Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-26
SCHOOLS OF CITY AND COUNTY GIVE
 SIMILAR STUDIES
Practically Assured That in Short While Uniformity
 Be Achieved.

It is believed that it is only mat ter of short while before the same school books will be in use in the schools of Jefferson county and those of Pine Bluff. The city and county schools are using almost the same studies now, and there IS reason to believe that the county commission and the city authorities will soon adopt the same books. When this is done, it will be unnecessary for q child to begin over when he changes from county to a city school. Par ents will be saved the expense of purchasing new books in such cases. The city has some contracts yet to 1',n, and when these expire it is likely that there will be uniformity of text books in the schools of the city and county.
 County Superintendent of Education A. w. Lowe, chairman Of the county text hook commission; H. F. Dial, secretary. and J. R. Parsons, W. F. Keith and s. A. Miller members have selected books to be used in the gram mar grades during tho next six years. This was dcne after conferences with Dr. Junius Jordan, the city superin- tendent, that the same books might bo used. The county commission de- ferred until January 15 the adoption of high school books.
 Books Adopted. e.
 Following is a list of the books adopted for use in the county schools, followed by those used in the city to show how similar are the studies:
 PRIMER
 County: Beacon, first, second and third; city: Beacon, first, second and third supplementary. '
 County: Baldwin's fourth and fifth: city: Baldwin & Bender's.
 SELLERS.
 County: Modern Spelling book (the ono now in use; selection for next six years deferred); city: Champion Speller.
 ARITTIMFTIC-- s
 County: Rays Modern Practical and Wentworth Primary; city: Wentworth & Smith aid Rays Intel lectual.
 GRAMMAR
 County: Reed & Kellogss; city: Hvde's English, first and second, and Reed & Kellogg's Higher Lessons.
 GEOGRAPHY-
 County: Maury's Elementary and Maury's Complete; city: Fry's Lead iug Facts and Maury's Complete.
 U. S. HISTORY
 County: Montsomcry's and Our Country: city: Bruce's.
 ARKANSAS HISTORY
 County: Shinns; city: Same.
 ALGEBRA
 County: Milne's; city: Same.
 PHYSIOLCGY-
 County: Gulicks Body at Work and Good Health; city: Same.
 AGRICULTURE-
 County: Burkett Stevens x Hill. The practical writing and drawing systems are the same.
 For State Wide Uniformity,
 County Superintendent Lowe favors statewide uniformity of text books, and is working encrgetically to bring about this great step in educational progress. Mr. Lowe prepared and sc- cured the introduction in the last leg islature of a bill providing for uni formity of text books in the public schools of the state, naming as a commission to mako the selection six prominent educators among them Er. Junius Jordan of Pine Bluff and H. F. kuykendahl of Fort Smith. The meas ure was permitted by the legislators to dic. Mir. Lowe has not given up, however and proposes to bring the matter before the next legislature, as he appreciates the benefits to accrue to the people and the saving to be ef- fected through the use of the same books in all the schools of the state.