The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-07-06
BOOKS ADOPTED.
TEXT BOOKS To BE USED IN THE
SCHOOLS.
business VA divided Cut Among
Several Houses-yany New
Books Selected,

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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 sele cted will com.
pare quite favorably with the book
adoptions in other States, and 1t is
also claimed that this Is the best list
which South Carolina has had.
There has always been more or less
Of q 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
bsen 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 u teacher and
subsequently has been able to give 80
much time to the comparative study
Of the merits Of text books, fl ,red
valuable suggestions. The other
members present, representing the
congressional districts In the order
namad, were: w. K. Tate of Charles
ton, ] &c. Boland of Blaokville, D..
w. Danitl Of Clemson College, A. G..
Rcmbert Of Woford college, A. r.
Banks Of Lancaster, Hartwell M.
Aver Of Florence, and A. j. Thack.
ston Of Orangeburg.
The board adopted DR.. Henry Alex.
ander Whites History OF South Oaro.
Col. j. j. Bargains for the seventh
and eighth gradeg. Waddy Thomp-
sons general history of the United
States was selected. Another book
by a South Carolina author which
vas put on the list is DR.. ID. d. Wal
lacC's book on civios.
Under the new regulations made
by the State board Of education, there
will be established in Columbia a CEN
trial depository for the handling Of
these textbooks. This means that
probably 500. 600 a year In new bust
ness will be turned loose In Columbia.
This has been going to Atlanta and to
the publishers and 1t will be q great
accommodation to the teachers In the
State who may order from Columbia
and get the books the same day or
the following day.
In the Common school course, the
best lot Of readers vas given to May.
card, Merrill 81 % whose Graded
Literature Series" 1, 2 and 3, were
adopted. B. L. )hnson 81 Co., keep
the fourth and fifth readers. Silver
Burdett s. Co., were awarded second
place, their stepping Stones tc
Literature" being used as supplemen
tary to Maynard, Merrill 81 Co.,
books. The selection Of readers
constitutes n OF the principal items
Maynard Merrill 81 Co., were repre-
sented by Mr.. MoM1chael of Georgia.
The spelling books adopted were
two: Hunts Progressive Course III
Spelling" published by the American
Book company, and the Benson anC
Glen Speiler and DeHner," by ID. O
Heath s. 90. The State company
offered the speller prepared by Supt
w. Ii Hand Of Chester.
The selection of arithmetics as a.
follows: Brooks Mental Arithme
to-" by Christopher Sewer 81 90.
Wentworth's elementary and Went
worth's practical, by CHM 81 %.
Messrs. Newson 81 o., through
their representative. Mr.. Scherer,
succeeded In placing both GRAMMAR
for the C mmon school course, "Bueh
lers's Modern English Grammar
with oomposition); and Hotchkiss
and Bnehler'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 GeoRra-
ply"
Mr.. Draw, Of d. Appleton 81 Co.,,
landed the order for psychologists,
there being two books Of Khron for
advanced and intermediate classes.
Lees primary history, by the B. f.
Johnson company, was retained, but
Waddy Tnompson's History Of the
United States, by d. Q. Heath 81 Co.,
was put on the lat and Chapman's
South Carolina History was supplant.
ed by the history by DR.. Henry Alex
ander White, published by Silver,
Burdett & Co., and bargains 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 for Barnes Outlook
Writing System" and d. G. Heath
Il Co., received award for 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,
Miilin 81 Co., was put on the list.
Tee following books were adopted
for use in the high school course:
English-Sykes' Elementary En.
glish Competition; Tappan's Eng.
lands and Americas Literature;
Literary Masterpieces.
Latin-Bain's First Book In Latin;
Gildersleeve. Lodge Latin Grammar;
Harper 81 Tolman's Caesar.
Business Course-The First Book
In Business Methods; O'Neill'S Punot.
uation.
Natural Sclence-Hunnioutt ARri.
culture for the Common Schools;
Bailey's Botany.
C~ivics-Wallace's Oivics.
Geograpy--Tarr's Physical Geog.
raphy (new).
Algebra Lippincott's Elementary
Algebra; Wentworth's New School
Algebra.
History bargains History of
South Carolina; Myers General His
tory Grew. Ea.); American HItt,rv