, 1876-02-23

vaccination in a way suited to afford any use
TO the public. From these reasons, then, the
control to be exercised under S 2 of the Ordi-
nance, would be difficult indeed.
5th Crownmember (Jars): What is to be
understood as a school. ...... tVaHe7n0es :
According to regulations for Denmark every
collection of children for instruction when
numbering 6 children is considered a school)
1--we can not speak of the law in Den
mark, but here for these Islands be was not
aware that any law has fixed the number OF
children that is to constitute a school.
End Orownmember W~Ilemoes) The enact
ment in 2 would require, if to be carried out
at all, q much ~strioter control than the School
Commissions are at present able to exercise.
When parties intend opening a private school,
aome ask for permission, others do not, and if
told to seek permission, they refuse so that
the Commissions have no control now.
1st Member for Frederiksted (SarauUJ
could not consider it a school when only such
children are admitted who are not IN the age
they are bound to attend publio-schools. In
Frederiksted it has always been the custom
when a school for children in the school,bound
age is to be established, to petition the Govern
ment for permission, and the School Commission
receives Information when the petition is
granted.
End Crownmember Wa7enoes We have
the same rule here in Christiansted, hut it is
not kept and therefore the first question would
be TO give the School Commission here power
to compel parties to seek the permission.
The Chairman after the turn the discussion
on s 2 had taken, should place under discussion
also { 8 with amendments, together wi b s 2,
and in connection Herewith he would also
allow the amendments sub No. 90 Il 81 on the
Voting List to come under consideration but
not to the vote.
2nd Crownmember WiUemoes held the
belief that I 3 could not be carried through
here in St. Croix before a school law enforcing
compulsory school attendance he brought into
effect. Now compulsory attendance cannot be
enforced, because we have no room for the
children the public school apartments now
could not contain half the number of children
bound to attend school and year after year
the School Commission has 10 report to the
Government that about 800 children or more
are without schooling. When, then, by S 3 the
Commission is charged with the inspection and
control with children who ~"rreceive instruction
in their homes, the question arises whether
such control Is to be exercised in regard to all
those children who attend schools not permitted
by the Presidency, whether such children are
10 be considered as being instructed at home,
or as not receiving any instruction. In illus
al4O AO WNuAA Ni0t VIVA III W.
about 800 children without instruction, there
might be perhaps 80 who receive instruo-
ton in suoh private schools. 1t is ne
6essary. anyhow, to have a decision how the
Commission 10 to act, and as he had supposed
that it would be difficult to give a positive
reply to the questions arising, he had decided
TO propose the amendment No. 81, TO the
effect that I 3 does not come into effect in
ST. Croix before compulsory chool-attendanc
has been carried out here under o new School
Ordinance.
End Member for Frederiksted Faber) fully
agreed with the last speaker. We have for
several years been promised a new Ordinance
on school matters we have been told that
financial considerations have prevented the
matter being carried out, and we are still
without any knowledge when we will see it
brought forward and carried into effect, SO
that the Vaccination Ordinance may perhaps
come into force long before the new school
ordinance is ready. Therefore he agreed that
consideration should be taken to that, and would
recommend the amendment from the End Grown
member.
2nd Crownmember WUemoes If the
amendment sub No. 30 from the honorable
Chairman be adopted, the one sub No. 81
would become suporfuous. If it be left to
the Government to decide when the Ordinance
is to come into force, all consideration will be
taken to the several circumstances In conneo.
ton with the whole matter. In that event he
would be willing to Withdraw his amendment