New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-01-07

$lU: Provided, that nothing herein
contained shall prevent the use Of
text books approved by the State
Board of Education or the Super
intendent of public instruction, sup
Elementary to the regularly adopted
text books. 1t is further provided that
an adoption of text books shall not
be made oftener than nee in six
years" The books recently adopt
ID will be in use until June IS, 1927.
when another adoption will be made
for the next six years unless the law
should be changed"
2 Q. Will the new books be
on hand in time for the opening
OF schools September. 1922
A That was n reason why
the State Board of Education made
thu contracts at this last meeting
50 as to allow he companies ample
time in which TO publish the books
and supplementals designated by the
State Board of Education, ship them
to New Mexico and have them dis
triLuted over the state in time for
the opening Of schools in September.
The companies are under contract
TO deliver the books at that time"
3 Q viii the newly adopted
books cost more than the old ones?'
A Certainly, the price of book
paper within the last six years has
increased approximately 400 per cent
and the wages OF b~ookbinders over
90 per cent. In spite OF these in
crtases the State Board OF Educa-
tion succeeded in contracting ior
books for the next six years at a
price averaging less than 100 per cent
increase. In other words the books
now will cost on an average OF twice
as much as they did six years ago.
Practically everything we buy has
more than doubled in price within
TIE last three years"
l.. Q. Are the prices, contract.
retail and contract exchange as low
in New Mexico as in other states"7
A Transportation cost consid-
cred, they are. Every publisher award
ed a contract at the recent adoption
accepted the contract and signed it
with this provisions: That the party
Of the first part (the publisherl
further agrees that the prices sch
forth above are as low as said books
arc offered for sale in any Other
state, county or school district in the
United States and that il said book,
are offered for sale elsewhere in the
United States at lower prices, New
Mexico shall be granted the same
reduction and be given the SAME
price"
s. Q. Could the old books have
been readoptcd at the old price?
No. some people have an idea that
the book companies could have been
forced TO supply the old books al
The prices made six years ago. When
the six years period is out, June Is.
1921, the obligations OF the book
companies are at an end. Many OF
the old books were not even Offered
for resdoption and those offered for
r~oadoption were at a considerable in
as any OF the other books Offered
tor adoption"
9. Q. Were many changes made
and il so, why!
A. "Yes, for the following reasons
new conditions brought on by tn,
world war made several books GU,
OF date, for example, histories and
Biographies. We had in our course
Of study in the form of text books.
. number of old books, some readers.
that had been used in the state for
twelve years. Much complaint had
been made by many of the teachers
and some OF the school patrons
against books that had been in use
New and up-to-date books contain
ing the latest on hygiene, sanitation
physical education are to be
used during the next six years. Good
health is fundamental and cannot be
too strongly stressed. Searson 4
Martin readers were readopted; Ere.
& Treadwell Readers were readopt-
d, Dictionaries were r~eadopted the
penmanship system was r~eadopted,
and a number Of the other books
that had given satisfaction were no,
changed.
T.. Q. What is meant by exchange
price of books?"
A, This means that an old book
and the amount of exchange price
slammed on the new books. will buy
a new book of the same kind. The
signing a contract have
ag'ocd 20 give Now NcNico as good
an exchange price as is offered to
any other state in the union on con
made after December Z, 1920
s Q. is there much, difference
in text books"
A ayes. there is as much differ.
me in text books as in anything
A good book helps the child
q great deal, directly and indirectly.
iO- the better the hook the better