The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-27
OLD BOOKS GAN BE
 USED IN SCHOOLS
Commission Adopts Number of
 Important Resolutions
OEPOSITARIES ARE NAMED
Loveman, Joseph & Loeb of Brming- ham One of the Firms Chosen. Prices of Readers Are
 Slightly Reduced.

Montgomery, August 26.-(Speeial,)- The state text book commission met yes terday morning in the governors office and passed several resolutions, among which was a resolution that it was the sense of the commission that books now in the hands of the pupils which were adopted by the board to be used in the schools, will not have to be exchanged if the teacher files a certificate that they were actually in the hands of the pupils on June 20, 1903.
 The commission adopted the National Music chart which costs $S6O for each series, including a stand. There were two or three slight changes made in the bids of the B. F. Johnson company. The following changes in the prices were made:
 First reader cloth, was reduced from 22 cents to 20 cents. The board back was reduced from 20 to b. The Second reader, board, was reduced from "A cents to 22 cents. The Third reader, cloth, was raised from 32 cents to S5 cents; boards was raised from 29 cents to 30 cents.
 The following resolutions were passed by the board:
 Resolutions Passed.
 Be it resolved by the text book com mission,
 | That the firm of Loveman, Joseph x Loeb of Birmingham, Alabama, and the Ed. c. Fowler company of Montgom- cry, are hereby designated as the state depostaries at the places mentioned. ?. That the managers of the state Repositories are hereby required to give the local Repositories doing a small busi- ness the same terms and advantages that are given to dealers doing a larger business.
 B. That the state Repositories are here by required to handle the books of pub fishers having small holdings of text books under their contracts with the state, on the same terms and comms- sions that they handle the books of publishers having larger holdings
 A. That the firm of Loveman, Joseph & Loeb, state depositaries, at Birming- ham, be required to open in the city of Birmingham one local depository in ad- dition to the one in their regular place of business. each year. during the first two weeks of the public school term.
 Old Books Can Be Used.
  sion that books now in the hands of the pupils of a kind similar to books adopt ed by the commission except as to the stamp and inscription may be used in the schools of the state, provided the books bear a certificate from a teacher or other school officer that they were actually in the hands of the pupils on June 20, 1903
 E 6. That in case local Repositories es- tablished are not convenient to the schools at the time the schools begin. the teachers or patrons can make ar engagements directly with the state depos- itaries.
 '. That state depositaries may estab- fish as many local agencies in adtlon to those provided for by the commission s the needs of the public may demand. and they are hereby authorized to do so. John w. Abercrombie, president of the State university, F. M. Peterson, presi- dent of the Girls Industrial school at Montevallo, and Superintendent of Edu- cation I. W. Hill were the members pres ent.
 There were many book men at the capitol this morning.