The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-14
PUBLISHERS MUST
FUR NISH BOOKS
Committee From Education
Board Emphasizes Features
Of Contract.

Publishers Of school books who have
their publications. were before a COM
mittee from the State Board OF Edu-
cation at the Capitol yesterday. As n
result. II Ia believed that steps Will
be taken to obviate the recurrence OF
many recent complaints to the effect
that the books arc not kept at con-
venient places for purchase by the
public school students.
These complaints have been go nu-
merous OF late that at its last meet
ing the State board appointed n COM
mittee. composed OF Superintendent J.
d. Eggleston. Jr Attorney General
Samuel w. Williams and Secretary e.
c. Stenrnes, to take the matter up. 1t
was the understanding that II better
service is not rendered. suit would he
! brought on the bonds OF the publish
ing concerns.
Terms OF Contract.
Eight book firms were represented
at yesterdays meeting OF the commit
tee. having signified their desire for II
conference. Attention Was called TO
tho provisions OF the contract by the
terms OF which the books and publica-
tons arc to be placed and kept By
the party Of the second part (the pub
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points convenient and accessible TO the
| pupils, in each OF the school divisions.
| counties and cities OF the Common
! wealth. go that the pupils In all the
| public high schools in said school divi-
| s!ons, counties and cities. may be
promptly supplied with said books
! whenever they may desire 10 obtain
the same. either Ny purchase at the
! retail prices. or by exchange at the OK
J - l. ~
| terms therefor as fined b. this con
tract" For each failure TO comply
| with this provision, there Is provided
penalty or $50 as liqusdated dana Ecs.
| recoverable by action on the bond,
The publishers made sundry explana-
tions regarding the matter. speaking
OF the dinlculty In getting school SUI
pcrintendents and principals TO dcsig
nate the places at which hooks should
be Kept on sale.
Up 10 Publishers.
| Judge Williams insisted ,ha. this
| was not pertinent 10 the matter. He
said the burden is placed on the pub
fishers to have their books on sale at
| convenient and accessible places. and
that the services or retail dealers or
OF local school officials have nothing
| whatever to do with the affair lie
did not think the school people would
he unreasonable As TO what were
convenient places. that would DC a
question OF fact. for consideration By
the jury on trial Of a damage suit
The publishers then announced their
intention o. holding a conference. and
In view OF this. the committee merely
adjourned without taking formal ac-
tion. TO meet at the call OF Supcrin-
tendent Egglcston. Any cominunica :
ton from the publishers will be re-
ceivcd and considered, The Attorney
General said after the conference that
In case nothing is heard from them.
and complaints continue to come in. he
understood suits would be instituted.
! y meeting OF publishers was hclt!
at the officers Of the r. +. johnson
| company Later j. d. Crump. OF that
concern, said that there was nothing
to he given out to the public. but left
the impression that the contract would
! be complied with.