Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-08-08
CITY FLOODED WITH REPRE-
sENTATIvEs OF VARIOUS
BOOK COMPANIES PREPAR-
ING TO MAKE A FINAL
ATTAUK ON THE CoUN-
TY SCHOOL COMMITS.
sI0NERs.
August the Fifth the Date for the
Selection Of Texts-List Of Some
of the Companies in the Field
Who Are Trying to Get
Books Adopted.

One Of the hottest battles In the
history Of this great state will be fou-
ght In Mexico, August 5 and Q. But In
this contest the cannon win be smoke
less, for verbal ARTILLERY only will be
brought into rexuisition, and blood
shed, it is hoped, will be only fgura-
tive.
Our citizens, however, need feel no
alarm, as the brunt Of the discomforts
are to be borne by the county school
board, consisting Of three members,
County Commissioner,S.T. I. Davis, J.
w. Atkins, court appointed; and J. L.
Shobe, OF Laddonia, State appointed.
The belligerents, who will lay seige to
this respected board, are many OF the
leading representatives, Of the fore
most publishing houses Of the nation,
some Of them assisted by the usual
corps Of school superintendents of the
state, who have been enlisted into ser-
vice for the summer.
The county OF Audrain and the City
Of Mexico are awaiting the outcome
with interest, for In the future, County
adoptions OF text books will take place
every five years instead of every Two,
as heretofore;hence conscientious and
enterprising citizens are anxious to see
| the best books selected-thoSe that
have passed the experimental stage
and are giving the best results
throughout the schools Of the country.
1t is obligatory that the best books
procurable should be brought into ser
vice In Audrain county, that its high
educational standard may ascend rap
idly towards the mark OF perfection.
A five years test is too long to give
a book Of uncertain merit. How
ever, once adopted, IL must be retained
Ian eyesore to the board, bugoeal
to the teachers and injury to the pup
| lis.
Among the more notable publishers
TO be represented In this city August
and 6 are tue following: First on thu
| field of battle was the American Bool
Co.,, the great trust, with a number o
representatives to expose its cause. L
will present a complete list OF books
| from high school texts to primers fol
prattling babes. The CHM Co,a clos
rival of the American Book Co., will
equal animation and undaunted ener
gy will also make application for th'
| full list. The d. G. Heath Co., prout
Of its record as a compiler andvender
Of arithmetics, will likewise join In th
spirited skirmish. Then there Is tn
Charles &c. Merrill Co., alert but con
seryatiye who will join the hue and
cry, sounding the deep crescendo u
Graded Literature readers and Rec
s. Kellogg grammars. Silver, Burdett
s. Co. will hurl "Stepping Stones" a
the eminent board, also civics and otf
ler highly instr uctive projectiles
Scott. Borsman will present .enougi
l thigh school texts and English classic
: to give the average hoard a permanen
{ headache. Sanborn s. 90. will run th
gamutIof texts,prepared to dwell;ten'
e ciously upon the last key of cop
!. books. The Rand McNally Co. will .rul
e the risk of exhausting its vocalubor
on the merits Of the McNally and tn
Dodge Biographies, while the Naomi
Ian Co. will sing the same air to diffe
ent but equally persuasive lyric
Longmans, Greene s. Co., equippe
with brand new histories,and speller
> will also be foremost in the fray,
: we'll as d. Appleton s. Co., and a scol
OF others.
The citizens OF Mexico and Il
: county in general, who have long bee
speculating as to the possible outcon
Of this contest, will watch alta sai
distance away, ready to give the gii
hand to the victors and to the coun'
/ board when their arduous duties a
b dnne.