The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-22
HIGH SCHOOL LIST
PARTLY ADOPTED
Remainder Of Books Subject tc
Satisfactory Terms With
Publishers.
sTEARnEs is REELECTED
Secretary Has No Opposition.
State Board Will Adjourn
To-Day.

on eighteen subjects taught In the
high schools OF Virginia. the State
Board of Education yesterday adopted
the single book list. The remainder
of The books were selected tentatively,
on what might be called restricted
list subject to satisfactory purchase
and exchange prices with the pub
fishers. y committee, composed OF the
Governor. the Attorney General and
the secretary OF the board, was ap-
pointed to confer with the book
makers on this subject. 1nasmuch as
Governor Mann will leave the city
this morning. some time Will elapse
before the entire list Is completed.
The board Will hold another meeting
this morning to clear up the odds and
ends OF work.
Besides the long days work on the
selection of high school books. which
was not concluded until 1880 last
night. the only other business OF i'm
portanoe was the election OF sec
rotary 10 the board. Without opposi
ton. the present secretary, L.. p.
Stearnes, was chosen for the term OF
four years. beginning April I, 1910.
Had Long Experience.
Mr. Stearnes Is a native OF Pulaski
county. He was educated at Rich
mond College. and after his graduation
he taught in Allegheny Institute at
Roanoke. While in this position ne
was made county superintendent of
the schools of Roanoke county. posi-
tion which he filled for fourteen years.
Just four years ago he was called TO
Richmond to become secretary OF the
state Board. and now begins his sec
ond term. He has been especially. ac
tive in the forward movement which
has almost reyolutionized the cduca
tional systems of the Southern States
during the past few years. -
The board faced an immense task in
the selection of high school books. For
weeks agents of publishers have be-
sieged the members With arguments
as 10 the value Of their respective pub
lcations. Sample books were piled
high on tables in the assembly
of the board, and many nervous sales
men paced the Capitol corridors yes
terday and smoked themselves into
mental prostration last night, await
ing a decision which might mean much
to themselves and their houses.
Those books positively adopted VIII
be exclusively used for the next four
years in all high schools. The state
ment made as to securing satisfactory
prices on the remainder of the lists
indicates that the board Is determined
to secure the lowest possible prices for
the school patrons of the State.
Single List.
The list OF adoptions. SO far as
definitely made, is as follows:
speller--Paynes Common Words
Commonly Misspelled."
History of France-Montgome
History OF England-Ffrst and sec
ond years. Tappan; third and fourth
years. Cheney
southern History-curry's South
crn States" Halls Half Hours in
Southern History"
Civil Government-First and second
years. Foreman's Essentials: third
and fourth years. Foreman's "Ad-
vanced.''
Elementary Economics - Eli and
Wickers
Caesar-Walker's
Cicero-DOoges.
virgil-Bennett.
Latin observation-disclosures
Latin Grammar--Bennett.
onometry-Robbins.
observation-disclosures Elements Of
Agriculture"
Observation-Disclosures and Smith
Physical Geography-Tarr's New.
Commercial eography-Redway.
keeping-Williams and Rogers
observation-disclosures