The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-06
STATE TEXT BOOK 60 OMMITTEE OF
 SEVEN IS NAMED
All Book Companies Sub- mitting Bids Must Name
 Their Representatives
lsTATE CAPITAL BUREAU)

MOTGOMERY, Ala, March b. The state board of education at a meet ing here today appointed a text book committee of seven members. The committee was instructed to submit it's final report to the board not later than May 9, and was further instruct ed to recommend changes, if any, only where they are deemed imperative.
 The members of the committee are: Miss Lula Bradford, primary supervi- sor of the city schools of Birmingham and president of the Alabama Educa- tion association; K. B. Erwin, assis- tant county superintendent of Jeffer- son county; A. F. Harman, superin- tendent of education of Montgomery county; Prof. T. H. Napier, professor of education at Livingston Normal school; D. R. Murphey, superintendent of the city schools of Anniston: T. W. Smith, county Superintendent of edu- cation of Tuscaloosa county and J. B. Hendley, principal of the Covingt0n county high school, Florala. The com mittee must meet promptly and adver- tise for bids within three days after it's organization has been effected.
 The resolution in part relative to text books as adopted by the board today is as follows: .a
 Therefore be it resolved:
 l. That the superintendent is here by requested to submit for the eonsid- eration of the board recommendations for committee of seven members. In case any person appointed to member ship on the committee fails to accept or resigns the vacancy shall be filled by the superintendent with the annroyaA of fhe hoaEd ss ts
 That flle committed shall meet promptly in the department of edtica- ton, organize and advertise for bids to furnish for period of five years text books for use in the various sub iects taught in the public schools of the state.
 3. That copies of all books, letters, briefs, circulars, etc, sent to the mem- bers of the text book committee shall be furnished the superintendent for the files of the board.
 Must Give Legal Advisors
 4. That the president or general manager of each company submitting books shall on April 1 and on May 9, 1924, file with the secretary of the board sworn statement giving com plete list of it's representatives and em- ployes both regular and special who have been, are or, up to and including the date of the awarding of contracts, will be in Alabama for any kind of service relating to the pending adop- ton, this list to contain in addition to the professional employees all legal counsellors, if any, and any other per son or persons representing the com pany in any way in connection with the adoption. A copy of this state- ment shall be furnished also to each member of the text book committee. Failure to comply with this regulation shall bar the consideration of any book published by the offending company.
 That the board would look with dis favor upon any effort directly or ln-- directly to inject into the adoption of books or the awarding of contracts the matter of the appointment of state or local Repositories by publishers. re- ceiving awards. Since publishers receiv-. ing contracts will be held to a strict accountability in case of failure to fur nish an adequate supply of books, the board feels that such publishers should have the utmost freedom in selecting their agents.
 Aside from the adoption of this reso- lution, the board heard from Presi- dent E. NJ. Shackleford, of Troy Nor mal school, and W. P. Folmar of Troy, relative to certain additional lands con- tiguous to the new site of the Troy Normal. This matter was referred to a special committee composed of K. Fl. Powell, W. L. Lee and Superintendent John W. Abercrombie. ,.. >
 Dr. Abercrombie reported to the board the donation of $14,00O cash made by c. C.. Smith of Lawrence county as an endowment donation for the c. c. Smith school in school dis trict 30 of Lawrence county.
 Mir. Smith had previously donated 700 acres of land.