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EDUCATEONAL BHLLETIN

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIST OF TEXTBOOKS
ADOPTED AND APPROVED BY
STATE TEXTBOOK COMMISSION OF
KENTUCKY

1950—1955

 

DUNNE PRESS
PRINTERS TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY

LOUISVILLE . KENTUCKY

 

Published by
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

BOSWELL B. HODGKIN
Superintendent of Public Instruction

 

 

 

 

 

 

ISSUED MONTHLY

Entered as second-class matter March 21, 1933, at the post office at
Frankfort, Kentucky, under the Act of August 24, 1912.

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 , List of Textbooks
AdOpted and Approved by
State Textbook Commission

of Kentucky

1950-7955

Published by
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

BOSWELL B. HODGKIN

Superintendent of Public Instruction

 

  

 

 

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FOREWORD

In compliance with Sections 156.310 and 156.320 of the Ken-
tucky Revised Statutes the State Textbook Commission of Kentucky
approved and adopted a list of textbooks for the use in Kentucky

schools during the five year period from July 1, 1950 to June 30,
1955.

At present there are 235 school districts in Kentucky. For the
purpose of textbook adoption these districts are divided into two
types—the basal adoption districts and the multiple adoption dis-
tricts. The basal school districts include 120 counties and 54 inde-
pendent school districts. There are 61 multiple adoption school

districts. Multiple adoption districts include the cities of the first
four classes.

For the basal adoption districts the State Textbook Commission
designates “the subject and grade for which the adopted book is in’
tended.” The cities of the first. second, third or fourth classes haVe
the privilege of selecting and adopting their textbooks from the

multiple list that was approved and'adopted by the State Textbook
Commission. '

In addition to the “List of Textbooks” other information of
value has been included. The additional information includes a list
of the Members of the State Textbook Commission, a list of the basal
and multiple school districts. 3 list of the publishers and their ad-
dresses, extracts from the textbook law.
tions of the State Board of Education.
suggestions.

textbook rules‘and regula-
and other explanations and

BOSWELL B. HODGKIN,

Superintendent of Public Instructim’

  

    

Members 01
County Adt
Basal Indei
Multiple Int
List of TeX‘
Extracts frc
Rules and I
Minimum 5
Essential II

Section 0n

Art
Childre
Langua
Literati
Music

Readin.
Spellin
Writing

Geogra
Govern
Guidan
History
United
Kentuc
Safety
Social

Arithrr

Genera
Health
Sciencr

Agricu
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Indust

   
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
   

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PART I
Page
Members of State Textbook Commission .................................................... 72
County Adoption School Districts 73
Basal Independent Adoption School Districts ............................................ 75
Multiple Independent Adoption School Districts ........................................ 76
List of Textbook Publishers 77
Extracts from State Textbook Laws . 78
Rules and Regulations of the State Board of Educatlon .......................... 81
Minimum State Courses of Study 89
Essential Information on Textbook Administration ................................ 97
PART II
Seetion One—ELEMENTARY GRADES ONE THROUGH EIGHT
A. LANGUAGE ARTS
Art 98
Children’s Literature 93
Language 101
Literature 103
Music 104
Reading 105
Spelling 108
Writing 110
B. SOCIAL STUDIES
Geography .................................... 113
Government 114
Guidance 115
History 115
United States History 116
Kentucky History 118
Safety 118
Social Science 118
C. MATHEMATICS
Arithmetic ....... 120
D. SCIENCE
General Science
Heath iii
Sc1ence 126
E. OTHER SUBJECTS
Agriculture
Home Economics 3;
Industnal Arts 123

 

  

 

    

CONTENTS—Continued

Section Two—JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADES SEVEN, EIGHT,

AND NINE
A. LANGUAGE ARTS

 
 

 
  
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
  

    

 
 

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Composition ........................................................................ 129
Literature ..... . 130
Spelling 132
Reading .. 133
Writing ......................................................................................................... 134
B. SOCIAL STUDIES
Geography ............................................................................................. 134
Kentucky History ............... 135
United States History . ..... 135
Government ......................... 136
Guidance ............. 137
Citizenship ................... 137
World Geography . .............. 138
Ancient—Modern History ____________________________________________________________________________ 138
C. SCIENCE
General Science .......................................................................................... 133
D. MATHEMATICS
General Mathematics ................................................................................ 140
E. HEALTH-PHYSICAL—SAFETY EDUCATION
Health ................................................................................................. 142
Safety ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 143
F. FINE ARTS
Art ........................................................................................................... 143
General Art 143
Music ................... 144
General Music ............ 144
Instrumental Music .............................................................................. 144
G. FOREIGN LANGUAGE
General Language ............................................................. 145
Latin ..................................... 145
French ....... 145
Spanish 146
H. INDUSTRIAL ARTS
Industrial Arts ________________________________________ 146
General Shop """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 145
Mechanical Drawing " 147
oodworking 147
I. OTHER SUBJECTS
Junior Business Trainin ..................
General Business ............ f“. ...................:.:::::::::::::""::::._._..:::::;:::":"' """""" iii

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Agriculture _
Home Economics

Section Three—~SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADES NINE THROUGH
TWELV

Composition
Literature
Public Speaking
Journalism
Dramatics
Creative Writing ..........................................................................................

Biology
Chemistry ............... --
Physics ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Advanced Physical Science .......
Aeronautics ..................................................................................................

CONTENTS—Continued

 

 

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A. LANGUAGE ARTS

 

 

 

 

B. SOCIAL STUDIES

 
 
 
  

Citizenship ....................................................................................................
World Geography ...............
Ancient—Medieval History ...............
Southern Regions and Resources ..........
World History

 

Modern History ........................................
United States History _____________
Problems of American Life .
Advanced Government ..............................................................................
Economics

  

 

Sociology ..............................
International Problems .
Social Psychology ...............................................................................

C. SCIENCE

 
 

General Science ..........................................................................................

 

 

General Mathematics ................................................................................

Algebra

 

 

D. MATHEMATICS

 

Arithmetic
Plane Geometry

 

 

 

Solid Geometry
Trigonometry

 

Advanced General

General Language
Latin

Mathematics .......

 

E. FOREIGN LANGUAGE

 

 

French

 

Spanish

 

German

 

F. HEALTH-PHYSICAL-SAFETY EDUCATION

Health Education
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G. FINE ARTS ' Autom
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General Mus1c 175 Radio
Instrumental Music ....... 175
General Art 176
Music Appreciation 176
Art Appreciation ........... 176 Distrih
Advanced Theory of Music ........ 176 Divers

 

Ceramics—Modeling—Sculpture . _ 176

   

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General Shop .............................................................................................. 177
Woodworking 177
Metalworking ........... 177
Mechanical Drawing ............................................................................... 177
Electrical Work .. _________ 178
Automotive Shop ........ 178
Printing 178
I. BUSINESS EDUCATION
General Business .. __________ . 173
Typewriting 178
Economic Geography 179
Business Arithmetic _____ 179
Accounting 180
Shorthand 181
Salesmanship 182
Commercial Law 182
Business English 183
Business Spelling 183
Consumer Education ...... 184
Secretarial Office Practice 184
Business Economics .............. .. 184
J. VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE
Soils 185
Field Crops 185
Farm Animals 185
Horticulture .. 185
Farm Management 185
Farm Shop .......... 186
K. VOCATIONAL HOME ECONOMICS
Foods 36
Clothing 186
Housing 187
Home Management 187
Family and Social Relations 188
Health and Home Nursing 188
Child Development 183
L. TRADES AND INDUSTRIES

Industrial Electricit

Machine Sh y 189

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

     
   
  
  

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‘ Automobile Mechanics 189
Page Sheet Metalwork . 189
----- 175 Radio . .
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176 M. OTHER SUBJECTS
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PART I
STATE TEXTBOOK COMMISSION

HON. BOSWELL B. HODGKIN, Superintendent of Public

Instruction, Secretary ............................. Frankfort
P. H. HOPKINS, Superintendent Somerset Independent

District .......................................... Somerset
FRED MAYNARD, Superintendent Greenup County ...... Greenup

HEMAN H. McGUIRE, Superintendent Carter County ..... Grayson

WILLIAM G. CONKWRIGHT, Superintendent Clark
County ........................................ Winchester

RICHARD. VAN HOOSE, Assistant Superintendent of
Jefferson County .................................

Louisville
C. L. TIMBERLAKE, President of West Kentucky
Vocational Training School ......................... Paducah
JAMES L. COBB, Principal of Newport High School ...... Newport
MARSHALL E. HEARIN, Superintendent of Leitchfield
Schools ......................................... Leitchfield

DR. D. THOMAS FERRELL

, Professor of Education,
Eastern Kentucky State

College ................... Richmond
DR. WILLIAM G. NASH, Dean, Murray State College ..... Murray
MISS MARTHA V. SHIPMAN, Teacher,

Kentucky Training School

University of
......................... Lexington
MISS MARY LEE TRAVELSTEAD, Principal of

................................ Franklin

Elementary Schools

    

 

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Adair
Allen
Anderson
Ballard
Barren
Bath
Bell
Boone
Bourbon
Boyd
Boyle
Bracken
Breathitt
Breckinri‘
Bullitt
Butler
Caldwell
Galloway
Campbell
Carlisle
Carroll
Carter
Casey
Christian
Clark
Clay
Clinton
Crittende
Cumberl:
Dayiess
Edmonso
Elliott
Estill
Fayette
Fleming
Floyd
Franan
Fulton
Gallatin
Garrard

 COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS
1950-1955 BASAL ADOPTION

District Address .. Kentucky District Address - Kentucky
Adair Columbia Grant Williamstown
Allen Scottsville Graves Mayfield
Anderson Lawrenceburg Grayson Leitchfield
'fort Ballard Wicliffe Green Greensburg
‘ Barren Glasgow Greenup Greenup
Bath Owingsville Hancock Hawesville
erset Bell Pineville Hardin Elizabethtown
Boone Burlington Harlan Harlan
111113 Bourbon Paris Harrison Cynthiana
rson Boyd Catlettsburg Hart Munfordville
Boyle Danville Henderson Henderson
Bracken Brooksville Henry New Castle
ster Breathitt Jackson Hickman Clinton
Breckinridge Hardinsburg Hopkins Madisonville
. Bullitt Shepherdsville Jackson McKee
’1119 Butler Morgantown Jefferson Louisville
‘ Caldwell Princeton Jessamine Nicholasville
cah Calloway Murray Johnson Paintsville
Campbell Alexandria Kenton Independence
)Ol‘t Carlisle Bardwell Knott Hindman
Carroll ' Carrollton Knox Barbourville
eld Carter Grayson Larue Hodgenville
’ Casey Liberty Laurel London
. Christian Hopkinsville Lawrence Louisa
)nd Clark Winchester Lee Beattyville
Clay Manchester Leslie Hyden

ray Clinton Albany Letcher Whitesburg '
Crittenden Marion Lewis Vanceburg
ton Cumberland Burkesville Lincoln Stanford
’ Dav1ess Owensboro Livingston Smithland
Edmonson Brownsville Logan Russellville
lin Elliott Sandy Hook Lyon Eddyville
Estill Irvine Madison Richmond
Fayette Lexington Magoffin Salyersville
F 191111118 Flemingsburg Marion Lebanon
Floyd _ Prestonsburg Marshall Benton
Franklin Frankfort Martin Inez
Fulton Hickman Mason Maysville
Gallatm Warsaw McCracken Paducah
Garrard Lancaster McCreary Whitley City

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Montgomery
Morgan
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Nelson
Nicholas
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Owen
Owsley
Pendleton
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Calhoun
Brandenburg
Frenchburg
Harrodsburg
Edmonton
Tompkinsville
Mt. Sterling
West Liberty
Greenville
Bardstown
Carlisle
Hartford

La Grange
Owenton
Booneville
Falmouth
Hazard
Pikeville
Stanton
Somerset

District
Robertson
Rockcastle
Rowan
Russell
Scott
Shelby
Simpson
Spencer
Taylor
Todd
Trigg
Trimble
Union
Warren
Washington
Wayne
Webster
Whitley
Wolfe
Woodford

Address _ Kentucky
Mt. Olivet

Mt. Vernon
Morehead
Jamestown
Georgetown
Shelbyville
Franklin
Taylorsville
Campbellsville
Elkton

Cadiz

Bedford
Morganfield
Bowling Green
Springfield
Monticello
Dixon
Williamsburg
Campton
Versailles

  

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Anchora
Artemus
Augusta
BardstOV
Benton
Berea
Burgin
Campbe

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BASAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS
1950-1955 ADOPTION

DISTRICT ADDRESS
Albany Albany, KY~
Anchorage Anchorage, Ky.
Artemus Artemus, Ky.
Augusta Augusta, Ky.
Bardstown Bardstown, Ky.
Benton Benton, Ky.
Berea Berea, Ky.
Burgin Burgin, Ky.
Campbellsville

Campbellsville, Ky.
Carlisle Carlisle, Ky.
Cave City Cave City, Ky.
Clay Clay, Ky.
Cloverport Cloverport, Ky.
Cold Spring Cold Spring, Ky.
Columbia Columbia, Ky.

East Bernstadt

East Bernstadt, Ky.

Eminence Eminence, Ky.
Fairview Ashland, Ky.
Falmouth Falmouth, Ky.
Ferguson Luretha, Ky.
Glasgow Glasgow, Ky.
Greensburg Greensburg, Ky.
Greenup Greenup, Ky.
Horse Cave Horse Cave, Ky.
Lancaster Lancaster, Ky.

Lebanon Junction

Lebanon Junction, Ky.

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DISTRICT ADDRESS
Leitchfield Leitchfield, Ky.
Liberty Liberty, Ky.
Livermore Livermore, Ky.
London London, Ky.
Lone Jack Four Mile, Ky.
Lynch Lynch, Ky.
Midway Midway, Ky.
Monticello Monticello, Ky.
Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon, Ky.
Pembroke Pembroke, Ky.
Raceland Raceland, Ky.
Ravenna Ravenna, Ky.
Science Hill Science Hill, Ky.
Sebree Sebree, Ky.
Sharpsburg Sharpsburg, Ky.
Silver Grove Silver Grove, Ky.
Southgate Southgate, Ky.

South Portsmouth
South Portsmouth, Ky.

Springfield Springfield, Ky.
Stanford Stanford, Ky.
Stearns Stearns, Ky.
Trenton Trenton, Ky.
Uniontown Uniontown, Ky.
Vanceburg Vanceburg, Ky.
Van Lear Van Lear, Ky.
Walton-Verona Walton, Ky.
West Point West Point, Ky.

Williamstown Williamstown, Ky.

 

  

 

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INDEPENDENT SOHOOL DISTRICTS ELIGIBLE TO
ADOPT TEXTBOOKS FROM THE APPROVED
MULTIPLE LIST—1950-1955

District Address _ Kentucky
Ashland Ashland
Barbourville Barbourville
Beechwood

Ft. Mitchell, Covington
Bellevue Bellevue
Bowling Green Bowling Green
Carrollton Carrollton
Catlettsburg Catlettsburg
Central City Central City
Corbin Corbin
Covington Covington
Cynthiana Cynthiana
Danville Danville
Dawson Springs Dawson Springs
Dayton Dayton
Earlington Earlington
Elizabethtown Elizabethtown
Erlanger-Elsmere Erlanger
Ft. Thomas Ft. Thomas
Frankfort Frankfort
Fulton Fulton
Georgetown Georgetown
Greenville Greenville
Harlan Harlan
Harrodsburg Harrodsburg
Hazard Hazard
Henderson Henderson
Hickman Hickman
Hopkinsville Hopkinsville
Irvine Irvine
Jackson Jackson
Jenkins Jenkins

District
Lebanon
Lexington
Louisville
Ludlow
Madisonville
Marion
Mayfield
Maysville
Middlesboro
Mt. Sterling
Murray
Newport
Owensboro
Paducah
Paintsville
Paris
Pikeville
Pineville
Prestonsburg
Princeton
Providence
Richmond
Russell
Russellville
Scottsville
Shelbyville
Somerset
Versailles
Williamsburg
Winchester

Address _ Kentucky

Lebanon
Lexington
Louisville

Ludlow
Madisonville
Marion

Mayfield

Maysville
Middlesboro
Mt. Sterling

Murray
Newport
Owensboro
Paducah
Paintsville
Paris
Pikeville
Pineville
Prestonsburg
Princeton
Providence
Richmond
Russell
Russellville
Scottsville
Shelbyville
Somerset
Versailles
Williamsburg
Winchester

    

  

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TEXTBOOK PUBLISHERS

 

Allyn and Bacon .......................... 2231 South Park Way ............ Chicago 16, 111.
American Book Company ________ 300 Pike Street ............... Cincinnati 2, Ohio
Beckley-Cardy Company ........ 1632 Indiana Avenue ............ Chicago 16, I11.
Charles A. Bennett Co., Inc. _...237 North Monroe ........................ Peoria, Ill.
W. S. Benson & Company ........ 109 East Fifth Street ..... ....Austin, Texas
C. C. Birchard & Company ""285 Columbus Avenue ............ Boston, Mass.
The Bobbs-Merrill C0,, Inc. ______ 730 North Meridian St.....Indianapolis, Ind.
The Columbia Press, Inc. __________ 102 E. Kirkwood Ave ....... Bloomington, Ind.
The Economy Company ____________ P. O. Box 1805 ............ Oklahoma City, Okla.
Follett Publishing Company ,___1255 South Wabash Ave ........... Chicago, Ill. -
Ginn & Company ______________________ 199 East Gay Street ...... Columbus 16, Ohio

Globe Book Company, Inc. ______ 175 Fifth Avenue ........ New York 10, N. Y.
The Gregg Publishing Co. ______ 330 West 42nd Street....New York 18, N. Y.
Harcourt, Brace & Co., Inc. ______ 383 Madison Ave ........... New York 17, N. Y.

Harper & Brothers ...................... 49 East 33rd St ........... New York 16, N. Y.
D. C. Heath & Company __________ 1815 Prairie Avenue ................ Chicago, Ill.
Henry Holt 8; Company, Inc. ____600 West Van Buren St ......... Chicago 7, 111.
Houghton Mifflin Company __,_2 Park Street... ...................... Boston 7, Mass.
Iroquois Publishing Co., Inc. ____333 West Fayette St ........... Syracuse 2, N. Y.
Laidlaw Brothers, Inc. ______________ 328 South Jefferson St ........... Chicago 6, I11.
J. B. Lippincott Company _ ““333 West Lake St ................. Chicago 6, In.
Lyons & Carnahan, Inc. __________ 2500 Prairie Avenue .............. Chicago 16, Ill.
The Macmillan Company ________ 60 Fifth Avenue .............. New York 11, N. Y.

McGraw-I-Iill Book C0,, Inc. 330 West 42nd St ........... New York 18, N. Y.

Charles E. Merrill Company
(Div. of Wesleyan Univ.

Press, Inc.) ________________________________ 400 South Front St ....... Columbus 15, Ohio
Midwest Book Company __________ 1811 South Pershing Rd ..... Lincoln 2, Neb.
National Publication Company P. 0. BOX 445 .................... Nashville 2, Tenn.
The A. N. Palmer Company ““55 Fifth Avenue ................ New York 3, N. Y.

Prang Company Publishers
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Crayon Co.) ______________________________ Hayes Avenue ...................... Sandusky, Ohio
Prentice—Hall, Inc. ______________________ 70 Fifth Avenue ............ New York 11, N. Y.
Rand McNally 8: Company ______ 536 South Clark St ................. Chicago 5, I11.
ROW, Peterson 8: Company ...... 1911 Ridge Avenue ........... Evanston, Ill.
Benj. H. Sanborn & Company 221 East 20th St ..................... Chicago 16, Ill.
Charles Scribner’s Sons ____________ 600 West Van Buren St ......... Chicago 7, Ill.
Scott, Foresman & Company _...433 East Erie St ................... Chicago 11, 111.
E. C. Seale & Company, Inc. ""1031 N. Penn. St.... ..Indianapolis 4, Ind.

Silver Burdett Company __________ 221 East 20th St ..................... Chicago 16, Ill.
The L. W. Singer Co,, Inc. ________ 249 Erie Boulevard, W ....... Syracuse, N. Y.
Turner E. Smith & Company ___,441 West Peachtree St., N. E ..... Atlanta, Ga.

 

South—Western Publishing Co. 634 Broadway .................... Cincinnati 2, Ohio
The Steck Company __________________ 9th & Lavaca ............................ Austin, Texas
Webster Publishing Company 1808 Washington Ave.... .St. Louis 3, Mo.
Wheeler Publishing Company 2831 South Park Way ............ Chicago 16, Ill.
The John C. Winston Co. .......... 1010 Arch Street ........ Philadelphia 7, Penn.
World Book Company ............... 2126 Prairie Avenue ............ Chicago 16, Ill.

The Zaner-Bloser Company ....612 North Park Street....Columbus 8, Ohio
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EXTRACTS FROM STATE TEXTBOOK LAWS

A. Textbook Adoption

1. Basal Adoption School Districts Section 156.320, Kentucky
Revised Statutes:

“The State Textbook Commission shall, not later than

January 1 in any adoption year, adopt a uniform series or

system of basal textbooks for use in the public schools of

the county school districts and for the use of independent B. Tex
school districts. The commission shall cause to be printed
and send the list to the administrative officer of each
school unit of the state. In making the adoption of basal
textbooks, the commission shall designate the subject and
grade for which the adopted book is intended, and not
more than one book shall be adopted for use in any one
subject and grade. The adoption shall be made for a
:3 period of five years which shall be deemed to have begun
i in 1930."

 

2. Multiple Adoption School Districts

“The State Textbook Commission shall, not later than _
January 1 in any adoption year, select and publish a C. Pu
list of 10 books in each subject, taking into account the

needs of the various types of school organizations. One

of the books for each subject and grade so listed shall be

,i the one on the uniform list for county school districts as
provided in KRS 156.320. Not more than two books for

, any subject and grade shall be from the same person. If

less than ten books in any subject and grade of sufficient

merit to warrant their being listed are submitted, the com-

mission may list fewer than ten, but in that event it shall

not list more than one book for the same subject and grade

from the same person. The list, as soon as prepared, shall

be sent to the chief administrative officer of the various D- T
school units of the state.

The Board of Education of each independent school unit
embracing a city of the first, second, third or fourth class

shall, upon the recommendation of its superintendent, and

not later than May 1 of any adoption year, select from the

list one book for each subject and grade to be used as a

basal text in its school system for a period of five yearS,

except that the Board may, upon recommendation of its
superintendent and by a majority vote of the entire Board,

adopt a basal text or the complete series of basal texts

from the uniform list adopted for use in county school

districts as provided in KRS 156.320.

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stitute a change in adoption. Not more than one-half of
the books currently in use shall be changed at any one
adoption period, and such change of books shall be equit-
ably distributed between books currently in use in ele-
mentary schools and books currently in use in high schools.
The adoption periods shall be deemed to have commenced
in 1930.”

B. Textbooks To Be Used in Kentucky Schools
Section 156.320 Kentucky Revised Statutes:

“No textbook shall be used in a public school in Ken-
tucky as a basal textbook unless it has been approved
and adopted by the State Textbook Commission. Any
change of textbook made by the State Textbook Commis-
sion shall not become effective until grades or classes of
the respective school districts of counties or cities have
completed work for which the adopted book then in use
was originally intended. Nothing in this section shall
apply to the supplementary books that are needed from
time to time.” '

C. Purchase of Textbooks
Section 157.100, Kentucky Revised Statutes:

“The Superintendent of Public Instruction, subject to the
approval of the State Board of Education, shall purchase
textbooks from the publishers whose books have been
adopted by the State Textbook Commission and distrib-
ute them without cost to pupils attending grades one to
eight, of the free public schools of the state, in the man—
ner and upon the conditions set out in KRS 157.110 to
157.180.”

D. Textbooks: Distribution; Agents; Retail Prices
Section 156.340 Kentucky Revised Statutes:

“Each board of education may appoint one or more dealers
to act as official retail agents for the sale of books for use
in the school district, or any school unit may purchase and
distribute books to its own patrons. Persons whose books
have been adopted under the provisions of KRS 156.260 to
156.320 shall furnish the books, either through the official
retail agents or through respective boards of education, at
the lowest wholesale price and the lowest exchange price
listed with the Superintendent of Public Instruction, f.o.b.
the publisher’s nearest shipping point. Each official re-
tail agent shall give a reasonable bond if required, to the

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persons who have contracts to furnish adopted texts. All
orders given by the retail agent or board of education
shall be promptly filled. The official retail agent shall
sell the books at not more than fifteen per cent in excess
of the listed wholesale price. Where old books, displaced
by a new adoption, are offered by pupils in exchange for
the corresponding new books, the new books shall be of-
fered at a price not more than fifteen per cent in excess
of the listed exchange price. If any agent violates the
requirements of this section, or fails to give reasonable
bond requested by any person who has a contract to
furnish adopted texts, the board of education that ap-
pointed the agent may, by giving notice prior to May 1 in
any year, revoke the appointment on July 1 of that year.
When an agent’s permit is revoked or terminates, all text-
books as per inventory of the agent must be paid for at
Wholesale price by the person from whom the textbooks

were purchased, if the textbooks are of the lawful adop-
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RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION*

A discussion of practices and procedures designed to assist

district superintendents in handling the various forms and in per-
forming their duties relating to free textbooks follows each regula-
tion of the State Board as set forth in the following paragraphs.

Custodian Bond, Form FT-3, (KRS 157.130 and 157.150). The
superintendents making requisition for the textbooks are “custo-
dians” of the books in their respective jurisdictions. Each custodian
of free textbooks shall execute a bond to the Commonwealth for
the faithful performance of his or her duties in such capacity. The
penal sum of the bond shall be equal to or above the value of the
free textbooks under the charge of the custodian. The bond shall be
executed in triplicate on a form (Form FT—3) prepared by the State
Superintendent of Public Instruction and shall be guaranteed by a
surety company authorized to do business in the Commonwealth.
Bonds must be filed before books are provided. The premium of a
bond shall be paid by the local board of education. This bond shall
be approved first by the local board and signed by the chairman and
secretary. The three copies shall then be sent to the State Board of
Education for its approval. After approval, one copy shall remain
in the permanent files of the State Board of Education, and two
copies shall be returned to the local board. At the expiration of
one year after approval of bond by the local board of education, a
new bond should be executed, a continuation certificate forwarded
to this office, or a receipt for payment of annual premiums, to be
attached to our copy of custodian bond.

Textbook Labels, Forms FT-4W and FT-40, (KRS 157.130 and
157.140). All textbooks shall be permanently labeled as the property
of the Commonwealth.

For economy in administration these forms are duplicated by

the use of a rubber stamp. This label or stamp should appear inside
the front cover of each book. It should bear a serial number in order
that the book can be properly identified. Before textbooks are dis- .
tributed to the schools it is important that the labels be marked to
distinguish the books to be used in the white schools from those to
be used in the colored schools. Proper segregation of the books
returned to the depository can be observed by the use of this mark
on the label. When issued to the pupil, teacher is to inscribe in the
Proper blanks name of child, year issued, and condi