The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-21
,IATE SECURES 50 PER CENT
 REDUCTION IN PRICE OF BOOKS

included by the publishers in their bids.
 The books are to be sold through de- l positories to be designated by the suc-
 cessful bidders. The location of the de- positories Is to be fixed by the Book
 Board. There is to be three general de- | positortes, probably in Birmingham,
 Montgomery and Mobile, and three local
 Repositories in each county of the State.
 The Repositories will be regularly estab-
 lished book stores
 | Governor is Pleased.
 Governor Jelks is we'll pleased with the work Of the BookCommssion. He authorized
 the following statement yesterday with
 the announcement of the action of the | Commission:
 The School Book Commission, with the exception of passing on supplementary I books, finished its labors this morning and adjourned until Tuesday next at IF O clock,
 when we will take up the matter of con- | tracts. after finishing the investigation | of supplementary bsoEs. Tho reduction
 secured on geographic. A1thmetics, read | CTS and histories, the sale of which will aggregate. perhaps, over 60 per cent of | the total values of books sold, will
 amount to almost 50 per cent of the price at which they have been previously sold in this State. The reduction on other books, those less commonly used, will amount to at least 25 or 35 per cent of the prices at which they have been commonly sold
 The work of the Commission has been most harmonious. It was able to follow very largely the advice of the sub-com- mission, which had made an exhaustive study of the books and had furnished the Commission a very clear and valuable crttism of the books offered. The action of the Commission itself was practically fo nj Ta given the State the best possible books and at prices lower than they had hoped to secure, The Commission has done a tremendous amount of work and 1t be- lievcs that the teachers and patrons of the schools in the State will be more than satisfied with the results of its la- bors."
 Governor Jelks for many years con- ducted successful book store at Eufaula and he is well qualified to speak on prices of books
 The Text Book Commission reached it's conclusion as to adoption of books by the report of the Sub.Commission and by examining prices. The sub-commission knew nothing of the prices. it's duty be- ing merely to examine the text of books submitted.
 Sub-Commission' Report.
 The report Of the Sub-Commission to the Book Commission was made public yesterday for the first time. It is inter- esting as showing how the examination was conducted. The report of the sub- Commission is in part as follows:
 ITO the Stase Text Book Commission: ''Gentlemen-We, the undersigned mem- bers of the Sub-Commission appointed for the examination and recommendation of text books for State adoption, herein most respectfully submit our report.
 We have, under the law and accord faaa. 4A IL A. AA.N Al ful examination to the best of our abiI- ity. of all of the books submitted to us. We have chased these books under heads, Al. A-2, A-3 Al and so on; B-1, B.z B-S and so on. and C. We recommend the books under-A-1s.A A-2 A-a andsses ens giving those. under Al our highest en- dorsefnent, those under Az our next liiGh- est and 50 on. We decline to recommend for adoption those under B-1, BE- B-3 and so on. We find those under c i'm possible, We have given our reasons un- der each head.
 We therefore beg to recommend that all adoptions by you be made from Class far as possible
 Cloth-covered Books.
 we respectfully ask you to adopt books In cloth covers if there is no substantial difference in price, and we also respect fully ask that in case you see fit to adopt books bound in boards, that you also adopt the corresponding books bound in cloth. Our reason for this request are that books bound in cloth have, on ac- count of their more attractive appear ance. an ethical and moral value not to be underestimated, and they further have an economic value, inasmuch as books bound in cloth not only outlast the books bound in boards. but the cloth binding also gives an enhanced value. in the es- timation of the child, to the subject mat ter enclosed.
 We beg to state that many of the books herein entered in Glasses B and c possess great value. and are recognized, in some instances. as standards, but on account of n-adaptability to the requirements of our rural and city schools. we cannot rec ommend them for adoption. We present the subject in alphabetical order'
 Then follows a lengthy classification of the books with recommendations, the sub commission concluding it's report as fol- lows:
 Explanatory Statements.
 The members of the subcommittee feel that the conditions warrant a few ex- planatory statements.
 The time allotted them for so difficult a task as the examination of all the text books for adoption. was limited and hap pened during the busiest season of the year, when each member was already bur dened with local responsibilities and ob- ligations which could not easily be set aside. Under these conditions they as- stunned the new duties assigned them and Iabored faithfully and conscientiously, night and day, sacrificing all personal in- terest, in order that they might render the best service to the State. by strict com pliance with the law in spirit as we'll as in letter.
 Another noteworthy fact should be mentioned here. The work of the indi- vidual members in their homes had been so thorough and complete that when they met in conference to compare their notes and to compile their report their conclu- sions were in such substantial agreement as to be both surprising and gratifying In the few instances of divergent opin- ions, the differences were in no sense radical. but were due to the different viewpoints of the several members. In | all such cases. without a single excep- | tion. a re-examination of the texts sub- | mitted. and a full discussion of all the | points in question resulted in a unani. | nous verdict.
 A Unanimous Verdict.
 Your sub-Commission Is gratified be- | yond measure to be able to emphasize the fact that this report represents not only its verdict as an official body but also the conclusions of the members sev- | erally and individually.
 Tn the performance of the delicate task | assigned to 1t. the sub-Commission has kept constantly f, t,Iau tho