The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-16
NOT THE FIRST TIME TROUBLE
AROSE OVER SCHOOL TEXT BOOKS

CHAIR .ESTON, w. Va, July Ii
Tho recent adoption OF school lcA'
books for West Virginia for Il hV"'
year period. which has caused con
siderable criticism OF tho present
school book commission and led |"
tho rrcOnrcning OF the commission
last week by order of the state nohf"
vi public works. Is not the hfSt
trouble that has followed school DOCK
aduptions in The state.
The problem OF choosing "ookS l"'
the children of the state IN TACT HAS
been ole with plenty OF ullhcul''rS
ever since the state WAS formed. aC'
cUrdinH TO information winch H. -
iianfan Of the department VI SCHOOLS
has taken the trouble to dig from the
Legislative cnactmrn,s and The state
superintendent report OF the last
fifty years.
iirginnnt with 1867. when. with
no aduptions provided for, the county
SUPERINTENDENT was authorized 10
recommend text books 10 hn used III
the schools. he traces The changes
which have been made In mrlhodS
OF selections down TO 1903. when 'h''
present plan Of Il stat" school l"'oA
commission To choose the books Tor il
period of nvr years was provided Tor
by enactment uf Tho legislature.
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extra """"t"n. prov id'" MA, IN" "",
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hr mn, H., nhIr tu r"rmr'. III" con
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IryIslnIur, directed til" "laI" rIiprtlh
irudrul l., rnnIiarl with publishers
far II nrrinl of five r"arp from July
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The first Tim" the l"ri"Ih'llr" "F"t
Fixed tn" prizes Tor tn" books was. NJ
the session of ,SHI II also provided
that if publishers refused contracts
ut nricrs fixed. IN" governor should
npInint Il stat" school book roiilihH'
sion. whose duty Il should b" tn so
licii proposals from any publishers
for til" furnishing n' books hcc'SS''