The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-02

LAT SAVING CLAIMED
FROM THEIR VIEWPOINT
~ ma Doahse Amount would Have
Il - Credited 70 state II Their sug-
e1uas HAD Bocn Further Fol-

Il HMNt by the minority members OF tno
4 ElH4a Board OF Education In the mat
n ~ of In reply to the Senate In re-
4 &SnDe to q request from that body
S&de on February 4. asking for an ex-
x<mAxion Of the board on changes In
4thook for primary public schools.
= H. - minority members are the Cover
r. the Acknowledgement and the SUI
I <lufendent OF Public Instruction.
~ statement issued last night IL
I'D directly in reply TO the state
J3&0t submitted by Messrs. Ford. Will
- and Hart, of the board, In reply
ri the minority report The Su-
1191nsendent OF Public Instruction,
~ 8tuarns4 also issued a separate
4SDly, setting forth his position. The
Tp0rt Of the minority calls atten-
ffnn TO the separate report Of the
sDDerintendeHt and says that mas
N33ch ~ Mr.. Stearnes IL better posted
Il textbooks In his capacity as a
G6k00l ofIiciai the matter Of reply Is
NJ zach textbooks In left to him.
me minority reply then takes up
- order reference to changes and
to6kes reference In this connection to
oShaxs document No. 9. which. 1t says.
t6nsains tts position In this regard.
#fFith reference TO the changes ~
4ig1y effect the b. r. johnson books
III minority reply says that the ma
10rfty loses sight OF the fact that the
e6$caIIed changes advocated by us in
yotved the adoption of books with
Nasch the teachers were familiar. but
revised and brought down to date and
soA 1t reduced prices, while they were
advocating changes to new and un-
l11d books with which the teachers
Mjl&a unfamiliar and which involved
aS1reater outlay on the part OF the
po&rons and q smaller allowance Tor
Oh books taken In exchange
As to TAnG e50,000.
1.-The majority" It continues. assert
tnh4 b reduction In price TO the extent
Oss 470.0o0 means the saving OF only
- cents per child. or the value of =
pkags stamp" Recognising the TACT
1T In adopting textbooks 1t Axed
pf1css We were In fact levying tax
MA the school patrons of Virginia,
- Wefe careful to get the best books
<ha Sery lowest prices. It never
Seecnrrad to IN that by unnecessarily
Uutting 4100o0. Of the peoples money
IN the pockets Of the publishers, we
Gould 5usttfy ourselves by sGyfng that
ltsoniy cost q postage stamp per
enid Extravaganoe In the expendi-
fnFUU public money cannot Be justi-
dAa ny showing that the per capita
burden 10 small"
AMER sSnss discussion the reply
continues.
"A practical, Illustration win serve
\ 10 make the proposition plain. A.
/ patron Of the schools In one OF the
counties 9oea to the store to buy books
Cor hin children. HIS bill would be As
y fOlloWs.s
fHsrs Follows Hist OF johnson tsnt-
books with exchange credits).
Tho reply then continues that: TT
\ therefore. appears that the patron had
\ u nay e5.44 for the books under tho
- vvo,,ld hnvr MAD In v,aS onJy II an
II ire hoors ADVOCATED nv the minor
~ hsA been sdcpted. \ sayinr Of Al
ss..t- 8. - - go
800 -" a~.,r al. ....r.,,,, "a IN.
4 49, sh.t th@ :. vfr~ $1,000 w. ~.
r~S-.~.. ...sss,ssss..a ,,,s 49,. 49,
ys~s..s1 ~ se...w So ..s..s =.
~. 1890. - 49, -,.s.s..,a s.vuxss
{ il. 49, a -, - a. .- -.
-. co ~, no .s 70 sne anol -
49, ~ puDiea.ons We no. 90 ~,
DSesF tn1n 70 repeat wnat We saio IN
coinmunfcsffon 10 tno senate I'M
- oaas OF February =. tAsre FOL
lOWs communicauon referred to).
U1cns WIN kmpnaa4y.
A9esn the report says; The ma
& &ortH empnAticaHy assert that
mllar. ana IN most cases. superior
lDoks were offered by composing
u Do<Do4 ut prices lower than the John
- 00eS. From this standpoint We.
Y nth equal emphasis. Dissent The
4 fnAJcrtty voluntarily ana without pro-
- Joined with u In voting for the
4 4AaDtion OF certain Of the johnson
6aokG II they believed that q saving
&ouId have been effected by the adop-
tisa Of equal or superior books. they
$3.50