Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-09-26
Fla New Educational Law in Can
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iuc new educational law In Cnn,..r,.,..,,
passed a. The last session of the / ...i.-,-
lure. and Just published Ia full in la. II,r+-
i"rd papers. i calculated q sir th. n.o.,f.
"i mat state 70 realizing >cu>roi. tl.,.Ir
f'>I'on>i1.iliir, towards their. voun. anl
towards The community generally. A.,
tt-lA Win. the first section of the Law
makes the duty Of training and educa,i',,,
compulsory-thc phra>rology being al, f.,..
lows "AI parents and those who hay.
ihe care ~ children. shall bring them ,n
in hottest and lawful calling or emplo,-
meat and shall instruct them ar c,u-,.
lAeul 10 be instructed in reading. writiu,.
L"-!lsh Grammar. geography and arith-
%. 'ie- anu every parent guardian or
"lAer person having control and cbarg.. ~
any child between the a.e~ of ,i.rlt ,,,.i
fourteen year.. shall cause such childt,
? tend some public or private dav school Al
itASt tAree months ia each year. TX wees.
81 least 81 which attendance shall he ra,,-
setdNNt' nr 70 be Instructed al home. y
least Three months IN each year IN "a.
branches OF education required "a ~
tau-ht IN the public school. unless H..
PAt seal or mental condition OF the chilli !.
-uch a. 10 render such Attendance inev-
pruleht or lmpra"ticable" The penalties
u'Hiel py The fourth and seventh .ectinp.
% the law. for dIsoDedience to the.. re-.
falIement,. are sufficiently sharp. 4 fine
u H'e Ho!iaFs per week j. imposed upon
parents or guardians who ues,lr.t ar ,..-
idse ID obey. up 10 the limit of tbir,,...,,
weeks I'm one Year-SO thar the parenr, ar
guardian OF every Connecticut child VIII
Is rot sent 10 school for a twelyenn,,rb
must pay SO. pen atty formidable euo,tpl
10 insure strict compliance with the Law
"hiie NE select men Of the dfiereut toyvns
az 'le state are also empowered to adnou-
IN tue careless or recu>ant Of their dutv
uhu the law, and, IN ease of continued
negligence. TO remove such children a. may
nave become rude. stubborn ar uurpl,-..
from under their care. and to hind tb.r,
out 70 individuals or to charitable inStitu-
lions unill they attain the age of majority
oihpulsory education is. therefore. the
law Of Connecticut, and if the requirement
% ehIorced' a II probably will be- that
oIa'e Will more than ever before, deserve
ne title '-of the land of steady habits -
p" IN all its Young educated and trained "a
Useful work, and with all neglected tar.
ehts ~admonished" or disciplined and fined
L dlthcultto see why Connecticut should
nor become an American Germany iu m
Luat relates TO popular instruction and IN
teisl@ence The new law seems strinoent
almost harsh-but we are not c,.rIai,,
but its Introduction into every State OF H.
Union would prove to be the best proven
1--WE OF the crime and misery which follow
IN the wake of Ignorance and idleness.-
According TO the census of 1860. Connec-
tlcut had about 10000 ilIiterate persons
over The age of ten years out of a popuIa.
tlon OF o3o,i54. Under the census of Is70s
II TINS new law should produce the ex.
pected results, there will be no person
within her borders destitute OF the rudi-
ment of edueation-a eonsumation vbicI,
not Connecticut alone, but every other
State:.in the Union, might usefully labor to
attain.-N, 7. School Journal.