The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-22

1 wish 10 nay a few things to the
school patrons OF New Mexico con-
octnlns the reccut school book
adoption.
In the first place I am assuming
that all ART familiar with the law OF
the state OF New Mexico concerning
a book adoptioni that the state board
Of education u vested vita full power
to adopt a system OF school books
for the use of the elementary punlic
schools 81 the state for a period of
a not to exceed SIX In 1915
books had been adopted under con
tracts expiring June IS, 1871. Dur
ms the school year Of 1890 counid-
cradle complaint had come to the
state board OF education from differ
ent school communities that much
delay and Inconvenience had been
caused from the meager supply OF
school books available from certain
publishers. The mater was taken up
with the school book houses and u
found that these book onccrn
had set ~ as ala cAcGsc tnNt on az
count OF the scarcity 81 paper and
OF unsettled labor conditions. strikes
and congested freight yards, they had
been unable to mees the demand fof
text books. hut had been doing the
best they could under the circum-
stances
Al a meeting of the state board Of
education In Santa Fe In August 1870
representatives OF several book
publishing Concerns were present
along with a representative OF the
New Mexico school book depository
n the prospects for the coming
school year were discussed as to the
available supply Of text books. and
upon the advice OF these parties and
H. .A..snrWrA.a wrfeh ehA haaf fftaW.
ment Of tho administ rative school
officials Of the state Il was decided
by the state board OF education to
consider an early adoption OF txet
books, as being advisable TO the end
that there might not be any delay
In supplying the books to the schools
OF New Mexico for the yer beginning
September 1871. The matter was re
ferred TO the Attorney General. who
gave Il as his opinion that the state
board would not only he acting with
due discretion. but wholly within the
scope Of It's authority II the adoption
were made before h first OF jan
uary 1891.
Old Books Cost More
A further consideration made Il
desirable that some action be taken
with reference to an early adoption.
Contracts on three text books had
NtINNlN AAINANA w AAkANAH ANaNf AaNA
when the proposition was made to
the companies publishing these books
that they continue to supply the
Of the state Of New Mexico
at least a year al the old price
under their contracts they refused
to do 30. saying that the price Of
paper. labor. freight. etc. had so in
creased that II was out N reason to
expect them TO continue to supply
books at prices fixed siN years
ago.
The state superintendent OF public
vas instructed to write T.
state boards Of education In other
to ascertain II similar condi
lions prevailed there. and from eV'
In the union tame the reply
they were not expecting book
10 be supplied under new contracts
At the prices they obtained six years
ago. Other states at that time had
made their calls for bids and were
proceeding q adopt early. Texas
a week or two before the
adoption IN New Mexico; Indiana
rad planned TO make her adoption "a
week or two later and Arizona had
ssued her call for bids for al adop-
lion to be completed very early In
1921.
II would appenr therefore that