The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-09-22
.MERON WRITES CONCERNING
EXCHANGE OF BOOKS
IMPANIES MUST EXCHANGE.
ate Superintendent Says Grade
Cuts no Figure in Exchange
Asks County Superintendents
to Report Refusals to Order.

Iuthrie, Sept. 22.-State Superinten-
tie. D. Cameron yesterday issued a
mlar letter to county superintendents
response to numerous inquiries re-
yed by him from different sections of
state registering complaints against
abook dealers that they are refusing
axe old books on exchange for new
Ks, except for the same kind and
lie. The circular is as follows:
In the revised official circular relating
he state uniform list Of text books
led from this offics few weeks ago,
language was used in regard to the
hange price of adopted. text books in
ahoma. The exchange price in Okla
IA is the price at which supplies or
tic texts may be obtained when old
ks of corresponding grade of other
es in use are given in exchange. The
iod for completing the exchange will
ire Sept. IA. 1909"
find that confusion has arisen in re-
10 the exchange price of books, and
the book companies are only ex-
Aging new books for old books in the
le sgrade. This statement from our
ie was based on a clause in the con-
IS signed by the book companies, but
id that the contracts further stipulate
the act OF the legislature providing
uniform system Of text books is made
art of the contract with each and
~ book company and my understand
of the law is as found in Section A of
E Bill No. .331, that it provides that
"A shall be exchanged regardless Of
Grade and that proper exchange
al be fixed on each book, to 90 as far
twill toward the book needed; that is
az, that the books in use in any grade
be exchanged for books placed by
adoption for any other grade at the
H sfixed on the respective books.
nnars for grammars, arithmetics for
hmetics, readers for readers, and so
through, think the word resp ective"
he law refers not to the grade but to
class of series; that is to say, as
We indicated, grammars for grammars,
hmetics for arithmetics, readers for
lers, etc, regardless of grade at the
e fixed.
II is the opinion of this Office that the
k dealers be required to exchange
ks as above indicated, regardless of
de. This was evidently the intent of
law and will save our people thous-
Is of dollars. Where book dealers have
lsed to make exchange as above in
ated and books have been bought for
b. when exchange could have been
de, the dealers should be required to
and the money.
If any book company refuses to COM
with this circular. report the matter
his office"
superintendent Cameron holds that the
owing part of the contract entered in
)y the state through the text book COM
sion for supplying the text books is
In keeping with the text book law:
Party of the second part further
aes that where a change shall have
n made from the books now in use or
Ise on the date of the passage Of the
referred to in this state. the party Of
second part shall take in exchange
respective basic books and receive in
hange the same for new books of the
ie kind and grade at the prices follow
tO-wit;"
The contract was drawn by Attorney
leral West" stated Superintendent
neron today and was not what the
amission had in mind, | am sure.
sir intention. as ! gather from the in
idnal members. was to have book ex-