The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-10-05
SCHOOL LIBRARY.
State Board Has Completed a List Of
Books.

ANNAANH
State Sup = intendent w. I. Caring
ton is sending out to school boards est
alogues of the library books selected by
The state board.
About $50 volumes have been recon-.
mended for the rural and graded school
libraries, and about 250 tor the high
schools.
The law requires that the frs, hun
bred volumes be selected fronAthese
lists.
The hundred volumes especially
recommended will be found on pages
6, 7 and s. They can be purchased
for $40, expressage prepaid. This is
just Is per cent discount.
Other states have similar laws and
contracts. iowa has a contract with a.
st. Paul company at an average of %
per cent discount. The same company
bid IN Missouri % per cent discount.
Two Missouri companies bid to furnish
the books, but both at less than 90 per
cent discount,
Good roads, free rural delivery and
school libraries will 60 far to check the
mad rush to the towns and cities.
The law took effect June %. Ii is
hoped every district will spend at least
SIS this year for books.
The books have been selected with
SPECIAL reference to supplementing the
regular work and iu enrichIng the
course of study. Supt. Darlington says:
alt now remains for the school
boards to provide for the books. II
the incidental fund will not stand a
draft of S. for the library, some steps
should be taken to raise at least that
much Immediately for that purpose.
"Do not think of ordering less than
$5 worth. The contractor does not
agree to furnish an order for less than
that amount at reduced rates.
"Every county board of education
and every county superintendent should
constitute a county library board, and
so far as practicable all school boards
and teachers should consult with them
and get them to make the orders. II
not made by some member of the
county board of education the order
must be sent in the name of the district.
"Several Five Dollar Libraries are
are given. These have been selected
with great care, with The view Of sup
plementing the regular school room
work. Ii ten or fifteen dollars is to be
spent, simply order two or three of the
special libraries. These small libraries
are numbered and may be ordered BY
number. Any combination of special
lists ard supplemental lists may be
made to suit the amount the district
has to spend.
"No state has a better contract for
library books. The board took great
palcs 10 selecting books and in getting
bias. The list and prices will bear
comparison and we feel quite proud to
be able to announce the prices to the
lower in many instances than
hey are furnished to the schools of
Iowa; that, too, in face of the fact that
The Iowa contractor wrote that he
could not duplicate the Iowa bid be-
he was losing money on it. A
can get 100 volumes in the
special and supplemental lists for $40.
''School boards should make, or
cause 10 be made, a simple box. book {
to rest on the teachers desk, pro-
'lded with door on hinges and with
ock and key. It will be so much {
'etter If such bookcase can be made in
walls Of the house when the house
5 constructed. >
alt may be objected that So will not ,
ny many books and that so few books :
Will DO little good. Try it. Five dol ;
a year is better than waiting five
ears TO false S25. Teachers and
.upIls will learn to appreciate a few !
faster than if the list Is too :
'rge. Experience with few books will +,
lsure wiser purchases later. | would
dVI'e districts to make as large orders =
possible, but insist that small orders
e made now rather than wait for ii
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