, 1874-01-26
COMPULSORY EDUCATION,
Letter from the Author Of
the Bill.
,ufs Reply to an Editorial In the
Chicago Times
lows Of Other Correspondents.

iawo If 0+hor corroerordon+o
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s,otter from s1,c szon. II. ". snow.
Hcprc.cntnttyc from, the T.vcnty-
seventh District, nnd Chairman, of
tho Ia"uso Committee on Education.
10 tho Editor ef 7hs Chicago tribune: ..
SIR: respectfully ask the use OF your col
umna to reply TO MI editorial III tlo 1t1aes OF tho
@2a lhst., ehtttlod EXIT FREQ schoolS' Iho
"ritor .of tho article alluded to. among other
mlsatatoments, Says:
It creates By force Of ssane new crmc, to-wls:
erf,nn 70 ~ IT, o ~ " W
their own Children, nnd provides for tue punBlmctltt
oy .cavy Eles =. not 1nptlsnnen1. @ o. pn5cn.s wno
guardians over taeir owl, ofsprinr. py profcrrinR
different kind and lnoo of education from that whoi,
M n n It. aeeares e,
be sent 10 sehoo at loaHt co uolts III tic rear of
~ Whe4 s1x wseks ssaii 10 consecutive" al defines
ed to thon. at school as co,.stang ia .rcading,
writing, English grammar. geography, and nrlh-
mctie''
THIS IS TISSUE OF rA1sEnoops
from beginning to cnd. It ia wilful, malicious,
n,,t1 flolhcrnta stntcmnnt of what the lilt known
no ,,,o :. comnn1.nr, T;1ncotiou" ri11 ,Iooa ,,ot
so F' ~N~' 0'
cont".n' !hs.eao u "las ~ uoes coh1H'"'
ronts to bo tho educational guardians Of their
own children, It substautio!ly 1oclarcs 1t to DO
s.,.e,a ~. .,..s ,at ~ T.: LII :, o,1,,..4,ova1
ei4no Aot s.io'' Nv " w '"o.t u'u.11on".
gnardlahs;" Tor. IT they ncgloct to OCT tho part
Of guardians to their Children by refusing then.
their rights {nnt1 Children hayo rights which
oson ."oti p"1eusa nt1 uouna ~ aespee,,. sn'S
senoef 1hemsoiVos ilaplo 10 corea'n Peil"'lles.
Under our present laws parent or guardian,
who wilfulIy EXPOSES his child to tho i,lclemcnoy
caro for % t;n whorohv to ii1' ch;l5 IL ;rinrna ~
eu'o 1of uin,' "h"ieoy 1no e'4l'o 10 4h!"toa LII
Acalth or limb, is lablo TO heavy tines anu long
imprisonment. Certainly ho who refusos al
write ~ ~
"N''e .,, .....
1sfLlc1S eAEA7Eh ls.u"x UPON III"
thah IL he merely heglectctl hlm to tile oxteht
Of luis suffering from frost-bto or all Injury
to his limb. 4 few weeks Of caro- will restore
H.. n.t ..s - ,,..,,..., 1:.,.,, ~. 1,o,, 80.
,nc 'un ,'ee VI y o,ohe" lno ot nea' 4ios.' ,.
blto. pefhapa; bnt Ho VINO "lltnhy or neen-
apco, all,t lonica lin all opportunity OF earning
m cusv livelihood, uItlor' becoming good citi-
ECU. intligts uuon tic child an injury tiu1e ceu
mover hcal, and entails upon him u lilo Of ig-
uor.lce, stupidity, ay,d disgrace.
TIe,1 why should not h,1c neglect be punish
ed? WHY punish tho lcssor ofie,,so, aud not tic
rreatcr Does not tLo welfare OF tho State.
a,,d tho rcrpotuity Of hor institutions. depend
upon tic iufelige,.ce of llcr citizens?
Again: tho Times Hays that thu bill declares
that tho eI,;tdrcn ulnlf ne sent to school"
THIS IL SIMPLY uN1nus.
It carcfully provides Tint they nay bo taunlt
the rutnicitnry branches at school. homo. or
else,rhere. Under its provisions, n parent or
guardian can send cl,iIl to public or private,
Catholic or Protestant school, outside OF insilo
of tho State, or lave him taugnt at homo or
eise,uhere in fact anywhere 10 that he is ta,ght
tic elementary branches.
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