Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 May 1911 — School Books Will Cost More— Larger Sale Commission. [ARTICLE]

School Books Will Cost More— Larger Sale Commission.

New geographies and histories for the public schools of Indiana will cost more than the ones now in use. Eleven publishing companies submitted .bids to the state board of education Thursday ranging from 75 cents to 91.05 for geographies and from 65 cents to 75 cents for histories. The board set May 15 as the date for awarding the contracts and the bidders were asked to submit briefs outlining the merits of their books. The increased prices are explained by, the law, which requires school book publishers to pay dealers a commission of 15 per cent. Only a 5 per cent commission was required when the contracts were awarded for the Frye geography and Montgomery histories, which have been in use for many years.