The weekly soliphone., 1917-07-26
TEXT BOOK LAW

Tho textbook law provides:
 1. The textbooks adopted shall be used in all the public grade schools of the state for six years-as it would be impossible to secure the books for the summer schools, it has been decided that the books should be put into use at the open ing of the fall and winter schools Git was felt that this was as early as the books could well be put into use in the schools).
 ?. Counties now having country uniformity of textbooks will con tinue under county uniformity until Ithcsc contracts terminate-sucf counties will then come under the state adoption.
 3. Special school districts not under district adoption contracts will come under the adoption special school districts that are un- der regular district adoptions Gas Ithc school law provides) will con Itinue under such district adoptions Iuntil they expire, ch districts will come under the state adoption.
 4. The exchange period will be for eighteen (18) months.
 2. That the commission shall ap- point some dealer or merchant as the county depository in each coun- Itv site for the sale of the books, and two such Repositories in each kcounty having two county sites. IThe county Repositories are being made on the recommendations oi the county superintendent of ex- aminers,
 6. Any dealer or merchant in the Istate may handle the books on the same terms and conditions as the county Repositories.
 The full list of county deposi- tories will soon be announced. The text book commission is informed that the publishers have arranged with Allsop & Chapple of Little Rock, Ark. to act as a state depos- Aitory for handling of the adopted books.
 Dealers or merchants having stocks of books on hand displaced by the state adoption may have such books (not held on consign- ment) taken up dollar for dollar as merchantable stock,
 Tn exchanging books of tho same grade on the same subject, the con tract exchange price shall be al lowed. In exchanging a book of flower grade for an adopted book of higher grade on the same sub + feet Gas a second reader for a third reader. etc., the exchange allow Iance of the grade of book eX- changed shall be granted. In eX- changing a book of higher grade l for an adopted book of lower grade lon the same subject Gas a third reader for a second reader, etc., ) the exchange allowance of the book of the same grade for which it is exchanged shall be allowed. The exchange allowance for the old book shall be fifty (5O) per cent of the contract price of the newly adopted book for which it is eX- changed.
 County superintendents, eXamin- CTS, school principals, superintend- ents and teachers are urged to co- operate in securing compliance with the provisions of this the state Itoxtbook law, and to assist in get ting the books properly put into 'uso in all the public grade schools Iof the state.
 The list of county Repositories as soon as completed, will be sent out. Also the list of approved books" such books being a list O. suggested supplementary reading books for use in schools desiring to use such books.
 ! Any information relative to tho textbook law or the textbook adop ton not contained in this circular will be gladly furnished.
 J. L. BOND. Isupo2intcndent of Public 1nstru
 tion.