The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-07-05
BOOKS ADOPTED.
TEXT BOOKS TO BE USED IN TIE
SCHOOLS.
Business Was Divided Out Among
Several aouses-Tany New
Books Selected. r,

Books Selected. r
The State board Of education last
week completed the adoption IF text
books to be used In the public schools
of the State for the next five years. It
ls said that tho list selected will com
pare quite fsvorsbly with ths book
sdoptions In other States, and 1t, Is
also claimed that this Is the hest list
which South Carolina has had.
There has always been moro or less
OF q difference between the books used
In the public schools in tho country
and those used In the graded schools,
but many OF these differences have
bssn eliminated in this adoption and
tits said that the list sslected will do
for any city school In the State.
Governor Heyward presided at the
meeting and State Superintendent
Martin, By reason of bis having bean
iT, the school work as q teacher and
snbseouengly has been able to give 90
much time to the comparative study
of she merits Of ts1t books. oharod
valuable suggestions. The other
members present, representing the
congressional districts In the order
named, were: W. z. Tate OF Charles
ton, J. E.. Boland Of Blsckvine, D.
". Daniel Of Clemson College, a. 6.
Rembert Of Wofford college, a. &.
Banks of Lancaster, Hartwell III
Aver of Florence, and A. j. Thack'
ston Of Orangeburg.
The board adopted DR.. Henry Alex
ander Whites History Of South Oaro.
lima for the elementary grades and
Ool. j.. J. bargains for the seventh
and eighth grades. Waddy Thomp-
son's general history Of the United
States was selected. Another oook
by q South Carolina author Whlcn
was put on the list is DR.. d. D. wal
lsce's book on ciVics.
Under the new regulations made
by the State hoard of education, there
will be established In Columbia CEN
Tral depository for the handling or
*hese taxt-books. This mems that
nrohably Sl00, 900 a year In new bust
ness will be turned loose In Colum ola.
This has been going to Atlanta and TO
the publishers ind 1t will 5e great
eoconnodation to the tescherS In the
Stare who nay order from Columbia
and get the books the same Gay OF
the following day.
In the common school course, the
hest lot Of readers was given to MAY,
nard, Merrill & Co.,, whose Graded
T,iserature Series" /, 2 and 3. were
adopted. B. f Johnson q Co,. Keep
fine fourth and fifth readers. Silver,
Burdett s. Co., were awarded second
place, their stepping Stones 20
literature" being used as surpleme n
tary/ to Maynard, Merrill q 10. 8
hooks. TIE sel=ction OF readers
Constitutes ons OF the principal items.
MAYNARD Merrill s. Co.,, were repre-
ssnted by Mr.. McMlchsel OF Georgia.
The spelling books ador1ed were re
tvn: Hunts Progressive Course III
Smelling !" published by the American
Rook csm oany, snd the Benson ana
Glen SpeIler and Dehner, by d q.
Heath s. %. The SAFE Company
offered the, speller prepared by SUPP.
w. q. Hand Of Chester.
The selection OF artshmetics was as
follows: BROOKS Mental Afithme'
tic" by Christopher Sower u 20 !;
Wentworth's elementary ara "en0-
vorth's practical, by CHM & 20.
Messrs. NewsoD & o., through
their representative. Mr.. Scne1ef'
succesded in placing botn gra@mars
for tho common school course. "Buen.
lers's Modern English Grammar"
with ompositiop); and Hotchkiss
and Buehler's Modern English Les
sons."
Frye's higher geography, by CHM
g. Co., was retained, but the Ameri.
can Book company placed Redway and
Humans Natural Primary Geogra-
ply" , O ~
MIR. Craw, OF D. Appleton y Co',
landed the order for physiologies'
there being two books OF Khron Tor
advanced and intermediate classes.
Lees primary history, by the b. 4.
Johnson company, was retained, OUT
Wsddy Thompson's History OF the
United States, by D. @. Heath & co.,
was put on the list and Cnapman's 3
South Carolina History was supplsn6-
ed by the history by DR.. Henry Alex
ander White, published by SILVER,
Burdett g. Co., and Dargan's history
Of South Carolina, published oy Inc
State company, will be used Tor tne
higher classes.
Mr.. O, P. Barnes publisher, secur'
ed the order for Barnes Outlook
Writing System" and D. G: Heatn
g. Co., received award for their natu'
ral system of writing. These en-
brace two different styles OF writing.
The Augsburg System OF Drawing
was adopted and the -hlVefsloe
Series Of Song Books" by Houghton,
Mifin g. Co., was put on the list. ,
npo follou,inp hooks were adopted