The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-07-20

cost OF OLD arlLnmetlc, elemeu-
tary - go. 80. .-.. 49,. .... ....-$0.22
Cost of old arithmetic, ad-
vanced ---- 900. AZ
Total 800. 900. .-.. 49,. .-.- 90. ---SO.62
Cost of new arithmetic, ele-
mentary .5z
Cost of new arithmetic, inter-
soV
Cost of old arithmetic, ad-
vanced Al
Total ----9l.VS
Making the apparent increase on
arithmetics Al cents. AS matter of
fact, the new advanced arithmetic
quoted at Al cents in the second list
above was on the old list, and is re-
adopted book.
The proper comparison should be:
Cost of old Went. arithmetic,
elem. ~
Cost of old Went. arithmetic,
adv. 1890 .... 900. 40
Cost of old Milne arithmetic,
adv. ---.' ---- ---- Al
Total 900. .--. ---- ---- ----$l.O3
Cost of new Milne arithmetic,
elem. .oH
Cost of new Milne arithmetic,
lnC6r.---. .oo
Cost of readopted arithmetic,
adv. ---- FL
This makes the increased price only
6 cents. A change in the two lower
arithmetics was considered advisable,
since, in the judgment of the board,
they were out of date. Such being
the case, the adoption of the Milne
was logical, inasmuch as the advanc-
ed Milne was largely on the list and
the whole series was already widely
used in the Independent schools of
the State.
Saving to the State.
Those who have commented on the
cost of the adoption have overlooked
the positive fact that this board has
secured what is confessedly the best
contract ever obtained from the pub
fishers in this country. For we main
tain that the credit for this contract
is due to no one man, but that the
contract was the product of the COM
bined Judgment of the whole board
and was unanimously adopted by it..
By this contract, for the first time in
the history of book adoption, "any
old book" in the hand of the child
has been given a definite money value
and will be taken in exchange for any
book of lower or higher grade in
the same series. BY the same con-
tract, too, the length of time allowed
for exchange has been increased 20
per cent.
Both the method and the saving in
this exchange provision may be illus
trated with the readers. By the con-
tract the old Johnson Primer, which,
when new, cost the children IL cents,
has now an exchange value of Is
cents. That is to say, an old John
son Primer and 10 cents will buy a
new Wheeler Primer, the retail con-
tract price of which is rs cents. Or
the same Primer and 10 cents will
buy new Wheeler first reader, the
contract retail price of which is 25
cents. In the same way, an old
primer may be used at this Valu-
alton of Is cents to help pay for any
reader-frst, second, third, fourth, or
fifth; whereas, in the past a primer
could be exchanged only for a primer.
Further, an old first reader, which
COSC ~ C6uCS WuSu uc", udS Wy COu-
tract been given money value of Is
cents and may be used to help pay
for a primer or for any reader.
In the case of the biographies,
the old primary geography, which
was discarded by the board, and
which cost when new 33 cents, has
by contract been given an exchange
value of % cents, being only 10 cents
less than it cost when new. That
is to say, an old primary geography
and 20 cents will pay for the new
book adopted. Or the old primary
geography and 65 cents will pay for
the new advanced geography. So,
too, the old advanced geography and
% cents will buy the new primary
geography. Could any one deny that
money has been saved to the State?