The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-05
INVESTIGATION
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School Book Case lVill3$Not pc
Heard lin Stanton
5s To-Morrow.
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Legislative Committee Will W'ait
.3 Until5Norttl Carolina Fight
lis Over.

4 The meeting Of tho eglslat tive commit
Tee, composed 81 Mcssrs RI 10 NJ BYRD,
chairman,5E u. r. [. ox, and Aubrey Strobe,
called for Monday at ~ Staui1tot1.i to In
vest gate the Hchool-book tier, has been
indefinitely postponed by Mr Byrd BY, !.
n It &wns found That on account OF the
contest for the adoption OF school books
In North Carolina, ut which prncticallly
all the school-book publishers repre-
sentatives arc present the comm g
observation-disclosures @ slnlS y b dbnm w WY
would not be able to secure the eyi Tide denc g;
81 needed for it8grenort. S3l .s 4.
3 superintendent 1g gleston not fled Char
man Byrd thatqit would be Impossible OBI 81 g
for him to appear be fore the committee
carly In August, and so MS no W III. ne 2, -
could be secured, the committee has 9 1s e.
8cldcl to postpone until date .yet z 9 2
10 selected, either during the last 4 OF o.
August Or early In September s3 G. 5
M Stautltot, may not be the place OF meet
Ing, for 4 L has been Sill gested that Char
8iottesvIllc would be more convenient, nd
4 1t is nossble that the session will be at
4 the University OF Virginia, Of which all
the members OF the committee are
alumni. SS3ss III 81 Il . a, 5gst y
& III The delay will not be detrimental to the
state ns 4 tlsn evidence brought out IN
North Carolina will be OF immense SER
vice a to the committee. who VII practll.
Scally be In possession Of a. great par OF
the Information which IT was hoped the
Investigation would disclose. Il +. Il
"A member OF the committee said yes.
8terday that there would probably DO
AN informal meeting to discuss a plan 2 {
action before the official session was
held. s Is 81
"a "a matter OF especial interest is the
fact that the resOluti on OF Marc 8, 1908,
& passed ~ the General Assembly,spr provide s
that the committee should investigate and
report whether or not III school 5ss books
should bcSprinted by the State, and Il a
state plant be Installed for this purpose
It will be necessary for the committee
10 cali a host Sof w illnesses among then,
the state Librarian, the Superintendent OF
Public sInstruction,Ecx expert printers, book
binders and printing machine mnnufac-
5t,rers.S educators. EN- hracing cole pro-
fessors. high school superintender,ts
county school superinten d the m N en-
8bcrs OF the State School Board and " e
4 representatives OF tho riotlsE school book
publishers who have sold books to the
State. s .
sS II may also be necessary to enquire Into
the operation OF the single and multiple
school book list In other States, while
the publishers will be closely Dues ton t cd
as to the cost OF their plants. the cost
I OF printing, the cost Of selling and the
royalties paid authors with q Flew TO-.
wards determining the profit made by
the sale or books In vi ginia, where g tsis
4 rlaIned 100 per cent. more Is charged afor
Inc same book than III ~ orths carolln !:
Mr.. r.. e. Byrd In reply to q telegram
from The Times spat cf sent the follo'W "
Ing MESA go: gy I, !. n
No meeting OF book committee g n
6taunton next week Meeting POSTPONED.
and no date aB yet set. NJ 81