The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-29
I ennessee State News
State Text Books Adopted.

After having held daily sessions
for one week the State Textbook
commission completed its work a
few days ago, and formulated a re-
port giving the list of textbooks
adopted for use in the public schools
for the next five years. There were
twenty-eight firms competing for the
contracts and 400 books were consid-
cred. Sixteen of the firms will sup
ply books, the division being as fol-
lows: B. Il. johnson Publishing
Company, history and two readers
American Book Company, speller,
three readers, history of Tennessee,
one grammar, one arithmetic; CHM
g. Co., agriculture, practical arith-
metic, plain and solid geometry; In
diana School Book Company, the
Mcmillan Company, two geogra-
phies; d. Appleton & Co., copy
books; Brandon Printing Company,
history Of Tennessee; Lippincott &
Co, algebra and dictionaries;
Charles Scribners' Sons, civil gov
ernment; Allyn & Bacon, physics;
Bostleman & Ambrose, geology;
MAYNARD, Merrill g. Co., bookkeep-
ing; Southern Publishing Company,
primary history; Myers Fishel & Co.,
mental arithmetic.
Atty.-Gen. Gates has been notified
of the completion of the work and
is expected to arrive at once and
draw up the contracts.
Following are the books adopted
by the Tennessee Textbook Com
mission:
Geology of Tennessee Stafford and
KilIebrew), price, new, 6Oc, and ex-
change soc.
History of Tennessee (McGee, re-
viseO, 75c and SIC.
History of Tennessee Garrett and
Goodpasture) soc and 40c.
Bookkeeping, modern (Montgom-
ery), 72c and SEC.
Bookkeeping, blanks (Heath's), sec.
Agriculture for beginners (Burkett,
Stevens. HID, 60c and soc.
Our Government Games, Sanford
and CaldwelD, soc and 25c.
Beginners History of Our Country
(EstilD, 4Oc and zoe.
New School History of the United
States Uee), Csc and SIC.
Mental Arithmetic (Weidenheimer),
22c and lie.
Elements of Arithmetic, revised
(Jones), 22c and lie.
Practical Arithmetic (Wentworth),
40c and zoe.
Elements of Physics (Carhart and
Chute), 55c end PIC.
Elementary Algebra Uippincott),
soc and 25c.
Geometry Plane, soc and &c.
Plane and Solid CWentworth), 90c
and 45c.
Introductory Geography with Ten
nessee Supplement (Tarr and McMur-
ray), 45c and &c.
Complete Geography (CTarT and Nc
Murray, SIC and Ale.
First Book in Hygiene ((Krohn),
25c and 10c.
Graded Lessons in Hygiene (Krohn),
4Sc and 20c.
Universal Primer Cllingensmith),
i2c and &C.
First Reader (Graded Classics), 2Oc
and 1Oc and 15c and &c.
Second Reader (Graded Classics),
PIC and 13c and 22c and lie.
Third Reader Uee), SOC and 15c and
25c and 12c.
Fourth Reader Oee), 33c and Tic
and soc and 15c.
Fifth Reader Uee), CSC and Tic and
BOc and 15c.
Spelling, Hunts Progressive Course,
lSc and &C.
Language Lessons Clyde, Part -,
22c and lie.
School Grammar baskerville and
sewelD. 45c and &c and 4Oc and zoe.
Composition and Rhetoric CWil-
liams). 6Oc and soc.
Copy Books, Normal Review. &C.
Worcester's Dictionary, Primary,
40c and 20c.
Worcester's Dictionary, New School.
soc and soc.
Worcester's Dictionary New Aca-
demic s1.10 and 55c.
Speller and Definer CBenson and
GLENN. 22c and lie.
Twentieth Century Map Of Tennes-
see John Illison), 561ac.
The report of the commission states
that it was deemed unnecessary to
adopt any book in higher arithmetic
or higher algebra, believing the
ground sufficiently covered by the
books adopted. For the same reason
Metcalfs Elementary English was
omitted In cases where two prices
are given on books the difference in
rOst is due to the difference in bind
Ing as between cloth and boards AL
together it is stated. the total cost
Of the books is II per cent less than
that of the books now in use. The
exchange privilege will be in effect
till September /, 1908.
Killed While Playing War.
Earl Boston, negro boy about
12 years old, was shot and instantly