Show CHANGING OF TEXT BOOKS In a little over aver civert a 3 month there will willbe willbe be a convention of Utah school men here in Salt La Lake It c. c One ne of their duties will he be e to consider the matter of adoptIng adopting adopt adopt- ing text books f for foi r the children of the tIie state Upon their decision depends the thc expenditure of a great amount of public c money mone- moneA A change In any one principal book will cost the taxpayers probably fifty thousand dollars A complete pl t ch- ch change s is 11 in Itt t the e c course u S of ot o tU tile ear year five pe plod period which selections are made worth a a quarter million mU mil lion dollars to the publishing which secures the contract Changes in text books should be made whenever such change Is really necessary for the good of the pupil No economy In buying will excuse a failure to observe rC that rule What the children need for their education I they thoy must have h But tb there re certainly should be ho no change in any books that have proven satisfactory There Is nothing g to be gained b by the mere fact of change A Anew Anew new book bool will not help if that is the only thing to commend it Books Booles that hat ba have ve been tried and found worthy should be retained in the schools Better results are secured from books that have remained ten years or twice that length of ot time e if ir only they have haye sufficient merit and are r revised from year to year car whenever r changes or i improvement im Irn pron provement ment can be made There is an additional reason against u unnecessary change hange at this time There has been a financial pinch and andt I it t is felt by ever everyone one The effect of oft i it t will wUl continue for for- fora a long time No Ko unnecessary burden should hould bo be laid upon pon the people And the change of any text book when that change is not hot warranted b by a useless or defective book now In use will wUl certainly be bo an unnecessary sar burden Now Is the time to consider th the m mat t. t ter Now is the time to decide that n nOt nol t a C nT money n nysh y sh tr x t d for new n-cw text books ex except pt in such case case as the the- experience nce ot of of the t te- te teh teachers h hrs rs a and d' d dp p prove a ch change sh should be made |