The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-04-23
STATE TEXT BOOKS
Explanatory Letter Fran Member
Of the New Bad

explanatory IcttcT r. |"h '''~''SS'
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Editor Appeal:-In compliance with
your request l hand you synopsis OF
the salient features of the State
Textbook law passed by the last leg
islature.
This bill was modelled after the
Montana law which has been in force
in that state for about twelve years
and has proven very satisfactory.
There are some departures from the
Montana law however in the inter
est of the peculiar conditions of Ne
vada
This law provides that a textbook
commission to consist of seven mem
the three members of the State
Board Of Education and four appoint
ed by the Governor. The four ap-
pc are to be superinten lenIs ~
principals of schools employing not
less than five teachers. This board,
or commission, is required to meet on
the fourth Tuesday of June, 1907, and
adops a complete series of text books
for the public primary and grammar
schools of the state, for the excluive
use of the schools as texts for
period of four years. The contracts
ave also to provi1s for exchanging
new books for old books in the hands
of the children, for exchange OF books
with the dealers, dollar for dollar, for
new Introductory prices, and retail
prices. 1t also provides that these
books shall be kept on sale in one or
more repositories in every county, as
sufficient quantities to supply the de-
mand, at the contract prices, which
shall be uniform throughout the state.
These prices are to be not less fav-
orable than the prices at which they
are sold in any other state, reason
1cle allowance beng made TOR ulf-
ference in the cost of transportation
and handling. The faithful perform
ance of the contracts is to be secured
by requiring bonds OF the publisher
or publishers, in amounts sufficient tC
guarantee the contracts, said bonds
to be determined by the Commission
At the expiration Of the contracts
TO be made on the fourth Tuesday II
June, 1907, the Commission is requlI
ed to meet on the fourth Tuesday IL
June 1911, and renew the contracts
or adopt other books, as may seen
best for the schools; but no adoption:
can be made dul .ng the four years
except in cases where the publishe
has forfeited his contract.
The exclusive use of these books a
texts is secured by making it a mis-
demeanOr for board OF trustees 0
q teaci Cr to reqm.e the chlldren L
buy any other books, or to perml
the use of any other as text books
Every violation of this clause sui
iects the teacher or board of trustee
to a fine of twenty dollars; provided
that this does not prevent the use G
supplemental books furnished by tn
board of trustees.
The Commission is authorized t
meet from time to time at the ca
of the secretary, 0he Superintendent
Of Public Instruction., or at the wri
ten request of majority of the men
bers, but shall not spend more tha
ten days in any one year in its Sc
sions, and not more than six days i
any session. The compensation {
the appointees is five dollars per diel
and actual travelling expenses.
At the first meeting IL the Comm(
sion on April 1st, it was decided
retain the present United States hi
tory series, the geography series an
the physiology series, provided tn
pul naEers will offer satislactC)
teens The other books can be 1ep'a
ed to the advantage of the school
and, it is believed upon such terms
will cause no hardship to the patron
Indeed. it has been demonstrated tn'
state adoptions, under conditions th'
will secure the use of the Door
adopted, can be made at posltl'
saving to the parents. This is {
account of the exchange and intr
ductory prices Of the new book:
whereas, the old books sell at II
rc;.ular retail prices. But his IS
secondary consideration compare
with the advantages that new, up-t
date books will give the teachers ar
children in their work.
]. c. TEMPLETON.