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MONTAGUE reported to the Board that elementary reading, spelling and writing textbooks are up for their six year adoption along with all the high school science texts other than physics. “This is the first time we will be operating separately from Warren in adoption. What procedure do we want to follow in the selection?” asked Montague.
Arthlinda Quaintance suggested that the teachers using the texts weed down the alternatives from the state lists to three of four for the Board to look at. “The only thing we have to be careful with is science—physiology and biology,” noted Mrs. Quaintance.
“I’m particularly concerned with elementary reading,” said Beverly Massie and stated her opposition to any reading book series that included slang expressions. “When we’re trying to teach children correct English, I don’t think it’s appropriate to use school books that include slang.”
Montague agreed and suggested that the teachers who review the texts make note of the ones that use “slang and vulgarisms” for the Board’s information. The Board may have no option but to choose the series with the least amount of slang but if this turned out to be the case, Montague felt that the Board should register a formal protest with the State Board of Education.
“I have a feeling we won’t find as much as we did six years ago,” commented Mrs. Quaintance. “I think the pendulum has swung back.”
THE Board also authorized a
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