Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-02-24
WREN ]. GRINSTEAD,S
SPELLER Is ADOPTED
Eastern Normal Scores Big Point In
Selection of Text Books By State
Commission-Ch Changes Made

i
Commission-C Changes Made
Prof, Wren ]. Grinstead, of Eastern
Kentucky State Normal faculty, is be-
ing congratulated upon the action of
the State Textbook Commission in
adopting his speller for use in the
schools of Kentucky. Announcement
was made Saturday of the change in
textbooks as finally agreed upon by
the commission which has been con-
sidering the big question for some
time. DR.. E. c. McDougle, of the
Eastern Normal, is member of the
commission.
Although so per cent of the graded
and high school subjects were chang
/ ed, in accordance with the law, by the
State Textbook Commission, and only
"a books out Of total of IA in use,
publishers apparently will reap har-
vest from the changes made, which
include nearly all the books used in
the lowest grades, which constitute
two-thirds of the schoolbook business
in Kentucky. Gov. Stanley in an open
session, said that the adoptions were
unanimous; that five and one-haf out
of 2 elementary subjects were chang
ed ami 13 of the 80 books. The
changes we're in spelling, reading,
arithmetic, grammar, geography, and
half the physiology. The subjects
where readopion was ordered were
writing, civics, composition, and rhet-
oric, history, Kentucky history, agri-
culture and half the physiology.
OF the "a subjecr prescribed for
use in the high schools. only four and
lfve-sixths of the subjects were chang
lei The actual number Of books
enan-ed is IL out Of total oi "A. The
SUBJECTS -herged or readop.ed were
not announced.
I Kentucky authS-s did well. The
lspeller written by wren and Phi,
IGrinstead, published by the -ransvI-
vania Book Company, Of Lexins ON:
DIR. W. l.. Heiser's physiology, pu.-
lished by the C. T. Dearing Company,
of Louisville; Prof. r. p. Halleck's lit
lerature, published by the American
Book Company, and Mrs. William
/ ICromweIl's parliamentary practice.
published by Laird & Lee, being
adopted, the latter as supplemental
book. Mrs. Cromwell is enrolling
clerk Of the House of Representatives.
These Are The Changes.
In the changes in the grades con-
, tracts go as follows: Manual Of SPELL
ling, Pennsylvania Book Company;
Winston readers, J. c. Winston Com
pany; Stone Mills arithmetic, B. n
; Sanborn Company; Miller Kincaid
English lessons, Lyons and Carnahan
World Geography, Macmillan Com.
pany; Heiser's physiology does moi
disturb Gulick's Good Health, which
lgoes into lower grades; Graphic draw
ing books, Prang Company; Progress
sive music readers, Silver Burdett,
Company; Austin's domestic science
! Lyons & Canahan, Studies in reading
University Publishing Company
Manual of physical games, Worl'
Book Company; Cromwell's parlia
d mentary law, Laird & Lee.
S Other supplemental books are Uncl
Y Jim, The Fire Chief, Southern Pub
d fishing Company; Wateyboys an
t Their Cousins, ]. p. Iippincott
d Child's Book on Teeth, World Boo
t Company; Bugle Call of Liberty, Iro
lquois Publishing Company: Bradel
), readers, Educational Publishing Com
: pany; Great American Cities, Iroquoi
: Publishing Company; Our Souther
S Birds, National Book Company; Win
S iston's Simplified Dictionary, Joh
e Winston; Farm Accounts, Laure
Y Book Company; What To Do For Un
= Gle Sam, A. Flanagan Company
i, Primer of Sanitation and Physiology
). World Book Company; With Peuci
d and Pen, CHM & Company; Fsir
: banks Geography, Educational Pub
e fishing Company.
High school changes included
Blount and Northup's English Gram
mar, Henry Holt Company; Fair
: |ciough Browns Virgil, B. h. Sanbor
: Company; ker-English Latin Com