The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-06-10
STATE SCHOOL BOARD
ADOPTS TEXT BOOKS
BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR IDAHO
ANNOUNCES IT'S SELECTIONS
OF BOOKS TODAY

Inc state board OIL eQucatlOn at us
meeting at Moscow today adopted text
books as follows, the contracts for
certain books now in use having ex-
pired June 1, 1919.
Re-AdOptiOns.
Penmanship-The Palmer Writing
System, published by A. N. Palmer Co.,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was re-adopted.
| Reading-As basic in reading, the
| Searson C Martin Readers for the
higher grades, published by the Uni
versity Publishing Co., Lincoln, Neb.,
were re-adopted
For the lower grades, the Free &
Treadwell Readers now in use, pub
lished by Row, Peterson Co., Chicago,
including primer, first reader, second
reader, third reader and fourth read
! er, were re-adopted.
Geography-The Tarr & McMurray
new Biographies, first book and sec
ond book, published by the Macmil-
Ian Co., Chicago, were re-adopted.
Grammar-Prince's Practical Eng
lish Grammer, published by Ginn &c
Co., Chicago, was discontinued
Live Language Lessons, published
by the University Publishing Co., Lin
coin, Neb., books one, two and three,
we're adopted at the exchange rate
instead of books one and, two now il
use.
United States History = Mace's
School History of the United States
was re-adopted for a period CT one
year
New AdoptiOns by Exchange.
Civics-Guitteau' Preparing for Cit
izenship, published by Houghton, Milf
film Co.. Boston, was adopted for the
eighth grade in exchange for Our Gov
ernment, Local, State and National,
published by Charles Scribner's Sons,
Chicago, which is discontinued.
Physiology-O' O'Shea e Kellogg's
Health and Cleanliness was adopted
for the sixth grade, and Making the
Most of Life for the seventh grade, IN
exchange for How to Keep Well and
Our Bodies and How We Live, pub
Iished by CHM & Co., which was dis
continued. :
Also, Health Habits for use by the
teacher only, in the fifth grade, and
The Body in Health for use by the
teacher throughout the sixth and
seventh grades. The O'Shea & Kel-
logg books are published by the Mac
milan Co.
New AdOptiOns in Reading.
AS method readers, the Gordon Ser
les including primer, first, second,
third and fourth readers, published by
D. C. Heath e Co., Chicago, were
adopted for the first, second third and
fourth grades for period of six years.
The Young and Field Readers, publish
ed by CHM e Co., including primer
and first reader and books two, three
and four were likewise adopted for
the first, second, third and fourth
grades.
For the higher grades, the Merrill
Series of Readers, including the fifth
and sixth readers in literature were
adopted. For the same grades the
following books were also adopted as
readers: Little American History
Plays published by BENZ. H. Sanborn
Co.. Chicago, for the fifth grade; The
Reader by Benz. H. Sanborn
Co., for the sixth grade; Abraham
lincoln, published by Chas. Scribner's
sons for the seventh grade; and Coun-
ry Life Reader by Chas. Scribner's
IONS, for the eighth grade Also
Readings from Literature, published
" the American Book Co., for the
ighth grade.
The committee also placed on the
recommended list, Farm Science by
V. ]. Spillman, published by the
World Book Company.