The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-06-08
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NEW TENT BOOKS ADOPTED Al
MEETING OF SCHOOL BOARD.

Miss Eleanor Riggs history, enti-
tied An American History" was
adopted by the School Board at
special meeting Thursday night 1t
was decided to make no changes in
the arithmetic text books. The read
ers were changed and the courses
in English.
In music the books adopted are
the Eleanor Smith series Of music
by the American Book Company.
This company is the publisher OF the
books in music now being used. In
penmanship the board adopted the
Lister Muscular Manual of Penman-
ship, published by Macmillan 4
Company.
Miss Riggs history will supercede
Evans Essential Facts Of American
History, Notwithstanding the fact
that the text book committee, com
posed Of Assistant superintendent
Bauer, Assistant superintendent Ha-
bans, Miss Margaret c. Hanson, prin-
cipal Of the Normal School: DR. Da-
vid Spence Hill and Miss LouelIa
Eagan. divided in its report. Mr..
Bauer and Mr.. Habans. the minor
ity, favored Miss Riggs book. while
the majority, DR. Hill Miss Hanson
and Miss Eagan. favored retaining
the Evans book. superintendent
Gwinn, to whom the text book COM
mittee reported, recommended Miss
Riggs book. The price. 20 cents,
was the same as that named for the
Evans book
Mr.. Bauer said that the objection
to the present book was that his
tory was told in too simple language
in the lower grades and in the higher
grades the pupil, went over good
deal they already had studied. The
fact OF the Riggs. history being a
local production influenced the board
considerably.
The readers adopted are Basel
texts: Natural History Method Sc
ries. Primer. retail price 80 cents
y First Reader, 80 cents: \ Second
Reader. ~ cents; \ Third Reader.
IS cents. Elson Series. Virginia edi-
ton. Primary Reader. Book ". 40
cents: Grammar Reader. Book |. a.
cents; Grammar Reader. Book II.
"A cents: Grammar Reader. Book
III. - cents; Grammar Reader,
Book ", % cents.
Supplementary readers: Young
and Fields. Books |. II. III and ".
Riversides Series. Primer. First.
Second and Third Reader. Baldwin
~ Bender Series. First and Second
Eeader.
a local author also was among
those hOnOred in the selection of a
list of supplementary readers. which
are optional. that is. the pupils are
not required TO have them but thew
will be purchased by parents clubs
and placed in libraries. 1.-The South
in Prose and Poetry" by Henry VI. ,
Gill. city librarian. and published
by Hansell Il Bro. was among this
list.
In adopting the English books the
board was inclined to the recommen-
dations OF Superintendent Gwinn
and the committee. but the bids
showed high prices. After much .
discussion it was decided to retain
in the schools Speaking and Writ
ing for the third year and adopt
Harris & Gilbert's two-book course
in English for grades from the
fourth to the eighth inclusive.
These books will retail for As and
Go cents.
The report of the text book COM
mittee was far from being unani-
nous, except in some few recon-
Miss Hanson, Miss
Eagan and DR.. Hill recommended
changing the Nicholson Interme-
date Arithmetic, now in use. while
Messrs. Habans and Bauer opposed
any change. Mr.. Gwinn concurred
with his assistants.