Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-01
TO SCEOol TRUSTEES.

We desire to inform all school trus-
tees and school officers that the Des-
eret News Book Store IL now ready To
III all orders Tor the J. y. Moret0n
system Of Keeping Account OF Books
q School Supplies. which system has
been approved Tor use oy an trustees
ol the luoiic SCHOOLS VI .ne state.
Il is incumbent hy law upon all truss
tees and school officers to keep accu-
ratio accounts Of the public school prop
erty. and TO make out complete reports
to County Superlntendents ana through
them TO the state Supt of Public In
struction, In order that complete in
formation may be gathered and kept as
20 the workings Of the free school sys-
tenn
Mr. e. MoretOn, who has had thlr-
teen Q3) years experience as clerk OF
the Salt Lake city Board OF Education,
has developed q system Of records for
text books and school supplies which Is
very simple and comprehensive and
which with notifications made under
the directions OF the state Supt OF
Public Instruction to suit the needs Of
District Schools Of the state, has been
approved
These records consist OF two books,
one for the trustees and one Tor the
principal or teacher Of the school. to-
gether with all the necessary blanks
and labels for Keeping account Of books
and supplies loaned TO pupils ana keep
Ing q check on their return tO the
school board.
A page Of instructions Of how 10 keep
these records. which ia very simple and
comprehensive, Is printed in the first
part Of the record The system win
save much time, money, and unneces-
sary trouble 60 trustees. The books
are neatly bound ruled and printed
with the names Of an authorized and
legally adopted text.b books for use In
the state and are intended to last FOR
the next five years the time for which
text books are adopted.
In regard to the adoption OF these
records, the state Supto In communi-
cation 10 the various county uperln-
iondents, states that II Ia highly es-
sential that a uniform system OF text
aook records should prevail through
out the state. and that next year his
office will send out blanks for reports
which will conform 10 these records for
the purpose Of securing Information in
regard to the operation OF the free text
book law. The teacher win be re-
quired to report TO her principal the
principal to the county superintendent
and the county superintendent to the
state SUPPLEMENTARY Office.
The price Of the two books will be
$500. about one-ilfth the price II would
cost any one county or district TO print
them alone. The COPYRIGHT Of these
books is applied for by the author
A stock Of these books, blanks and
labels will be always kept on hand by
the Deserct News Book Store and can
be ordered by trustees at the time OF
placing their orders for books or will
be mailed TO them on application,
The District Trustees are urged TO
use this system on account Of It's Sim
1llclty I'm handling and rs cheapness
IN cost TO the district Other systems.
DurportIng to be authorized. should not
be purchased by school trustees II pre-
iented without first consulting the
proper school officers.
DEsERET NEWS BOOK STORE,
State Repository for the Public Text
Books