The sun., 1903-03-08
HOSPITAL FOR S(HCOL BOOks
Plans for q Muc-.Needed Annex TO New
TOrk's Public. school System.

1
How to lengthen the life OF the school
books that New York supplies to the public
school children to the extent Of come 900 or
new books a year is a question that the
school authorities are considering Just now
and they have about decided to establish
a sort of hospital for old and decrepit schoo.
. books.
The hospital will be the shop OF some
! bookbinder, according TO the plan nov
under consideration. He will contract
with the city TO repair all the books that
are sent to him al a certain price.
A great many things happen to the 'choo
books, and their lease OF life has hitherto
been a short one. The school authorities
have been figuring II out. According Il
the estimate Of the supply department,
, the average life of a school book 10 juw
about two years and six months.
In that time. provided it's users have
been children Of average intelligence,
book will have been studied by about five
children. As general thing, az the end Of
that time its original color has faded. II.
back Is broken and 1t has lost some Of it'
members.
Under the present system such book u
a candidate only for the cremaiory. That
furnaces are used
Over half a million Of books q year have
been thrown into the furnaces In the schools
and the school authorities think that ~
having a hospital for school books eont
p oportion Of these can he saved for anotbr
year. A Agood-looking book " an incentive c
htuuy, 40 only th. b,.st will receivc tres''
meni and they will not be discharged nlri
their former good looks are partly 10
stored.
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