The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-12
GOVERNOR CORNWELL
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make statement for it 10 the press.
II then adjourned until tomorrow.
Statement ISSUED.

make statement for it "a the press.
II then adjourned until tomorrow.
Statement Issued
Late tonight tho commission made I"
the Associated Press the nrSt official
announcement III explanation Of IN"
cnurs" pursued 10y the commission III
letting recent rnIiirartS making whole
safe changes in text books. The COM
muniCaiion says III part:
TIL" members Al III" stat" school
book committee do most respectfully
ask that you publish this brief state
n.rnt. We think that nlir IHhnrs should
win us sympathy somewhere. We ar"
indeed fnrl"ru. pis"wnnI by III" COVER
nor: mcmorLIiG"d hy ihn'hnard Of public
works: hrouEh, before III" oar IF ih"
yuprcm" court: mi~rrpr'$"ni"d by ih"
news pa per, ami .hu>,d by disappointed
hook men: yrr w." wish il" declare that
". have IN Il careful and conscientious
way been trying 1" discharge our sworn
duty whii, pcrinrminc Il "cry important
public SrrN 80.
1T is III, history Of school book
adopt ions Thar arc ACCOMPANIED hy
charges Of fraud Of improper Iniiunnr"
ami at gray" miSdrincS fhtS on" has
proved no ..Nc"pii"n To Tn" rule. Bur wc
invite investigation. We have acted
without far or favor and have done
what We thought right. and nrc not
ashamed or afraid to put our record be-
f. re- III" ruhlI'.
Tho charr" that outside pressure
was brought Ii bear upon ri" commits
sion TO influence its choices Is most
true All the arts Of TN" Skilltul. train
ed. persistent. persuasive book men were
used in session aud ont Of session 10
,,.i,, 80
tics" representatives. some Of their
arts and Tactics. may not ri their sane
ton from The highest rules Of ethics 100
but anything So gross aS an attempt 10
hribr was not heard 1T. other outside
prcsSur" was "Xcri"d by special repre-
Snntalirrs and attorneys at tn" com
pRnles competing for aduptionS. but 50
far as VIC know The methods and means
used wrr" just and proper.
''hnc OF tho criticisms Of orr Hrtihh
in changing Il large number of li"nrS Of
f"r"d Icy those who appeared hcfur" the
commission and emphasized generally
through tn" newspapers is thar 10y rca-
son of tho" many changes W" has"
brought 4 great burden of "\prnS" upon
lhr prnpI.. of tho StItr. What arc The
facts"
Tho rnS; ut the text books aS Il total
expenditure in the stat" is generate;
greatly uvnr"StlnaI"d The stat" IL"
partm"nI Of s"hn"lS has just finished
compiling sum" statistics after $"cur-
ing data from til" state depository
through whIrh books under contract for
the past tive years have been handled.
Using This data in est mating a change
la tn" recently selected books. tn" de-
rartm"nt KAY" ont this statement:
"rutal estimated sales for nc>t year.
$"43. 4ia.hi: less exchange credit ST.
81: acimal cost next year. S16I.I4O.04.
Average yearly cost for four last years
with no change Of tent books. sl3I."l2.-
~? actual increase in cost next year due
10 change S%4.2SG.>5: cost per child ten
rolmrni ""h. "0nl. Ia cents.
This means that the cost of changing.
Ia" books according T." tho action of tho
book commission MAS Two cents for
rnrh pupil enrolled in tho school for
"arh Of tn" iiv" years of Tho life of tho
contract. 1t Is sad commentary on an
EDITORS. idea 81 tn" proportion OF thing.
when I've gives columns OF spare 10 de-
n"rinrIuc change of text books which
will entail an rAtra expense of a postage
stamp annually for each child. It is not
nnr-t"nth of what III" children spend for
chewing gum.
"A mHtt"r worthy Of notice IL that
tn" chief criticisms of the work of tn"
commission have been inspired by rep
reservations Of book companies ihat
hay" hc"n unsuccessful in tn" cnmprti-
ton for business. M competent judge
Will deny thai every book displaced
was unsatisfactory. Members OF the
commission 'rau show scores Of letters
from experienced teachers asking that
certain changes be- made.
"Annthcr thing that calls for COM
mont is that IN spite Of the fact that
tho cost Of labor has Increased more
than so per cent and the cost OF paper