The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1903-06-17
Majestic Ranges y
Arbuckle & Simmons
To Teachers, Patrons and Book Dealers Of
Madison County.

To Teachers, Patrons and Book Dealers Of
Madison County.
LADIES AND GENTLENEN:
/ desire to state that according TO the
law, the adoption for School Text
Books" for the exclusive use in the
public schools of Madison county for
the past five years. expired ON May %.
1908. And under the law, the County
Board OF Examiners is required to
make another adoption for the next
five years. The Board believes that a
few Of our text books should be changed
and that it is absolutely essential to the
best interest of our children, to have
the very best books in the schools that
the market affords: books that are up
lO-date, teachable books and well graded
to suit the child mind.
But in view of the fact that the Leg
islature meets next winter, and that
there is possibility and we hope
probability, that the legislature will
pass State Uniformity School Book
Law" and thus give US cheaper school
books, and in order to prevent frequent
changes and protect the people, the
county Board has decided to defer the
adoption of text books for one year or
until the Legislature meets and acts or
fails to act, as the case may be. Then,
if We get a Estate Uniformity Law"
the matter will be settled, and if the
Legislature fails to pass "Bill" of this
kind, then we will be forced under the
law to make AN adoption.
l suggest to book dealers to continue
to handle and instruct teachers to
teach for another year the books that
have been in use for the past five years.
We sometimes hear patrons say that
School books are changed every year
or every time there is new teacher"
do not know what is done ia the pri-
vate schools taught during the winter
and spring, nor do know what is done
in the high schools, for have no SUPER
vision over these schools; and the
county Board has no authority to pre-
scribe text books to be used in these
schools. But do know that it is mis-
take as to the public free schools.
Books cannot be changed oftener than
every five years and it has not been
done. There have been only two
changes in the books used In the public
schools of Madison county for Ten or
fifteen years and most Of them have
been in use at least a quarter of CEN
fury. But some people think that ANN
reader or speller is as good as any
other reader or speller and that a
change is wrong and very great in
justice forced upon the people. In this
they are mistaken and the person who
advocates such doctrine does not know
anything about books or teaching.
Publishers are continually getting out
new books ard better books and reyis-
ing books and there has been as much
improvement in school books as has
been in machinery. and we might as
well say the ''single shovel pillow" is as
good farming implement for the far
mer, as is the two-horse cultivator, or
tile ''Old reap hook" method of harvest
ing. is as good as the late improved
binder Such contention is perfectly
absurd.
But changes should not be made IN.
less needed and for the best interest Of
our children. But when needed thy
should be made Respt,
J. VIM. WAeERs. Chm,
June Is. 0a board Of Examiners.