The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-08-15
MANY CHANCES MADE
FROM THE PRESENT LIST

The Text Book Commission Which
Began Oil Eighth Of June, Last
Night Made It's Report Except As
10 United States Histories and
MISUNDERSTANDING the New
Books Are Biographies and it is
Expected There Will Be New United
States Histories and Arithmetic
The Prices at Which the Books Are
to Be Sold Have Not Yet Been An
nounced.
It was al anxious and expectant
crowd of book men that about half
past six last evening the
invitation to enter the Hall OF the
House to hear the awards in the
adoption Of books lor use in the pub
lie schools Of North Carolina for the
next five years. In the previous half
hour Of waiting after a notice that
the award would soon be made the
ODh iiOh, III " W OI A1OI0 Uc1ilS
present, had left the cooi shade in
Capitol Square and in the rotunda of
the Capitol let off the ervou strain
by singing a number Of songs.
Warfeld Matter Again.
During the day there had been a
revival OF the a as to the PROPOSE
tons made by w. c. Warfeld, repre-
sentative of tho World pooI- CD~
pany, as to getting the influence Of
some frlend to secure the adoption
ol certain books. A number Of the
oook men were called in by the Com
MISSION and testimony was given by
some of these hat Mr.. Warfield had
sdld he had stock in, or was a mem
yer OF the World Book Company.
me report Of the books adopted
was read by State superintendent of
Public instruction J. Y. Joyner who
fIeidced his remarks by saying that
ne extended sympathy to the men
had not won, but that there had
neeh d close study of the books and
t"t decision was made after much
oeI!beration. The list of books
when ne read showed hat there were
1n"Hy changes from the books now IN
~, T9e lnese being replaced by new ones.
ne outside report is that in the
main the vote of the Sub-Commis-
SION on the books was four for and
leCted.
"" united States History or Arith-
metic.
ne list Of the books adopted does
"l include United States histories,
wi MniNn are to be recommended by a
and later adopted by
lul committee. The present
phlted States histories are Whites
and Chambers Higher His
~ pupilshed by the American
Go'N company. Neither does the
$50. 80 include arithmetics, though the
; mat a question as to price, Thu.
h VIC iater arranged, was the only
non mat kept back the announce
amatrenat me award would go to the
book Company, for Mines
30 |thetlcs. The books now in use
IND N"iaw and Ellwood's Primary
~ Colaw and Dukes
rnb t. neolate, published by the b. F.
oh Publishing Company.
~. me Books Adopted.
or pooks announced as adopted
I've Years from September first
year, the prices to be later
are: 5,
? e @ntfiing: Reeds Primary Speller and {
ierriHS WORD Lessons, by Chas. E.
~ M ~ GO. And "A Spelling Book {
uust d Griffin (re-adopted). AL {
Wiiilams & Co., Raleigh. {
inning: Webster's Dictionaries. by (
pna aGan Book So; (re-adopted.) !
80, II Howell Primer. by 7
J. %; The Halliburton Primer, {
Heath & Co.; The Howell First \
laseias by Howell & Co..; Graded q
ohnro, l, and 8 (re-adopted), B. F. T
L"sa Company, Richmond: the
ana earpenter Language Readers {
~ .. McMill-n Company. i
"1.hs: The Old North State r