Show BANCROFT WINS Barnes Readers and Spellers Thrown Out I DISCUSSION ON THE BOOKS i The Wrangle Over Authorities Ke suIts In the Appointment of aNew a-New Committee There was an atmosphere of conflict in the air when the text book convention conven-tion reconvened at the University yesterday yes-terday morning The committee appointed to consider the question of what readers and spellers spel-lers shduld be adopted had been hard at work since the adjournment examining exam-ining the two readers Barnes and Bancrof tsand the two spellers Barnes and Harpers down to which the contest con-test seemed to have narrowed At the start Barnes seemed to have the advantage their new rtaders had been distributed amonc the teachers o the Territory and there was a general a quaintance with their merits while Bancrofts agent had made his appearance appear-ance upon the scene only recently A number of the leading superintendents however worked strenuously in behalf of Bancrofts and they were aided by prominent professors of this county who contended that Bancrofts were the superior works What the Jesuit would be however was uncertain until the convention was called to order and the secretary read the following report from the committee To the Textbook Convention Gentlemen Your committce on Readers Read-ers and Spellers recommend the adoption adop-tion of Bancrofts readers with one dissenting dis-senting The prices are given in the proposition of the agent of the publishers publish-ers herewith given We also recommend recom-mend the adoption of Harringtons graded speller in 1 volume 2 parts Proposition of publishers agent George H Brimhall John R Park William M Stewart T C Callister E H Anderson E H Anderson dissented in regard to the readers favoring the Barnes Mr Mteaer moved for the acceptance and adoption of the majority report Seconded Mr M commenced to say that perhaps some of the superintendents superinten-dents would feel embarrassed in debating debat-ing the question in the presence of the agents of the houses interested when the two agents Mr Adams of Barnes and Mr Welch of Bancroft arose and left the room The chairman called for discussion on the question He said he hoped there would not be a dead calm of universal sentiment Mr Reid called for a reading of the terms offered by the two companies The secretary complied and stated that Bancroft agreed to enter into a contract for five years to maintain the present excellence of type and binding Thy would give their First Second Third Fourth and Fifth readers in even exchange for the Independent readers Their prices wound be as follows fol-lows the introductory rates being those offered to pupils not having Independent In-dependent readers who purchase Ban crofts withm a certain period Introductory Wholesale Retail first Reader10 15 25 Second Reader20 32 40 Third Reader 25 45 50 Fourth Reader 35 55 60 Fifth Redder 45 75 55 Total 135 225 260 Barnes Co offtred to make the same contract as to type and binding with a reduction here should any be made elsewhere Exchange to be free on all readers for the Independent readers Rates as follows no retail prices being quoted Introductory Wholesale First Readers 15 20 Second Readers 25 35 Third Readers 85 50 FoUl th Readers 45 70 Fifth Readers 55 90 Total 175 265 Mr Apperly asked if the committee in what respect Bancrofts readers were superior Mr Brimhall said each book containedpoints in which it was superior supe-rior to the other but the preponderance was in favor of Bancroft in price type binding and the general contents Mr Reid favored Barnes readers 1 1 lummy ucuuuce ui me excellent manner in which they were graded Air Maeser spoke in favor of the Ban croft mentioning particularly the vocal and elocutionary exercises in the books which did away with the need of special books on elocution Dr Richards and Dr Lyons occnlists had said the type of the Ban croft book was plainer and better bet-ter for the eyes of children than Barnes the table of contents in the two books showed Bancroft s to be made up of selections from the most familiar authors in Barnes they were more or less unknown added to all Bancrofts was a western work compiled com-piled by western men who understood our wants better than the eastern Mr Anderson contended that the list of authors in Barnes was equal to that in Bancrofts Mr App rly contended con-tended in favor of Barnes Mr Callis ter gave some reasons why he favored Bancrofts his main reason was that the difference in the cost to the Territory Terri-tory in five years would be from 12 000 to 18000 in favor of Bancrofts Barnes was the larger book but the printing was what was called by printers fat and Bancrofts contained the greater amount of matter Another raason was that Bancroft guaranteed to mail their books to the people direct at retail rates should dealers attempt I to advance those rates Mr Wooten said the gradation of Barnes was certainly the superior but this was the only respect he thought in which superiority existed He had tested the strength and endurance of the binding of both books and found the preference was with Ban crofts The general information of the contents was of a higher grade Mr Chappell spoke warmly in favor of Barnes readers which he said were more attractive to the children than any other he had seen He read a number of extracts from Bancroits which he termed inelegancies and said I it we could come in contact with the learning of the east a little more it would do us no harm Anderson claimed the estimates of the difference in cost betweenthe books were too hiuh He thought it would not exceed 2 ECO The question on the adoption of the committees report as to B readers was put and carried bancrOlll1 majority the alar question rl tion of the HarrIngton on tb5 spellers Uadop Bros was also alper The time for making the Bnilnona books and obtaining exeh introductioDg OI was by resolution extended any 1st 1888 till jbces The commissioner urged the members finally that b e f dispered Ore action be taken on the organizit SOme a Territorial leachen Institule 101 fJf At 12 20 the special conventi journed sine die conyeutio0 ad THE REGULAR COKVEKTIOJ tAt t-At 2 p m the regular convenUo5 assembled the various COlIlIllitt reported and as a result the S fOllo1n books were adopted ° wing The Spencerian system for grades and Michaels system M low writing for the fourth and fifth of IalI i Kruesis drawing ° Eraoej The Pathfinder series of physioIo although the committee nnanil11Q recommended Smiths series j Reed i Kelloggs higher lesso English and Barnes short ill i Engish studies English in j MisceliaueousPipers Seat Work i ill arithmetIc SCribner Geograph Reader Hookers Childs eal Book Nature First Steps in Scientific Knowl ot edge Harpers Spelling Blanks J Parrys Supplementary Reading and AJI the above were recommended aa T S plementary matter for use in the schocj room The committee on arithmetics ported in favor of Harpers Series hM reo after an animated discussion in which the question of textbooks was that oaghly ventilated a new committee seven namely Stewart Calhater Char nell Woodbury Seward Park aDoj Appcrley was appointed to report thu morning at 10 oclock and the conver tion adjourned until that hour |