
chases later. would advise districts |
to make as large orders as possible, but |
insist that ismall orders be made nov
rather than wait for more.
This lew law in no wise interferes |
with right Of directors in cities. and |
towns to provide public libraries, nor
does 1T take the place of the law author
izing annual meeting to vote a library .
tax. A district may do both--yo.e at
annual meeting to levy library tax and /
b lard may set aside small amount out
Of the incidental fund
Books should be selected for the |
children, but many patrons will be |
deeply interested in these books. Use |
the books more in the school than in the
home"