The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-31
SCHOOL OFFICIAL
DEFENDS BOARD.
Rescnts Use Of Text Book Selec..
ton as Campaign Material
Against Stuart.
CHARGES NOT BORNE OUT
Country High School Pupils
Outnumber City Pupils
Two to One.
CHARGES NOT BORNE OUT

In view OF the fact that recent
statement regarding the high school
book adoption, published In Rich
mond afternoon paper. Is being used in
the Ninth District campaign as an ar
gument against the election OF Henry
C. Stuart. 1t has been deemed advis-
able by one who knows the circum-
stances that denial be made. The ar
ticle in question, he says, was almost
entirely incorrect and has since been
retracted in part.
a Republican paper in the Ninth Dis
trict. after quoting a statement made
by Mr.. Stuart while member OF the
Constitutional Convention to the eff
feet that the school system OF the
State had been taken out OF politics,
quotes the recent article to prove tile
contrary. The Richmond publication
intimated very strongly that Gunnison
& Harley's Caesar" had been adopted
for high schools for political reasons.
1T is being whispered" said the af-
ternoon paper. that they (the publish
ers OF the Gunnison q Harley book
are represented In Virginia by men who
stand high in the political world, and
to use popular expression, they have
been given the cream of the business.
The Latin books are not much used in
the country schools, but in the cities
there are very many of the books in
use, due to the fact that the course OF
study is higher.
"Given the Bulge
THE action of the board last night
makes change for the city high
schools. as very few of the books which
are to be used for the coming four
years have been used in the city
schools. and the making of city and
country list means that the Silver. Bur-
dett Co. (the Gunnison G. Harley
book has been given the bulge of the
business"
1T was not the intention of the
State Board" says the school officiaN,
ito take any notice of the many mac
curacies in this statement, although
to those who had watched the situation
regarding the book adoption it was
known that nothing of the kind oc-
Cured. However, it will be seen that
the misstatements are being used to
inture Mr.. Stuart
AS matter of fact. the cream and
the bulge of the business was given
to the Walker book. and not to the
Gunnison G. Harley book. 1t is not
true that the Latin books are not
much used in the country schools
Practically every high school student
in the State uses Caesar and as the
country high school scholars outnum-
Der those in the cities two to one. 1t
is evident that twice as many OF the
Walker books are used as are those or
Gunnison & Harley. An examination
OF the last report of the Department OF
Public instruction demonstrates this
fact without argument. Page 436 Of
this report shows that during the ses-
sion ending July 81, 1909, $3.50 pupils
were enrolled in the country high
schools. as compared with 4.479 in the
cities.
No Change Nude.
Further, the action OF the board at
its last meeting did not make change
for the city high schools On the con-
trary, 1t left the Caesar for the city
high schools just where 1t was after
the June meeting. Besides, il took
away from the Gunnison & Harley
book the cream OF the business'-the
country high school trade. While the
Walker book was in the tentative April
adoption, the agent for its publisher
was not present at the June meeting.
and SO missed his contract So that he
and his firm might not feel aggrieved,
inasmuch as they had thought the
April adoption final, the contract was
divided. the publishers of the Walker
Caesar getting the bulge of the bus
mess
AS a matter of course, the board
cannot help who represents book pub
fishers. AT all events, it must have re-
sisted instead of catered to tile men