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A table has been prepared by the Book Clerk showing the
number of Text books of each sort, purchased and distributed,
also the amounts paid to publishers. All the book accounts,
up to June 30th, have been paid whether due from the Coun-
ties to the State Board or from the State Board to the publish-
ers and distributing agents. All accounts connected with
Text books have been kept as required by Law and are ready
for inspection at any time.

Statement of Account with Publishers of the Text Books adopted
by the State Board of Education, showing the amount paid
each for books ordered and received during the Financial
School year, ending July 31st, 1866.

Name of Publishers Place. Am't paid each.

John L. Shorey.............. Boston $4,105 44

Taggard & Thompson..... " 177 50

Mason Brothers.............. New York 3,617 96

Harper & Brothers......... " 12,313 46

D. Appleton & Co.......... " 12,016 25

A. S. Barnes& Co.......... " 11,219 16

Ivison & Phinney........... " 1,102 50

Sheldon & Co................ " 68 25

Cunnings & Bailey.......... Baltimore 3,518 63

J. W. Bond & Co............ " 3,080 22

E. H. Butler & Co......... Philadelphia 5,776 75

J. B. Lippincott & Co..... " 1,290 00

Chas. Desilver............... " 416 00

H. Cowperthwaite.......... " 45 00

G. & C. Merriam........... Springfield, Mass. 223 20

Total cost of Books......$58,970 32

Resolution adopted by the Association of School Commissioners.

"Resolved, That the uniform series of Text books has proved
acceptable to teachers and useful to the pupils, and that
the mode of purchasing and distributing books, adopted by
the State Board, has been satisfactory to the County Boards
and economical to parents and guardians."

SCHOOL LIBRARIES,

No effort has yet been made to purchase School Libraries.
The law authorizes the payment of $20, annually out of the
surplus revenue fund to each School District, which sub-
scribes an equal amount. This is a valuable enactment, one
which every friend of popular intelligence will rejoce to see
in practical operation in the 1400, School Districts of the-
State. Then the School system will bear abundant fruit.
Well selected Libraries, are not only disirable adjuncts to
the Schools, but will be valuable to the adult population.
In our strictly rural districts, there are few books within
reach of the laboring classes. No facilities for procuring