The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1919-06-20
SCHOOL TEXT BOOKS
Idaho Board Makes Selections
For Next Year.

DuOIlC Sc0OOlS OF 1uduO were duOpLeu
by the state board Of education June
10 at meeting held largely for that
purpose at Moscow, a meeting at
tended by Or. E. A. Bryan, commits
sioner Of education, and practically
every member Of the board. Con-
tracts for the school books now 10 use
expired June /, 1919, and the whole
state will be interested in the new
list just adopted for the coming years.
1t is as follows:
Penmanship-TheP Palmer writing
system, published by A. N. Palmer
company, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was
readopted.
Reading-As basic in reading, the
Searsou & Martin readers for the
higher grades, published by the Uni
versity Publishing company, Lincoln,
Neb were readopted.
For the lower grades the Free &
Treadwell readers, now in use, pub
lished by Row-Peterson company,
Chicago, including primer, first read
er, second reader, third reader and
fourth reader, were readopted.
Geography-The Tarr & McMurray
new biographies, first book and
second book, published by the Mac
milan company, Chicago, were
readopted.
Grammar-Prince's Practical Eng
liSh grammar, published by CHM &
Co., Chicago, was discontinued.
Live Language Lessons, published
by the University Publishing com
pany, Lincoln, Neb., books |, aud
3, were adopted at the exchange rate
instead Of books and 2 now in use,
United States history = Mace'N
School History Of the United States
was readopted for period OF oue year.
Civics-Guittcau's Preparing for
Citizenship, published by HoughtUn
Miniin company, Boston, was adopted
for the eighth grade, In exchange fol
Our Government: Local, State and
National, published by Charles Serb
ncr's Sons, Chicago, which Is discon-
tinued.
Physiology-O'Shea & Kellogg
Health and Cleanliness was adopted
for the sixth grade, and Making th'
Most of Life for the seventh grade
IN exchange for How to Keep Well
and Our Bodies and How We Live
published by CHM & Co which wer
discontinued.
Also, Health Habits, for use by th
teacher throughout the sixth an
seventh grades. The O'Shea & Kel
logg books are published by tn
Macmillan company.
AS method readers, the Gordo
series, including primer, first, seconc
third aud fourth readers, publshe
by d. q. Heath s. Co., Chicago, wei
adopted for the first. second, thir
and fourth grades for period OF 81
years. The Young and Field reader
published by Glnn & Co., includiu
primer aud first reader, and books
3 and 4, were likewise adopted for I'll
first, second, third and fourth grade
For the higher grades the Merrl
series of readers, including the I'LL
and sixth readers and Readings
Literature, we're adopted. For u
same grades the following books we
also adopted as readers: Little Anne
ican History Plays, published
Benjamio H. Sanborn, Chicago, I
the fifth grade; The Liberty Readt
by Benjamin III. Sanborn compau
for the sixth grade; Abraham Lincol
published by Charles Scribner's Sol
for the seventh grade, and Count
Life Reader, by Charles Scrione
Suns, for the eighth grade. a
Readings from Literature, publish
10y the American Book company,
the eighth grade.
The committee also placed on
i. recommended list Farm Science"
w. j. Spillman. published 10y
World Book company.