The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-10-11
TEACHING TEMPER ANCE.
A Good North Carolina Law Requiring
instruction in Schools About the
Effects of Alcohol and Narcotics
Upon the Human System.
New Rerne Journal. |

The following law was passed by
the General Assembly of North Caro-
lima, session Of 1891.
flaws of North Carolina, session
of 1897; pages I54, 1855; chapter
1901
can act to provide for the study
OF the nature of alcoholic drinks and
narcotics, and their effect upon the
human system, in the public schools. "
The General Assembly of North
Caaolina do enact:
"SECTION I. That the nature Of
alcoholic drinks and narcotics, and
special instruction as to their effects
upon the human system, in connection
with the several divisions Of the sub
ject of physiology and hygiene, shall be
included in the branches of study
taught in the common or public
schools of the State Of North Carolina,
and shall be studied and taught as
thoroughly and in the same manner
as other like required branches are
in said schools, by the use of the text
books in the hands OF pupils and
orally in case of pupils unable to read,
and shall be taught by all teachers
and studied by all pupils in all schools
in this State supported wholly or in
part by public money.
"SECTION 2. That the text books
used for the instruction to be given in
the preceding section for primary and
intermediate grades shall give at least
one fourth of their space to the con-
sideration of the nature and effect Of
alcoholic drinks and narcotics, and
the text books used in the highest
grades of the public schools shall give
at least twenty pages to the consider
alton of this subject.
"SECTIoN 3. That no certificate to
teach in the public schools in this
State shall hereafter be granted to any
applicant who has not passed a salts
factory examination in the study oil
the nature of alcoholic drinks and
narcotics and their effects upon the
human system, in connection with the
several divisions of the subject of rela
tive physiology and hygiene.
"SECrION 4. That it shall be the
duty of the proper officers in control
Of any school described in the first
section Of this act to enforce the pro
visions of this act, aud any such officer
school director, committee, superin
tendent or teacher who shall refuse OF
neglect to comply with the require
ments Of this act, or shall neglect o.
fail to make proper provisions for tht
instruction required and in the man
ner specified by this act for all pupil:
in each and every school under hi
control and supervision, shall be re
moved from Office and the vacanc,
filled as in other cases.
"SECTION 5. This act shall be il
force and effect from and after tn
first day of August, eighteen hundred
and ninety one.
Ratified the ,7th day ofFebruary
A. d., 1891
We do not know to what exten
} this law has been observed in tn
State, but we fear it has been almos
a dead letter. DIR. Jno. S. Long
Superintendent of Public instruction
) tells us it is observed in this county
We hope school directors and III
people generally will call attention t
! this law and see that it is enforced il
every school. Here is good work 70
: temperance organizations and goo'
t theme for sermons and addresses. |
, is good law, and lies at the ever
basis of the subject.