The daily morning oasis., 1919-05-17
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STATE BOARD
OF EDUCATION
ADOPTS TEXT
B 0 0 K S

A meeting of the State Board OF
Education was held in the senate
chamber of the Capitol building
Phoenix, Arizona, May 6. Present:
Governor Thomas E. Campbell, chair
man; Supt. C. o. Case, secretary; DR.
R. B. Won KleinSmid, DIR. A. ]. Mat
thews, President G. E. Cornelius
Supt. Elsie Toles, Supt. C. F. Phil
brook, Supt. H. E. Matthews.
The meeting was called to order
by the chairman at 1880 am.
A committee consisting of Cover
nor Campbell, County Attorney Ian
ey, County School Superintendent
Jones and Supt. Case previously a2-
pointed to investigate a private
a private school conducted by the Rus
sian colony at Glendale and reported
as antagonistic to our laws and insti-
tutions, not being ready with its re-
port was continued to report at a
later meeting.
Proposals received in response to
an advertisement for bids from var
ious textbook companies were open
ed at IL noon.
During the afternoon session the
board examined and compared text
books and upon request the represen-
tatives of publishers who had sub
mitted bids appeared before the board
and discussed the merits of their re-
spective books.
The meeting Of the board was con-
tinued May z with a full membership
present. Governor Thomas E. Camp
bell presided.
The board resumed its examination
and discussion of textbooks, giving
hearing to outside parties regarding
adoptions and carefully considering
many letters and kilograms for and
against the textbooks under consi-
deration.
The adoptions os finally made by
the board were as follows:
To be used in the 9Th grade, "Hu-
man Physiology" by Richie, publish
ed by the World Book Company,
price rs cents, fob. Chicago.
For use as supplementary reader
in the 7th and 9Th grades Abraham
Lincoln" by Gordy, published by
Chas. Scribners' Sons, price Sc cents,
fob. Chicago.
For use in the third to the eighth
grade inclusive, the Potter, Jeschke
and Gillet language and grammar
series, published by CHM and Co.,
the books with prices fob. Chicago
being as follows:
Jeschke-Beginner's book in Ian
guage, contract price, 36 cents; ex-
change price, "a cents.
Potter, Jeschke and Gillet-Oral
and written English, Book 1, contract
price, AZ cents; exchange price, 80
cents. Oral and written English,
Book 2, contract price, 81 cents; ex-
change price, 30 cents.
To be used in the 9th grade, ''Ev-
eryday Compositlon," by Bollenius,
published by the American Book CON-
pany, contract price, 60 cents; ex.
change price, Sc cents.
Books published by the Macmillan
Company as follows: *
To be Used in the 5th, 9Th, th ard
9Th grades: Hinne and Cooley Series
in Home Economies, contract price,
81 cents; Clothing and Health, con-
tract price, 81 cents; Food and
Health, contract price, Sd cents. Inc
Home and the Family, contract price,
81 cents. =. 0. 3. New Yolk.
To be used as co-basic readers in
the 7th adi Sth grades: Baker and
Thorndike Readers, Everyday Clas-
sizes, Books ant s each, "a cents,
fob. New York.
DR.. Mary l.. Neff, through the Gov
ernor, subm' ref letter to the nc;,r.l
pertaining to course of study in
Americanization work for the sum-
mer normal schools Of Flagstaff and
Bisbee. This matter, after being full
ly discussed, was referred to Presi-
dent Cornelius and Supt. c. F. Phil
brook, the respective heads of the
summer normal schools, the board adj
yising them Of its willingness to care.