The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-14
SOME PUBLISHERS. REFUSE 7i0sRENEW. DL ) CON I R A.C I.
EBoard Rejects Their Texts , and Appoints Committee
 to Suggest New Set
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU ]
 F~ THE AGE-HERALD


 dt The state board of, education late ,Tuesday afternoon ordered the adop-
 ton of new text books for use n the
 public schools of Alabama in all cases
 where |. .thegvpublshers. holding old
 contracts refused to make renewals
 at the same prices
 SimuttaHeously, with this decision,
 the board appointed state text book
 committee,- which will make a study .bf books before adoption in Ala
 Dama. The text book committee is ,--s:e omposed .-ef the following we'll ( ISnown educators: S. R. Butler of Esnl nliuntsvifle,' Miss Cora Pearson of Montgomery, J. M. Burnett Of Tus- ,S::.aloosa, Frank l.. Grove, of Mobile, Hip F. Parrish of Auburn, Miss Lulu N;sAlmon of Moulton and Charles R. ,a.as est of Birmingham. s.th All contracts Tor. text books which, u9ublishers are Wiling to continue .MMithout an advance in price with one HtXception will be used in the schools .nuring the next scholastic year, un- .per a decision of the board of edu- sHations, Atsthe end of next year the UboardAswill enter into .a further dis
 Has sion witch the publishers.
 I bry Heads obiees
 ta Following q protest of Dr. W. B. HErumpton of Mol1tgomery, president lof the Alabama Anti Saloon league, ,,and Dr. .J Bibb Mills. general super Nsintendent, the board excepted from f.,lhe renewal contracts the physiology s.,tI which references are made to the s;.manufacturer of liquor. The officers !. of tlteA anti sa loon league protested
 particularly against the picture of a
 still, contendiag, that since America ;i,bas outlawed the manufacturer of KMauor the books used in the public ,..Aohools should not present such pie ,tures and .informaton to the chill WEren. 3ras
 MY The physiology was among the llbooks which publishers were willing j.,Eo furnish under the old contract. 4. The text book committee will be- aiIein it's work at once and. under rules ti'est abhshed by the state board of ss!education, SIwill have until April 30 W2or the. study of textbooks for adop- 4 i.tion. April 30 the text book com lsimi ttee will come to the capitol and N.,for seven days will hear the ..rgu- Ailments of representatives of publish ,...Ing companies. The session will be i.,:bpened May and the text book alstom nittee will make recommends ehions to the state board of educa- alton lMay-s. is lIIEMin Make study:
 H,st Members of the text book commit ,lifee will be .nermittedsto study the N.lbooks at their homes and will be aiHllowed per diem for not exceeding A.be days, exciasive-o the time con. g,:kAmed in travelling. ssssss ss1zzSs.'s sA'- EEs7rhe regula tions also require every ..;ipublishing company offering books a.;ior adoption to file with the board H,fesentatives in; Alabama, including N :attorneys. s4is ~ H NY The decision of thesboard of edu- .Eation toSprovide for another adop- E.tion resulted from the refusal of A,keveral publishing companies to re- H..:1ew their contracts at the old prices. E.A majority of the books now used .siimay be obtained at the same prices NAbut the publishers in some cases s;Eon;ended that a heavy loss had been t:euffered and they could not renew HiEontracts without an advance in I;prices. Wa Each company offering books for iiadoption will be required to- make llproposals based on an adoption for tiPne. two, three, four and five years. INFORMAL SCHOOL CONTRACT LET MI Contract for the construction of a ..btate training school for girls at the .Nroy Normal school was awarded by s.the board of education today to T. J. i,Wood of Troy, low bidder. The con- sHrzct price will be approximately s!Ef9.500. Work will be started at once stRnd the building will be ready for use s,Mhen the school is opened for the t;hext session. This is the first con- llract for the construction of build : filings at Troy following the decision s!pf the board to abandon the old stpuildings.
 s,. LOTS OF FERTILIZER SOLD ai; Because of the unprecedented de- ssmand for fertilizers in Alabama this tiEear. J. NJ. Moore. commissioner of .ihSriculture, today placed an order for NJ l.0oo,oO0 additional fertilizer tags