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arranged In alphabetical order. SO Int M,
each and every mem Der OF the board Gun IN
pick ZIP my book M want i 20 III
fspect ii, a seconds time. e The first two
shelves in tho cabinet where the sample
books have been arranged nre filled VII n n
dictionaries, spoilers and readers OF az
2kfnds and from all quarters The u come
histories s OF the Il Urited b8 States and ~
histories of Virginia. and II sis remark 4
able how many d lfferent kinds there ar e.
Next arc two snelye Llled with !, ESSAYS
trea tises u and oatechlsms on OWL gov
er-n ment. i national and State, and theni
conc d. flood OF arithmetics, which are e
followed by grammars and books on 10 n
gun yes B generally, and then ographles
wind in the lsL and there ire enough Of
them to set all the wheels In the small a.
boys bend in motto at once 5s q.
4 It will take tho boasd not less Athan a
week 10 20 all through these books and
axe the selections. and there VIII be I'D
$iournnlcnts from day to day until the
work Is completed. "a y
Other Business.
& [rcidentally,f tho board will have some
sother work to- do, and the 8probnbllity.slls
That the officials Will dispose OF tie In
Scidental a work first and then set down
Ito tho book work. 50 as to g omplete II
without interru tom AS. FL, 81 $.
superintendent Of publ: s 81 &C ,9r
Stho Counties Of Goochland and Amelia Ia
are to 10 elected q to I'LL Eyacan Giles, ard
this will be n part OF the incidental Z q!
work. "a {al5 III n II II. . "a; \, J,
coun " 5superntendencys are ex-StateS SEN
alor Fred. NJ. Parrish and Rev Ned - q.
Campbell Both are backed BY strong@
influences and lively fight is q aE y e.
tpated. al Il; IA NJ I, " Z.
duration. q The late SUPPLEMENTARY having
( died only about three weeks ago. put
there are already three candidates IN
the field, and by the time the board
comes to consider the case there may pe l
as mary .nore he on.s ..nown e.!.$.i-
dates up TO nov are: William Q Harvie,
Dr. NJ. y. Cheatham and Lewis II. Irving.
The Members Reticent.
Members OF the State Board are retf-
cent as to what may or may not be done
Mt the meeting to-day. was stated
YES tertay by q gentleman n closely t. IN
i tou ch with the members that the board
would not d considered Its action III ae-
i claring IN favor OF the selection OF a
I multiple lists.of text books. from which
local school boards are to choose their
books. subject to final confirmation by
the State Board. he meeting today
will proba bly, ignore the subject entirely
despite the discussion recently Incident to
the conalderltt ton o. what IS known as,
the Keezell single text book esolution&
passed By the General Assembly. The ao-
ton OF the Legislature was merely a d.
!,yisory and persuasive. the State Board
having absolute and unquestioned power
to deal with the subject Of text book se-s
lection as 1t may deem best
Several -of the committees OF the board
mot last night in rooms at Murphy's
Hotel to dispose OF some Of the pre-
Flimtnnry. work. but nothing was finally
Undermined upon and will not be until
tho full board gets together this morning.
Many Book Men Here.
fPub lIshers and Representatives Of. pub
fishing houses continue. to arrive to
Iprcscnt the claims of4thcir school book
publications. Among tho arrivals last
might was Mr.. j. I.5 L Bell, of Lynchburg.
lSaveteran publisher, who Is here to ndYo-
cate tho claims OF AIagllls History OF
ly-irSlnia, aupd Stories from Ytrgl MA i Is
tory. by tho late Miss Mary Tucker
Magill, an elementary historical study.
Mr.. Bell has also a. novelty In text books