The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-09-08
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past summer. In fact, the textbook
matter has been under consideration
by the teachers for the past year,
and their recommendations have been
carefully considered in making the
new adoptions.
the texts in the grades and few in
high school. The number of changes
is not large, and whenever book has
been displaced it can be turned in in
purchase of the new text that takes
it's place. For instance: A pupil ex-
changes his old geography (book 2
or book 81 for new advanced eeog-
raphy. The retail price of the new
book is $1.20; the pupil pays ~ cents
and turns in his old book, thus re-
ceiving 48 cents for the old book in
the transfer. CBut an old book /
geography cannot be exchanged for
the new large geography; it can be
exchanged only for the new elelnen-
tary geography.
The dealers will have supply of
most of these books on hand, though
a few may not be here till later 1t
is desirable that you be ready to buy
the books for your children as soon
as school opens, SO that they may be
ready for work. AS the books are
sold for cash by the dealers, it may
be we'll to be prepared.
Patrons sometimes feel that the
expense of books is excessive, and
that books should never be changed.
Yet such tactics would be nothing
short .eeDcriminal. The child's time
is worth UNNECESSARILY more than the
books. The best is none too good.
In fact, the ambition of every teacher
is to place before the child all that
will tend to make him get the greatest
good from the time spent, and in this
they should be ably seconded by ev-
cry patron Books are the tools by
which the child carves out his e6uca-
tion-directed by the teacher. We
never expect good work where the
workman has poor tools. Nor can we
get the best results with antiqu ated
books.
Wenatchee is a peculiar district.
The school population is a shifting
one, and there are comparatively few
children who go through all the
grades in this school. The teaching
force is not permanent in it's charac-
ter. Thirteen of the Twenty-Five in
the force this year are new teachers
in the work here; only six were in the
work here two years ago; only four
have been here longer than that time.
From this cause the books must be
the best, for the work is, in way,
being constantly reorganized, and the
books must hold the work together.
One other matter should be men,
toned before closing. If there be any
child of INDECENT parents who CO mot
be supplied with books, and from this
reason are detained from school,
shall be glad to make arrangements
for the loan of suitable books.
| trust that all patrons will aid in
making the school year now opening
the best year in the history of the
school. 1t is true that we are some
what cramped for quarters and will
be till the new high school is COM
pleted-as it certainly will be before
another year rolls round. But we
shall endeavor to give all children the
best opportunities we can. If any pa
rents have suggestions to make I
shall be pleased to hear them; and
if there are any adverse criticisms,
please see the teacher or superinten-
dent before airing them abroad. We
are always ready and pleased to talk
over the work with our patrons. A
better mutual understanding always
clears the atmosphere. Yours truly,
| A. L. BROWN.