Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-11
teachers are entitled to tho best books


siblc. The prices Of books in Virginia
arc as los as anywhere in the United
states for tho same books.
Third-To secure a uniform single
list of books for the entire State.
.n0OKS OUT OF DATE
FOR MODERN SCHOOLS
The changes arc classified under ,hc
following heads:
|. Books changed on account of tie
fact that they are out of date. the
needs of the schools requiring new or
revised material
% Old TeXt-Lcc's school History,
60 cents ION list for sixteen years..
New Tcxt-Chandlcrs Our Republic. 40
cents.
90 Old Tcxt-Wcbster's Primary
Dictionary, ~ cents; Webster's Com
mon school Dictionary, Go cents Con
list 1871. 1879. 1852 to presently. New
Text ebstcr's Shorter Dictionary 81
cents; Wcbstcr's Elementary Diction-
AIRY, 81 cents.
This change was made not only for
the reason set forth in heading. hut
Tor further reason. Tho old list car
ried two dictionaries for tho clcmcn-
tar% grades and two for the high school.
at a total cost of 1891. BY adopting
the revised books il was found that
three books. at total cost OF S2.7O.
would answer the needs of the schools
ana furnish better material. In prac-
seal usage only one dictionary will
commonly he bought In the elementary
schools.
80 Old Book--Magilrs History OF
Virginia. CD cents. a revision OF this
text was offered a, As cents. con list
1877 TO present with exception one
adoption) New Book-Smithey's Viz
ginia History. 81 cents.
The old list carried two Virginia
histories at 45 cents and 81 cents, and
two American histories at 40 cents and
90 cents. The total cost of basal his
tories the old list was sails The
total cost Of basal histories on the
new basal list is SO cents.
GREATER MERIT
AT LOWER PRICES
III. Books changed because of equal
or greater merit at lower price:
% First supplementary readers:
Old books-the widc-Awake Primer
20 cents; Stepping Stones First Reader
20 cents; Stepping Stones Second Read
err 20 cents; Stepping Stones Third
Reader, 30 cents: Stepping Stones
Fourth Reader. 80 cents; Stepping
stones Fifth Reader, As cents-total
sl.7S. New books-Tiowe Primer. ID
cents; Howe First Reader, 10 cents
Howe Second Reader. 90 cents: Howe
Third Header. II cents; Howe Fourth
Reader, 81 cents; Baker e. Carpenter
v, SO cents-total. sl.49. (SteppinE
stones on list sixteen years.
CD Old book--Literary Masterpieces
Con list eleven years., Go cents. New
book-Paync's Southern Literary Read
ings. SO cents.
90 Old books-Sheppe's Speller Pri-
mary. IL cents: Sheppes Spcllcr Ad-
vanced l3 cents; Sheppc's Speller Com
piete. IL cents Con list seven years..
New book-New World Speller Com
plete. Il cents.
80 New book-Conn- Shepherd Intro
Physiology. 80 cents Con list seven
years.. New book-Ritchie's Primer
Hygiene. 80 cents.
ta) New books-Ritchies Primer
Sanitation. 40 cents; Ritchie's iuma n
Physiology, 60 cents. for seventh and
eighth grades ton list seven ycars)
New book-Ritchie's Primer of Sani-
taiion and Physiology. SO cents.
SUPERIOR MERIT
At HIGHER PRICE
III. Rocks changed on account OF SUI
perior merit AT the same or higher
price. Where the price is higher than
the old books. the superior merit of
the new book, in the opinion of the
board, clearly justified the change
% Old book-Graded Classics First
Reader. 20 cents con list eleven years..
New book-Graded Classics First Read
cr. revised edition 90 cents.
(2) Old book-Baker & Carpenter
Reader ". SO cents. adopted for sixth
grade Con list seven years.. New hook
-Elson Grammar School Reader. Book
H.. A cents.
This change was made also because
OF the better graduation OF the material
In the new text. Tho new book also
carries an excellent manual for teach
ers, free.
CD Old book-T.nnguage Lessons
Through Nature. Literature and Art.
80 cents New boo!:-Aldinc Language
Book. 40 cents con list seven years..
The new book has accompanying it Il
thorough manual for teachers; price
TO teachers, so cents.
". Books changed in order to bring
bout a single list for the entire State.
Old Book-Hyde English Book No. 1.
25 cents. New took-Emerson &
Bender English No. l. 30 cents.
Cd New Book-Ilyde English Book
No. l, 46 cents. New book--Emerson
& Bender English No. /. As cents CON
list for sixteen years..
The Hyde books were formerly
used in counties and the Emerson &
Bender used in cities. y change was
necessary TO produce state uniformity.
and the board adopted for Statewide
use the Emerson & Bender. which In
the opinion OF the board were clearly
superior texts.
SPECIAL BOOKS ARE
or LIMITED USE
C;ifford's Every Day Arithmetic was
adopted merely for the few schools
which might desire II text as the basis
for training in rapid calculations.
Austin's Domestic Science was
adopted for schoola, having a domestic
science department. and desiring a text
on this subject.
Tho use Of these texts is 50 limited