The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-21
School Books Adopted for Use in
State Institutions Given Out;
Allow so Per Cent
Exchange.
SHIPMENT DELAY is
EXPECTED BY SCHOOLS
supt. Shepard States All Books
May Not Be Delivered from
Depositories Before the
Opening of Term.

Moman II. Shepard, county super
ntendent of publick instruction, is in
receipt of an official circular contain
ing list of text books adopted for
Oklahoma schools, with prices for
same. The circular was mailed from
the office of Robert IT, Wilson, state
superintendent
These books have heen adopted by
the state textbook commission Tor ba-
sic or supplementary use in the pub
lie schools of Oklahoma for period
of five years, beginning August l,
1919. The retail price, with the ex-
change price, which continues in ef-
feet from one year from date the
contract becomes effective is indI-
Gated
Persons owning books used IN the
schools of Oklahoma last year and
which we're not adopted by the com
mission this year, may sell same at a
discount of so per cent Superintend-
ent Sheppard explains
Books May Be Delayed
Mr.. Shepard stated this afternoon
that in all probability the books
would not be ready for distribution
by the first Monday in September
the date when most of the schools in
the county will open for the 1920
term. Mr.. Shepard has requested
all school teachers to occupy the
time from the opening of school to
the arrival of the books ip review
ing the students an din preparing for
exhibits at the county fair.
Common School List.
Following is the common school list
Exchange price 50 per cent of price
indicated);
Agriculture, Benson and Belts, gen
eral edition 1919, $lOO
Arithmetic: Primary book, grades
1, 2, 3, and 4, 1919, 4Oc; interme-
diate, grades and 6, 1919, 45c; ad
vance book, grades and 8, 1919, soc.
Civil Government: Lapp's Eleme-
ments of Civics oklahoma edition,
1919, soc.
Dictionaries Wcbster's Shorter
School Dictionary re; Webster's
Elementary School Dictionary, $1OO;
Webster's Secondary School Diction
ary, $50; same, indexed, $500
Webster's New International Diction-
airy, buckram binding, 1919, $10.8O;
Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, same
binding and edition $3.50.
Domestic Science Food and Cloth
ing by Osborne, GOc.
Drawing, The Industrial and APP
piled Art Drawing books, Grades l
to A. Ice; same grades 5 to 8, zoe;
Teachers Manual for above, 1Oc
Geography: Frys New Geography,
Book l, with Oklahoma supplement,
SSc; Fry's Higher Geography. with
supplement, $1.OO
Dodge Geographical Note oBoks,
part l for fourth grade; 2 for fifth,
3 for sixth. for seventh, each 15c.
Grammar: McFadden and Ferguson
Language series, Book l, SIC; book
2, Gao; Howlands' Advanced English,
55c.
History: Estill's Beginners History
of Our Country, 4Oc; Mace-Petrie
United States History, $125; Okla
homa History by Wyatt and Rainey,
zoe; Geographical Hand Book for
Students of Oklahoma History, 35c.
Music: The Progressive Music Sc
ries, state edition: Book /, 34c; book
2, csc; Book 8, 42c; oBok 4. 6Oc;
One Book Course, 49c; Rural School
Song Boook, 6Oc.
Physiology: Winslow's Healthy
Living, Oklahoma Edition, Book /,
sic; same, Book 2, 72c
Readers: Free-Treadwell, Reading
Literature Readers: The Primer,
soc; First, Sac; Second, SIC; Third,
4Oc; Fourth 44c; Child's World Read
er, Fifth, 43c; Literary World Read
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