Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-18
TEXTBOOK MEASURES
IN THE LEGISLATURE
)EEMs CERTAIN THAT ACTION
WILL Dc TAKEN.
ssvsral Bills Alone This Line Have
Been MISREPRESENTATION coun-
ty's Move SOr Cheaper Books.
Especial correspODdenoeJ

TALLAHASSEE April lt.-Ihat the
school book question promises 70 re.
celve from the present Legislature
the attention SIS merits so well de-
serve. seems az this stage OF the pro
eeedings to be practically certain.
Several bills along lines previously
discussed have been introduced In
both House and Senate. and while
Statewide uniformity may not seem
desirable or practicable az this time.
. still all must respect the merits Of
any effort % give the patrons Of our
schools books az a lower price or az
least as low as that given by the pub
fishers to the patrons OF schools Of
other similar situated States.
The Tallahassee News. edited BY 7.
J. Appleyard. following an interview
with senator Mccreary ON Senate Ban
No. 2. publishes the following editorial
comment and endorsement under the
head Of Cheap Textbooks"
Attention 10 called 90 the inter
view with Hon. n. n. MccreaFy. pub
lished elsewhere. Mr. McCreary has
for years been endeavoring 20 secure
. uniformity Of text books throughout
the State without the expense attend
ing a commission; or. rather. without
cost % the tax payers Two years
agO Hon. Jos. II. HUMPHREYS intro
duced a BIN that passed the Senate.
providing for cheap textbooks. Il fail
ed I'm the House. never coming 20 a
vote. But the result OF this agita-
ton was that nearly every county
adopted the cheaper form and thou
sands OF dollars has been saved. and
that without a commission.
~Alachua county recently adopted
books az greatly reduced figures and
secures her textbooks at prices now
prevailing in State Uniformity States.
In spoilers. she secures two books
Hunters Progressive speller. Part
] and II al 12c each. The three form
err books in use cost 55c. The two
books adopted cost only 24c, less than
half the price Of the books formerly
used.
In readers the books adopted are
at the same prices as prevail In State
Uniformity States. The First Reader
retailing IN two forms. cloth edition.
az Csc. or In board edition az 15c. Civ
ing the patrons the choice Of either
edition. The same reduction obtains
I'm all the other grades OF readers. the
prices being reduced from 20 per cent
90 30 per cent saving hundreds Of
dollars 20 the pupils.
Fields History. en- special edition.
was adopted az CSC. The former price
being Sl for the regular edition.
Mines Arithmetic In special edi-
ton az 45c Is 90 De- used instead OF
the edition sold az CSC These books
are Identical In subject matter and
2Oc viii be saved on each book pub.
hshed.
In geography. Redway's was
adopted In the regular edition; Smiths |
Arithmetic and Hyde's Grammar also |
In the regular edition.
Quite a number Of companies |
were represented and the books we're |
adopted from American Book Compa- |
ny, CHM a Co. Heath a Co. Allyn |
a Bacon. and Mcmillan Company.
by the adoption OF the special edi- /
tons. the County Board OF Public In
structiOn has secured books that NJ, .
save several thousands OF dollars 20
the people Of Alaehua county during |
the next four years. and demon
Etrates beyond the shadow Of a doubt
that the County Superintendent al
their meeting az Lake City were wise
In cOndemning State uniformity The
local authorities retain the power OF
selection. and thus prevent too many
changes and az the same time they
obtain all that Is best and cheapest
In books under the State Uniformity
scheme"