Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-27

person in Utah az a judge Of reading.
That lady made thorough review Of
readers and gave the following as her
written opinions
Feb, q, 1909.
The Stepping stones to Literature
series are BY far the best readers ever
produced They are sure TO engender
q greater love for literature and trust
they may be introduced into every
school In the state. Thanking you for
bringing them to my attention,
Yours truly,
MAUD MAY BABcoCK.
The question OF Biographies as /
showed was purely a matter of choice
between the New Frye and the Natural.
The doctor eyaded that by suggesting
THAI the old book should have been re-
tanned, Notwithstanding the fact that
the publishers themselves did not urge
them knowing they had been unsatis-
factory. The gentleman tries 10 throw
dust In the eyes Of the public by saying
that other books have been revised also
Not In the way the Frye has, doctor.
But the gentleman settles the matter hy
saying Under our very eyes the Natu-
raj Biographies have been weighed and
found wanting; yet these are the books
Tor which the state text book conyen-
ton has displaced better books" How
presnmptuous on the part OF the con-
Yention to dare take the Judgment Of
the teachers Of the state against the
combined Judgment Of Dr. Wilcox No
wonder there Is 'odlum" attached to
their actlonsl
The long argument about the Tarr
McMurry books has nothing to do with
the economy OF the state: but the gen
teman for some reason has made our
convention responsible for the coming
10 years By previous reasoning we are
responsible for the prices OF the past
five years, and for purposes known
only TO the doctor the arithmetics ana
histories are adopted for IA years and
the Biographies for five years. Cl}ook
men please make o note OF this). Right
here the doctor should take another
mathematical pill to keep him from
rubbing, As a final argument as 10
the merits Of the Frye and The Natural
quote the following from a telegram
sent by Supt'C christensen Of the Salt
Lake City schools to the ogden educa-
tors
Excepting the Farr / consider the
Natural tie best geography on the
market"
Any person in doubt as to my asser-
ton regarding the action OF the teach
ers' committee of Salt Lake City In the
Recommendation OF Biographies can
verify my statement by consulting any
member Of that board,
In the matter Of arithmetlcs ] admit
ted there would be an added expense
by exchanging anthmetics but the gen
lcnan was not satisfied but wished
10 swell his extrayagant figures 10 the
required proportion The following
figures might let some light into the
question:
The Werner arithmetic, book I, has
25G pages of work; book 2, 2SS pages,
book 3, 9lS pages, making a total of
S52 and the net price Of the three Wer-
ner arlthmetics I. o. b. Chicago, Is 9s
cents or 34-49 pages for one cent,
Hence the Werner arithmetics furnish
81 per cent more matter for Sl00 than
do the Essentials OF Arithmetic. In adj
dtIon 70 this the Hall Number Primer
IS furnished TO teachers for first and
second grades free Of cost The Essen
tIals Of Arithmetic. book l. has lS6
pages OF work. The Essentials Of Arith-
metic, book 2, has 262 pages OF work
with an appendix OF ~ pages more,
which is merely IA repetition Of parts
Of the former 262 pages. but counting
all of same, the total pages Of two
books of Essentials Is i97, and the net
price Of the two books. {, o. b. Chicago,