The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-21

tailed proposition covering all mat
tiers In doubt. particularly the aggre-
gate 10 per cent deduction on all
business ana the terms Of exchange
In the case Of revised books offered.
4 Proceeds to business
The board met yesterday morning
lat 1913 o'clock, with all members
In attendance. On motion of DIR. Page
the board postponed discussion OF the
johnson proposition and went into
the question of the aoption of books
not included in that offer. The re-
suit was the adoption OF the bulk OF
the books TO be used in the high
schools Of the State. The board pass
ed by the Question Of renting plates
from the publishers until more
definite replies from the latter to re-
lquests for information could be Sc
4 cured.
| There being nothing further the
beard could dc until hearing from the
Johnson Company the board ad-
journed. The books adopted were as
follows:
Composition and Rhetorlc--Ameri-
can Book Co.: Brooks English Com
position, Books | and II: d. [. Heath
& Co: Woolley's Handbook of Eng
lish Composition (optionan.
English LITERATURE. T. Johnson
| Publishing Co.. Metcalf's Engh't Lit
lerature.
| English DISQUALIFICATION, Mif-
| fin d Co: Tappan's Engtand's rf!*to"
nv story ffor first or second year in
two-year high schools: CHM X Co;
! Cheyney's Snort History OF England
| (for three or four-year high schools).
| American History. =. Lippin-
colt Co: Andrews History OF the
| United States (for two-year high
ton of u history for four
year high schools was left open. NJ.
G. b. Munford. Nirginia's Attitude
Toward Slavery and Secession ,re-
CURED paralleD.
| Ancient History-D. G. Heath &
Co; Webster's Ancient History
Medieval and Modern History
CHM Il Co.: Myers Medieval and
| Modern History. Revised.
| General fIistory-Ginn 81 Co.: My
| ers' General History.
| Civil Government-~Am Book
| Co Formans Essentials in Civil Gov
ernment tfof first and second years.:
The Century Co: Forman's Advanced
Civics (for third and fourth years..
I
Ely d Wicker's Elementary Prtnci-
pies of Economics.
| First ear Latin-filnn & Co: Col
lar & Daniels First-Year Latin.
Latin Grammar-Aliyn & Bacon:
Benefits Latin Grammar.
Latin mposition--Allyn Il Bacon:
BENEFITS New Latin Composition,
Parts II and III, either complete or
separate.
Caesar-Scott Foresman & Co:
i Walkers Caesars Calls War
I Nirgil-Scott. Foresman & Co:
knapp's Virgil
/ Cicero--B. n. ssnborn & Co:
D'Ooge's Select Orations.
i French--Alyn a. Bacon; Charde-
nails Complete French Course. Re-
vised (dlrect or conversational meth
ODD; d. G. Heath & Co: Fraser &
Squairs Grammar GndireCt method).
i French Texts-Optional
i German-The Macmillan Co: Bag
ster- Collins First Book in German.
For those using the direct or Ian
guage method the board recon-
mended the retention of the Joynes
and WesseIhoeft German Lesson
Grammar. d. c. Heath, & Co.
German Texts-Optionaf.
Spanish-D c. Heath l. Co; Hill
& Ford's Spanish Grammar.
Spanish Texts-OptfbntL
ATttnmettc---NO Recommendations
adoption depends upon the course of
study selected
Business Arithmetic--Ginn & Co:
Moore & Miners Practical Business
Arithmetic.
= Alpebra-D. C. Heath 4 Co: Wells
Essentials of Algebra tlS97 Edition).
, Geometry-D, c. Heath Il Co:
Geometry.
! Trigonometry-Am Book Co:
Robbins Plane Trigonometry, with
Tables, Virginia Edition.
Physiology-W Book Company;
Richie, Caldwelrs Human Physiology:
, IIartman's Laboratory Manual for
! Human Physiology.
Botany-The Macmillan Company.
: Saiieys Botary for Secondary Schools
!, when no laboratory is used): Ameri-
, can Hook Company: Andrews Prac-
teal Course In Rotany (when labora :
4. try is used),
Physics-Ginn & Co; Millikan &
+. Gales First Course in Physics lTe-
: yised edition.; Millikan & Gales Lab
cratory Course for Secondary Schools.
Chemistry The Macmillan Com
rany: Morgan a Lymans Chemistry
F.where laboratory Is used). The Mac
milan Company: Kohlenberg Il Hart
twhere laboratory is not used).
Physical Geography-The Mac
Geography.
- Commerciai Geographic h a r e 9
? Scrlbner's Sons: Redway's Com
q mereial Geography.
= Zoology-Thc Macmillan Company;
4 Davenport's Elem ents of Zoology.
q Biology--The Macmillan Company
: Peabody & Hunts Elementary Hi-
p ology.
= General Scicnce--Passeo by.
n Agriculture--The Macmillan Conn
g rany: Warcen's Elements of Agricul-
g ture.
$ Botany--B H. johnson Publishing
= Company: L2mbe this Trees and How
y To Know Them Complementary
y Domestic Gcieuce-Passed by
It Drawing -Prang Educational Conn
n paEy: Art Education for High Schools
Miscellaneous The NJ Il C IN | ! a +
Cnmrnany: Altmaier's Commercial
Correspondence
~ Bookkeepine--Pas by
. Superintendent X. G. Sternes has
4 prepared this following analysis OF the
n cost under the changes proposed;
An analysis Of the preferred list on
9 q seven-vear adoption basis. accord