Show text books for a number of years past the labors of school officers la in this territory have been directed toward securing a uniform system of text books for pupils and so BO far us as readers are concerned the national series is now in general use here As another convention looking to the ado adoption tion of books will be helt held in june mr edward adams re representing presenting AS barnes co is now in this city with a view of pres presenting presentia entin the superior claims of the text booke books s published by his firm for the consideration of school superintendents and teachers for this purpose a great agrest many sets of books have been distributed tri buted in the various counties for examination by school officers A new series of national readers has been recently issued by the publishers which it is believed will fully correct any fault that may have existed in former works of this class A careful examination of the new series shows it to be considerably sider ably improved over that now in use and the present state of comparative perfection has doubtless been arrived at only through experience peri ence and careful and intelligent labor the new readers are numbered from croaa one to t five and in the system of gradation as well as in the quality of literature seem to be all that can be desired they are printed on good paper in clear open faced type and are profusely illustrated and well bound among the other school text books published by A S barnes co some of which are now in use in our district schools are the pathfinder series of steeles sciences watsons spellers primary history of the united states mon tenths series of geographies barnes general history i of ancient medi seval and modern peoples etc all excellently arranged lor for purposes of instruction |