The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-05-09
Scientific Temperance.

In handing us the following article,
Mrs. E. J. Thompson says:
Mrs. White, the author Of the article
1 send you for publication in your col.
umns, was formerly Dolly Robb, we'll
known and highly appreciated by many
in our community. Her record was we'll
defined as early as our Crusade days"
for zeal, with much knowledge for her
age. She certainly gives promise of
great usefulness, in all good causes, and
as the old Temperance workers" lay
down their weapons, it is inspiring to
see others so we'll qualified, take them
| up.
The following extracts are taken from
a paper read by Mrs. D. r. White,
County Superintendent of Scientific
Temperance, before the recent Hamil.
ton County Convention, on Scientific
Temperance Education"
Science, when applied to temperance,
seems prophetic. Science is only the
truth about things. The truth obtained
| by temperance education is becoming
generally recognized. The truth shall
make you free is sure to be realized by
US as a people and nation II our public
school educators are only loyal to their
great opportunity to share in this grand
least of service to God, truth and human.
ity: A., ,.,, -,
shall have saved the Nation tomorrow
Every generation of man is laborer
| for that which succeeds it. In many Of
the States public sentiment has advanced
80 far that few School Directors now OBJ.
iect to the study. In almost all cases
the pupils are very much interested in
it. 1t is also having good effect upon
the parents, who are pleased that their
children are learning what they them.
| selves never knew.
EVERY member OF the W. @. 7. U.
should feel jealous that our State Should
stand in the the foremost ranks in the
| many departments and branches
of our field of labor, and especially in
scientific temperance education, since
vest, of the grandeur of our nation, the
of our land.
81 can at present see no duty so near
to us as that of the School Board elec.
ton. Let us spare no effort to elect
School Trustees from whose eyes the
scales have fallen and who have the
courage of their convictions, and pru
dence coupled with wisdom. On the
other hand let US not fail to show our
sincere appreciation of the many noble
men who are co.laborers with us, nor
desire to supplant them in Office when
found capable.
81 shall ever feel grateful to my father
for my early education in temperance,
and also for being an advocate of equal
franchise from childhood up. We de.
sire to demonstrate through this depart
ment of our work the superiority of the
indorsed temperance physiologies to the
School Boards of Ohio. The indorsed
physiologies received the highest awards
at the Worlds Columbian Exposition
for Judgment shown in the selection of
matter and the adaptation of the same
to grade, aside from being heartily en-.
dorsed by many eminent educators.
| It was due to the efforts of the w. G. T.
U. that the following law was passed:
"'Ohio Temperance Education Law
| Section l. Be it enacted bv the General
Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the
nature of alcoholic drinks and narcotics,
and their effects on the human system,
in connection with the subjects of phys.
iology and hygiene, shall be included in
the branches to be regularly taught in
the common schools OF this State, and
in all educational institutions supported
wholly or in part by money received
from the State, and it shall be the duty
OF Boards of Education and such educa.
tional institutions to make provision for
such instruction in the schools under
their jurisdiction, and to adopt such
methods as shall adapt the same to the
capacity of the pupils in the various
grades therein but it shall be deemed
sufficient compliance with the require.
ments of this section if provision be
made for such instruction orally only,
and without the use of text books by
"Sec. 2. No certificates shall be grant.
ed to any person, or in any educational
institution supported as aforesaid, who
does not pass satisfactory examination
as to the nature of alcoholic drinks and
narcotics, and their effects Oh the human
system
"Sec. 3. Any Superintendent or Prin-
cipal of, or teacher in, any common
school or educational institution, sup.
ported as aforesaid, who wilfully refuses
or neglects to give the instruction re-
quired by this act, shall be dismissed
from his or her employment
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after the first
day of January, 1884,"