| Show i i CIUMJI Uf uX in ou > I I Tho Text Bock convention for the I adoption of books la be listed In the A I ti pubiloochoolatorthe next five years rIll convene 10 This city on May 21tb ix J I I The members of this convention bU A I I A 11 a very Important duty to perform and the Interests taxpayers to guard I With reference to the matter the NEWS wants to say that If 1 the books I il that have been iu uo during the past it I five yeirso und with which nearly I every family In the State Is I supplied i are fairly acceptable If good work baa Irl I been done with them In the past they 4 ollgbl to be readopted II la osta to 11 I any that DO greater pgru In educe 1 tlonal matters In Utah was ever made I I Than that accomplished during the I last five yean and this of Itielf Is an i I evidence not Without value In the f 4 planning of work for the future A change of text book even at low I exchange f ex-change prices Involves much expenie i and the great malorlty of cur people I feel that they are not prepared 10 I meet It We know It Is customary for book I ill a geol when trying 10 porslie boards I I to make changes 10 compara Improve I I raents In education and In text books i with Improvements In methods of transportation and farm machinery I but that Is simply a form of buncombe Bill edition has become more genera hut II I t IB I not always certain that Ills I t more systematic or more thorough Ill CeIloly no wonderful changes lu methods 10lineUon have bn mad l I since five years ago when nearly a I I I complete list of now texts was Introduced I Intro-duced There are fads In ictiool t I 1 metbool aoJ In school books ai well i solo other things and all that Is I new I to may not be tbe best The miker of a school reader must 110 beck valley J I i year for him b1 matlalIh classic I q lileraluie The world Is the same 1 0 I I shape butt history remains the same 1 I 1i Arithmetic and algebra are the same i I and there Is no patent way of leaching these Jeubjects A good I teacher will do good work with any of o the texti and could If 1 necessary get li i along without any ot them while the I 11 poor and Indifferent teacher would not I f succeed with the latest publication II Aa the farmer and raoebman Ill should beware of the smoithtong nail I li I agent or the man with a patent right to sell so should the members of the I I Text Hook convention beware of Ibo J I I plausible book agent who would try to 1 I I persuade them to discard books which I I ki have been tried and with but slight xcpllol have ben found 1Iao tory Viewed either train the tloo I too alai or the educational standpoint I i I I be conservative Is clearly the duly ol I 6 the convillition I I |
