The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-06-13
COUNTY BOOK COMMISSION
Meets and Decide on School Books for
Next five Years
NO IMPORTANT CHANGES ARE MADE
Auditor Murphy Controls Delibera-
ttOnS and Trust Wins

me county BOOK commission met
at the court room in the court house
Tuesday afternoon for the purpose of
selecting the books to be used in the
common schools of the county during
the next five years.
The commission was made up as fol.
lows: County Superintendent Aldrich.
States Attorney Eidem, County Audi
tor p. j. Murphy, the members OF the
board of county commissioners, Presi.
dent Robert Henry OF the Nolga school
board President W, B. Denhart of the
White board President II. A. Brown
OF the Elkton board. President Geo
p. SeXauer of the Brookings board.
and delegates from the five commits.
| sioner districts as follows: Fred
| Baker, district No. |; Ole Aslackson,
No. ,; Robert Cochran. No. 3; James
| Wright, No. I: J. ii. Simmons, No. s
County Superintendent Aldrich was
chairman of the meeting, and County
| Auditor Murphy secretary. The first
business was the appointment of Rob
| ert Henry, Fred Baker and j. H. Sim
| mons AS committee on rules and
| order OF business. and after their re.
port had been adopted the commission
| proceeded to the selection of the text
books. Very little change was made
III the list, and what few changes
were made were the elimination OF
what were considered unnecessary
texts. The entire supplementary list
for use IN high and graded schools,
was thrown out, and hereafter the
teachers will have a free rein in the
selection of supplementary texts
Under the provisions of law passed
by the legislature last winter the in.
dependent school districts have the
right to select their books. and this
law goes into effect the first of July
very important motion was made
by States Attorney Eidem and adopted
by the meeting, requiring the book
company which secures the contract
for the county books tn furnish a con.
tract with a sworn statement to the
effect that the books are disposed of
as cheaply to this county As they are
sold 20 any other county. town or
school district in the United States.
This is a provision of the state law.
but Mr.. Eidem wished to get an ex.
preston from the commission and
with this backing he will see that it
is rigidly enforced '
County Supt. Aldrich took no part
In the discussions Of the meeting other
than to give advice upon request, and
his manly attitude gave the lie to the
published statements charging him
With graft and sundry other crimes
ON the other hand, some OF those who
have been crying stop thief" the loud
est, evinced to the ordinary onlooker
anyway, very peculiar interest In
the affairs OF some of the book COM
panies. and We're evidently there "to
fight it out on that line il it took all
summer" and "A bunch of the peoples
money. It seems to be another case
or kicking up a dust TO cover up their
own misdeedS.
Following Is the list Of text books
adopted at the meeting:
Baldwin ) Primer, =
Haldwin's First Year Reader
Baldwin's Second Year Reader. q.
Baldwin's Third Year Reader.
Baldwin's Combined Fourth and Fifth
Year Reader
BaldUin's Combined Sixth and Seven.
tn Year Reader
Harrington Complete Speller.
Bailey's Mental Arithmetic.
Robinson's New Rudiments Of Arith-
metic.
Robinson New Practical Arithmetic
iHooinsQns 5 New Complete Arithmetic
Natural Elementary Geography.
Metcalf & Bright's Language Exercis.
es, Parts | and . =.
MaxwelIs Advanced Grammar. =
Overtons Primary Physiology. '
Overton's Intermediate Physiology.
Overton's Advanced Physiology.
McMaster Primary History OF the
United States.
Montgomerys Beginners American
History.
smith & foung's History and Cover.
ment Of the t. S
Ginn's Medal Writing Books. Nos I
>, 3, 4, ;. s, Z, 8.
Websters Common School Dictionary.
| Webster S Academic Dictionary