The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-25
PREPARE DEMANDS
UPON PUBLISHERS
Committee of State Board of
Education Ready to Open
Book Negotiations.

| Tho subcommittee appointed on
Thursday hy the State BOARD OF Fdu-
cation to adjust tho price OF textbook.
for Virginia public schools with the
! ook publishers VIII lose no tine be-
ginning negotiations. The committee,
which Is composed OF state Superinten-
cent OF Public destruction II. C.
Stearnes. chairman; Governor Stuart
and Attorney Gcneral Pollard, viii
meet this morning n tho Governors
office ut III. Capitol 10 formulate the
demands they will present TO tho pub
fishers.
The hoard concluded its rou--day
session Yesterday morning by briet
meeting TO approve the appointments o.
instructors for tho summer schools OF
4 l:1i other routine fnatters whics,
had been forced To give way hcfor. tho
t,N,hooE problem. were also disposed
"i The board adjourned 10 NEE, not
later than May l. to hear the report
II the subcommittee on textbooks ana
10 effect u Nnal adjustment Of the ha-
RAISING question.
III VAS charged that the book pub
fishers were not quoting rock bottom
prices an their publications for tho
use ~ Virginia schools. and for tina.
reason the state Board Of Education
refused Thursaa; finally to ADOPT list
.! textbooks to be used during tho
next four years, Pending the adjust
incnt OF the price issue. tho board re
ported a preference list" II tho pub
fishers os the books listed us pre-
TERED" can meet the demands OF the
/ board tho tentative list will be form
ally adopted
Wanted Lowest Prices.
The board Is cndoavorin., to obtain
textbooks for Virginia school children
~ ths lowest possible prices" said
Superintendent Stttrics YESTERDAY
The passage OF Laws in nearly All the
southern States requiring textbooks to
DO furnished the children OF the stat.
al a just price in comparison TO the
price In adjoining States. has result
"a IN MED price for textbooks i'll
the southern states regardless of vary
INK conditions
We believe that there are cond.-
lions in Virginia which justify more
favorable prices than have been quoted
US and W. hope TO obtain them from
the publishers. provided concessions
can lie made without making the pub
fishers violate their agreements with
other Southern States.
We arc willing to make concession.
In the shape OF authorizing n longer
term Of use for the books In the list
Just prepared. If We can bring tho
publishers 10 our terms we are willing
TO extend the term Of the new ltet
irom -FOUR To seven years"
Additional List.
The hoard added the following liz.
OF textbooks 10 tho preference list
announced on Thursday:
rawing--AtkinsorI. Mentzer & Co.
Applied Art Drawing Books Nos Al to
Al. Nos - 10 As.
Music--Silvcr. Burdett & Co., tho
Modern Music Series: Primer Of Vocal
Music. y First Book Of Vocal Music,
\ Second Book Of Vocal Music. 4
Third Book Of Vocal Music, the Com
mon school Book OF Music. American
Book Company, Harmonic Course:
l'rirner. First Reader. Second Reader,
Ihird Reader, Fourth Reader. A. s.
Bdrnes Company, Song Primer. Sill
Yer. Rurdett q CO.. Songs We Like to
Sing. American BOOK Company Glee
ana Chorus Book. Macmillan Co,
songs Of School and Flag"
Music Copy Eooks-J T.. Bell Co,
Bells Music Copy Book: Book l. Books
TO 4. Walter g. Mercer, Music Copy
Books |, and 3.
Spelling Hlanks-The Macmillan Co..
lnt.rmedial Spelling Blank.
Domestic Science Macmillan Co.
Theory and Practice Of Cookery (wil-
liamS and Fisher)