The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-06-14
SCHOOL BOOKS.
Proceedings of the County Board
of Education-Text Books
Adopted

Madison, South Dakota, June 18th,
1907 The county board of education
lof Lake county, South Dakota, met al
the Office of the county auditor pursu
ant to statutes and notice of same is
sued by the county superintendent
chairman of the board, for the purpose
of selecting text books for the ensuing
five years.
The following named members oi
said board were present:
Chas Bingham, Duncan Ferguson,
D. d. Holdridge, L. c. Kellogg, D. M.
Finnie, Abel Mitchell, G. p. Rensvold,
IL. w. Chaplin, A. II. Harms, F. r.
VanSlyke, A, B. Hess and F. F.
| Brinker.
The meeting was called to order by
| the chairman.
Motion made and seconded that ten
minutes he allowed each representative
of the different book companies.
On motion of Mr.. VanSlyke the
above motion was amended to read
twenty instead of ten minutes which
motion as amended carried.
On motion, the chairman was in
structed to appoint committee to in
troduce the text book agents.
The chairman appointed F. R. Van
Slyke such committee.
On motion, the ladies representing the
W. &. T. u. were admitted to attend
ance upon the meeting during the time
occupied by the agents of the book
companies in their remarks before the
board.
The intervening time from IL 30 un
til noon was spent in listening to the
agents of the American Book company
and CHM & Co, and at IL m, said
board of education, on motion, ad-
iourned to meet at 80 p. N.
Afternoon Session
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment with all members present.
The board was called to order by the
chairman
1t was found, upon an opinion rem
dered by Attorney General s. W.
Clark, that the election of the city
superintendent as member of the
board of education was illegal, and
after due discussion of the above ques
tion DR. Hess was excused as member
of said board of education on a motion
made by d. D. Holdridge and seconded
by F. F. Brinker.
Motion carried
On motion, Dr. Hess was invited to
remain at the meeting.
On motion, the bids were opened and
the board canvassed the same.
1t was moved and seconded that we
proceed to ballot on readers.
Motion carried
The following is the result of the
vote taken upon the FIVE books series of
readers:
Brooks, 6; Jones 5.
The Brooks readers having received q
majority of all the votes cast was, on
motion, declared adopted for the ensu-
ing FIVE years.
The New Education readers was
taken up as supplementary reader
and, on motion, tabled.
Montgomery Advanced hitsory was,
on motion, re adopted for the ensuing
five years.
On motion, The Beginners Ameri-
can history by Montgomery was adopt
ed for the ensuing five years.
On motion, Frye's grammar school and
elements of geography was re-adopted
for the ensuing five years.
Maxwell's First Book in English, in
troductory lessons in and advanced
grammar was, on notion, re-adopted
for the ensuing five years.
On motion, Mines Elements of and
Standard Arithmetic was le-adopted
for the ensuing five years.
Motion made and seconded that
Hunts Progressive speller be adopted
for the ensuing five years.
Motion carried.
On motion, the Medal Slant copy
book was re-adopted for the ensuing
five years.
The physiologies (three book selies)
were next considered and vote taken
which resulted as follows:
Stowell's, 8; New Century, g.
Stowell's physiologies having re-
ceived majority Of all votes cast was,
on motion, declared re~adopted for the
ensuing FIVE years.
Smith and Young's History and
of South Dakota was, on
motion, re- e-adopted for the ensuing FIVE
years.
On motion, the Augsburg's Shorter
Course in drawing eight book series)
was adopted for the ensuing FIVE years.
Having completed it's labors as
board of adoption the county board of
on motion, adjourned.
Signed:
L. {. Kellogg,
Chairman
Attest: