The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-27
.,SCHO0L-BOOK
DISTRICTS.
Dates ior Selection 81 Public
chool#rcxt-Books in Va
rions Counties tIl' *
STATE IN FIVE DIVISIONS
STATE IN FIVE DIVISIONS Isl
An Average Of Twenty Counties
and Several Cities Put il 81
Each Section.

AT the meeting of tho Stale Board Of
Educn ton, held on tho 18th day OF jan
,iary las {, IL resolution was adopted pro-
viding for the sclectlon#of u multiple
list OF textbooks by the State board,
from which committees in counties and
cities. consisting Of the superintendent,
OF schools, three members OF the school
board and three teachers, should recon-
nerd such books as, in their Judgment.
would best suit tho local conditions IN
their respective divisions. At the same
time resolution was adopted requiring
these committees to meet on the 10th
day Of April In their respective con.s
tics and cities. frame hcir3reconlmcnda
tons to .he State Board. and forward
their reports to the central office.
It was subsequently, aScertained that
this latter requirement would work In
convenience and Injustice to some of the
competing publishing houses. especially
as the State Board postponed the sclcc-
Ftion Of the multiple list from the first
10th twenty-second of March; and so
at the meeting of the State Board. held
hero during the past week, this resolu-
ton was rcscinded. and another ar.
rangcment for the meeting of the county
and city1teXt- book committees was adopt
t ed. According to this arrangement, the
Department OF Public Instruction was
authorized to divide the State into five
com aCJ{5 ulSlTlCtS,t dHu ~ SiNG d 10 r tIe
counties and cities in each. district one
week III which to hold their meetings
and make their recommendations to the
State Board Of Education. This will
enable all he competing publishers
whose books are on the State multiple
E list to interview the local Textbook COM
imitteesnnd,l lay before them the merits Of
their respective publications. The meet
5ings ofHthc local tex t-hook committees
Will thus be made to extend through
five weeks. The Department OF Public
Instruction completed tho work yester-&
day and gave out the lists. Following
nre the counties and cities in each dis
trict and the dates on which the COM
mittoes In each district will have 10
meet and make their Recommended TORS: "a
FIRST DISTRICT.
The First District is composed or tile
counties OF King George, Westmorelnnd,t
Northumberland, Richmond Lancaster,
Caroline, King William. King and Queen,
Essex, Mddlesex. Gloucester, Mathews,
james CITY, New Kent, York, Charles
City. 1Ienrico, Hanover, Chesterfield,
2Gcochland md Powhutan and the cities
OF williamsburg, Manchester and Rich
4mond. The committees In these counties
md cities will meet from the 18th to the
ed OF April inclusive.
SECOND DISTRICT.
The Second district Is composed Of the
counties of Accomac, Northampton,
Elizabeth! City. Warwick, Princess Anne
Norfolk. Nansemond. Southampton, Isle
of Wight. eSurry. Prince George, Sussex,
Grcencsyille, Brunswick, Dlnwiddie, Cum
hcrland, Amelia. Nottoway, AIecklcnburg,
I.unenburg and tho cities of Norfolk,
Portsmouth, Newport News and Peters
burg, The committees in this district
will meet from tho 25th to the Both Of
April, Inclusive
THIRD DISTRICT.
The Third District comprises the conl-
ties Of Patrick. Henry, Franklin, Pitt
sylvaHkL Halifax, Charlotte, Campbell,
Bedford, Appropriations, Bucking ham.
Prince Edward, Amherst. Nelson, Rote-
tourt, Allegheny Rockbridgc. Augusta,
Bath, Highland, Craig; and the cities Of
Stanton, BuenH Vista, Lynchburg and
Eanylle. The committees In this district
vii! meet from he 2d TO the 7th of
May, inclusive
FOURTH DISTRICT.
This Fourth District comprises The
counties. or Roanoke, Montgomery, Floyd,
Carroll, Grayson, Pulaski. Giles. Bland,
Wythc. Smyth, Washington, Tazewell,6
kBuchanan, Dickinson, Russell, Scott,
fNVse, I.ae; and the cities OF Bristol, RAD
ford and Roanoke. Tho committees In
| this distriot>,wil meet from the 9th to
| Tho lith Of May, inclusive.
IIlVrH DISTRICT,
The Fifth District comprises the colln-
ties OF spotsylyanin. Louisa. Fluvanna,
gAlbcmarle. Orange, Madison. Greene.
Rockingham. SHENANDOAH, Page, Warren,
Rappahannock. Gulprper Fauuuicr, STAFF
ford, Prince William AleSandrlus gaiy,
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