The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-10
Their WORK DONE
State Text Book Commission
Completes Adoption.
American Book Company Left
Out in Cold.
SIGN UP CONTRACTS.
VIII Cover the Ensuing Five
Years.
Superintendent FairchiId Is
Greatly Pleased.

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contracts. confirming the advance in
/ formation printed in Thursday after
moons State Journal. The American
BOOK company, which has held the con-
| physiologtes, was let down with nothing
| but the grammar contract, which is es-
| timated to be worth about 500. 900.
| The following is the official list of
awards:
-Rathbun's Graded speller
and Orthography. George D. Rathbun.
Ottawa. Kan.
Readers-Powers & Ballet. series to
/ 3, Silver. Burdett & Co.
/ Arithmetic-NIyers' and Brooks Ele-
mentary and Advanced. Scott. Fores-
man & Co.
Mental Arithmetic-wentwort CHM
& Co.
| Geography = Kings Primary and
Grammar School. Charles Scribner's
Sons.
| Grammar Complete Eng
isn Grammar. American Book company
| Scott-Southworth's Lessons in English,
| Book / Benjamin H Sanborn & Co
| Physiology-Graded Lessons in Physi-
| ology and Hygiene, Krohn, D. Appleton
/ & Co.
United States History = Davidson.
| Scott Foresman & Co.
Civil Government-Our Government.
James and Sanford, Charles Scribner's
| Sons
Physical Geography : Introductory
Physical Geography, Gilbert and Brig
! ham, d. Appleton & Co.
Physics-Elements OF, Garhart and
| Chute, Allyn & Bacon.
Bookkeeping - Comprehensive Book
keeping. Boyle. the Macmillan company
Writing-The Outlook series, o. P.
Barnes.
Algebra-Elementary Algebra, Marsh,
Charles Scribner's Sons
The work OF the text book commission
was completed in the record brea king
time Of two days and a half. instead of
| three weeks. which was the time con-
sumed in making the 1902 awards.
List of Books Approved.
In addition to the above awards of
contracts, the text book commission
held a session this morning and an
nounced their approval Of the follow
may be used if desired. but of which
the purchase is not compulsory:
Van Amburgh number book. Silver
Burdette Publishing company, price 80
cents
Richardson's Commercial law. sadd-
ler-Rowe company, publishers, price So
cents.
Brigham's laboratory manual of ply
sicaI geography. Appleton Publishing
company, price Il cents
Outline booklet study of United
States constitution, George Rose. author
and publisher, price % cents.
Advanced book on civil government.
James & Sanford, published by Scrib-
ners-
Amount OF bO0u EIeQ.
The board this morning fixed the
bond of the successful bidders on the
various contracts as follows:
Readers. s11,000; arithmetics, $4,000;
georaphies. 5000: grammars. s4.50o:
spoilers. $1,000; writing books. $1,000;
histories. $4,000: physiologies. $1,000;
bookkeeping, $780, civics. $1,000: aIge-
bra. $1,000; physics, $1,000: physical
geography. 1,500: mental arithmetic.s1 81
200.
These bonds are nearly the same as
fixed five years ago, except the bond
for readers, arithmetics. and geogra-
phies are slightly decreased.
Miss Wooster Makes Charges.
of the Wooster series of readers, claims
that she was not given a fair deal by
the commission. She intimates that
improper influence was used
Il was told by a certain party. she
said this morning. that I could have
my readers favOrably considered by
putting up money to a certain party
I refused to put uD. As l understand
either of the two factions on the
board As late as last Sunday night
at 10 O'Clock L vas called up over the
phone by this party. who said that it
was still not too late 10 put up, ana
again refused
4 suppose it would be difficult TO
prove that money has been used, but
/ feel that the award on the readers
could be contested on several grounds.
I was told a number of months ago
lust how this award would go, and il
has gone just as this informant said ii
would OF course the American
Book company could not get anything
this year but the other companies
that would put up got the prizes"
Had Their Pictures Taken
This morning the members of the
text book commission went to the
ColvilIe photograph gallery and had
group picture made
The board is holding a final session
this afternoon. There may be a few
more books placed on the approved
list before the final adjournment
E-d of Vertical Writing.
The decision of the board on the
OF the vertical system of writing in
the public schools The system
adopted is what is known as the
fserni-slant' It is half way be-
tween the vertical and the old spen-
cerian-
There has been much objection TO
the vertical system of writing. Many
prominent educators felt that il was a
totally undesirable way for children
20 learn 10 form letters
Today the successful bidders are sign
ing UP their contracts with the state.
and arranging to give bond to carry OUT
their contracts
The following is the list of books
which was adopted in 1902. and which
has been in use for the past five years:
List Of 1902 Contract Books.
SpeIler-Rand-M -McNally spelier and
word book; Rand. McNally & Co..
Readers-Appleton series; Ameri-