The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-07-04
BOOKS ADOPTED.
TEXTBOOKS TO BE USED IN TIE
SCHOOLS.

TEXT BOOKS TO BE USED IN TIE
SCHOOLS.
Business Was divided Out Among
Several Eouses-Eany New
Books Selected.
The State board Of education last
| week completed the adoption OF text
books to be used In the public schools
Of the State for the next five years. 1t
is said that the list selected will COM
pare quite favorably with the book
adoptions in other States, and it is
also claimed that this is the best list
which South Carolina has had.
There has always been more or less
OF difference between the books used
in the public schools in the country
and those used in the graded schools,
but many OF these differences have
been eliminated in this adoption and
it Is said that the list selected will do
| for any city school in the State.
Governor Hayward presided at the
meeting and State Superintendent
Martin, by reason Of his having been
in the school work as a teacher and
subsequently, has been able to give so
much time to the comparative study
OF the merits OF text books, cfsrso
valuable suggestions. The other
members present, representing the
congressional districts In the order
named, were: W. z. Tate Of Charles
ton, J. E. Bolsnd Of Blackvil]e, D.
". Daniel OF Clemson College, A. 6.
Rembert OF Woford college, A. R.
Banks of Lancaster, Hartwell NJ.
Aver OF florence, and A. j. Thack-
ston OF Orangebusg.
The board adopted Dr.. Henry Alex.
ander Whites History Of South Caro-.
lima for the elementary grades and
Col. ]. J. Dsrgan's for the seventh
and eighth grades. Waddy Thomp-
sons general history Of the United
States was selected. Another book
by South Carolina Suthor which
was put on the list is Dr.. D. D. Wal
lace's book on civicS.
Uader the new regulations made
by the State board of education, there
will be established in Columbia cen
t-al depository for the handling OF
these textbooks. This means tnat
probably sl00, 900 a year In new busi-
ness will be turned loose In Columb1
This has been going to Atlanta and tc
the publishers and it will DO 8 great
accommodation to the teachers In the
State who may order from Columbls
End get the books the same day OF
vns fJllowing day.
In the common school course, the
! best lot OF readers was given to May.
nsrd, Merrill & Co.,, whose Graded
Literature Series" /, 2 and 8, were
adopted. B. F. Johnson & Co., keep
the fourth and fifth readers. Silver,
Blrdett 8 Co., we're awarded second
place, their stepping Stones to
Literature" being used as supplement n
tary to Maynard, Merrill & Co.'S
books. The selection OF readers
constitutes one OF the principal items
| Maynard Merrill s. Co., were repre-
ssnted by MI. McMichsel Of Georgia.
The spelling books adopted we're
two: Hunts Progressive Course IN
Spelling" published by the American
Book company, and the Benson and
Glen Speller and DeEner,' by D. 9.
Heath s. Go. The Safe company
offered the speller prepared by Supt.
W. II Hand OF Chester.
The selection OF arithmet:cs was as
follows: Brooks Mental Ariohme
tic" by Christopher Sower & CO.;
Wentworth's elementary ard Went
zorth:s practical, by Ginn & Co.
Messrs, Newson & o., through
their representative, Mr.. Scherer,
succeeded in. placing both grammars
for the common school course, "Bueh.
lerss Modern English Grammar"
with compositioD); and Hoschkiss
and Buehler's Modern English Les
sons."
Frye's higher geography, by CHM
& Co., was retained, but the Ameri
can Book company placed Redway and
| Humans Natural Primary Geogra-
ply"
Mr.. Craw, Of D. Appleton & Co.,
landed the order for physiologies.
there being two books Of Khron for
advanced and intermediate classes.
Lees primary history, by the B. F.
Johnson company, was retained, but
Waddy Tnonpson's history OF the
United States, by D. G. Heath & Co.,
was put on the list and Chapman's
South Carolina History was supplansr
ed by the history by Dr.. Henry Alex
ander White, published by Silver,
Burdett & Co., and Dargan's History
OF South Carolina, published By The
State company, will be used for the
higher classes.
Mr.. O. P. Barnes, publisher, secur-
ed the order Tor Barnes Outlook
Writing System" and D. G. Heath
s. Co., received award Tor their natu'
raj system Of writing. These EN-.
brace two different styles OF writing.
The Augsburg System OF Drawing
was adopted and the Riverside
Series OF Song Books" by Houghton,
Mifin g. Co., was put on the list.
Tee following books were adopted
TOR use in the high school course:
Elgllsh-Sykes' Elementary En-
gnsh Composition; Tappsn's Eng.
lands and Americas Literature;
Literary Masterpieces.
Latin-Ba!n's First Book In Latin;
Gildersleeve-Lodge Latin Grammar;
Harper & Tolman's Caesar.
Business Course-The First Book