The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-06-17
RULES ARE
ADOPTED
BY BOARD
Textbook Companies are
Required to TOt
the Mark


state text book commission
i. All bids and samples Of books
submitted must Be in the hands Of the
president of the board not later than
3 o'clock a. h., Monday, July is, 1912.
and no changes in bids, or spplemen-
tai bids win be accepted after this
date.
q All bids shall be considered by
subject and ID the following order
Registers. records, spelling, reading.
arithmetic. geography English gram
mar, physiology and hygiene, history
Of the United States, history Of Okla
homa, drawing, music, graded series
Of writing books, agriculture, diction.
aries, civics, domestic economy, be
ginners' Latin book, Caesar. Cicero,
Virgil, Latin composition. Latin gram
mar. English composition and rhe-
tofie, American literature, classics,
physiology botany, zoology, physics,
chemistry. algebra, geometry, high
school arithmetic, bookkeeping, ste
biography, ancient history, modern bis.
tory. English history, American his
tory, economics, German grammar,
reader or exercise, cl9ssics, psychclo-
gy, apparatus, supplementary books.
8 All bids shall be opened BY the
secretary in the presence Of the board.
and shall become part Of the recor
the meeting. Each bid must be ac-
companied with a sworn statement Of
the publishers or bidders that the
price at which each book chart, map.
globe, or other apparatus is offered is
as low as the same book. chart, map.
globe or other apparatus was ever Of
ferred In any other state. n. b.: AnylI
mere change or alteration in text or
binding, etc, is not sufficient to in
validate this provision. Publishers or
bidders must guarantee that any spe-
clal feature Of contracts offered to
other states shall be made a part Of
the contract with this state.
A. That It is the sense OF the board
OF education that after July. IA, 1912.
mo agents Of publishing houses or
other persons representing them be
given private or individual hearing BY
the different members Of the board.
nor that the members be approached
directly or indirectly by letter or 9th
erwise and that lobbyists employed to
appear before the board win not be
given consideration.
8. Resolved. That the state board
lot education, individually or acting
collectively as the text book commits
sion VIII, under no circumstances.
give audience to any attorney speak
ing in the interest Of the adoption 0f
any book or set OF books
Furthermore, the employment by
any publisher of any attorney or spe-
ciai representative to intcreede with
members OF the board in the interest
Of any adoption Of text books. appara-
tus, or supplies viii be prejudielal to
the interests OF such publisher
G. That the board snail meet on
July Is. at o'clock and remain in SEES
sion from day to day until the accred.
tied agents Of publishing houses sub
hitting books FOR adoption or the au-
thors or publishers themselves shall.
present 70 the board in session the
merits Of the books, registers, or ap-
paratus presented by them. and 1t is
The sense Of the board that The agents
or representatives Of amy publishing
house be allowed a period Of time not
70 exceed one hour to present the mer.
los Of any text books, charts, maps.
globes or other apparatus OF said pub.
fishing house which they are offering
for adoption, and that only one person
shall be permitted to discuss a single
subject and that all hearings shall be
private
That Immediately after section
has been complied with the boaed
Of education shall remain ia session
from day to day until the adoption Of
basal and supplementary text books,
charts, maps, globes Or other appara.
tus Tor the common schools has been
made
s. Each bidder as a guarantee OF
good faith, win be required to deposit
with the secretary Of state $500 for
each branch Of study upon which q
bid is offered, but the sum 4 spch
deposits for an branches SIAN not
exceed s25oo, and such deposits shall
be forfeited % the state Il the bidder
shall tail e make and execute such
contract and bond Az i required by
the statutes within thirtF days after