The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-10-01
Temperance Department.

Edited by the Superintendent Of Press
Work. Henderson W. G. +. L.
Report of w. G. r. U. Meeting Sept.
78th. 1896.
est; reading the Scripture and prayer by
essay by Mrs. Andrew Harris, after
which, she presented a copy of resolu-
tons, read and favorably commented on
by Rev. L. NJ. johnson and adopted by
majority present. These resolutions
will soon go in print. They were made
and adopted as an aid to the temperance
cause and to express desire of the W.
Z. T. L. "to do good to all men, espec-
tally to those who are of the household
of faith
Below We give the Act of the General
Assembly in regard to public schools.
We do this to call especial attention of
teachers to it. 1t would be exceedingly
gratifying to US, if private schools would
adopt some special temperance instruc
ton. There is Il temperance catechism
we will be glad to furnish free to any
school OF this town if that school will
teach it. Education is power; and power
is good or bad, according to the Gle
ments OF which it is composed.
AN ACT
TO PROVIDE FOR THE STUDY OF THE Ma
TURE OF ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND MAR
COTICs IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The General Assembly of North Caro-
lima do enact:
Section !. That the nature of alcoholic
drinks and narcotics and special instruc
ton as to their effect upon the human sys-
TEN in connection with the several divis-
giene shall be included in the branches Of
study taught in the common or public
schools in the State of North Carolina. and
shall be studied and taught as thorough ly
and in the same manner as other like re-
Quired branches are in said schools. by the
use of text books in the hands of the pc
pills, and orally in the case Of pupils un-
able 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.
Sec. 2. That the textbooks used for the
instruction to be given in the preceding
section for primary and intermediary
grades shall give at least one fourth of
their space to the consideration of the ma
ture and effect of alcoholic drinks and
narcotics, and the textbooks used in the
higher grades of the public schools shall
give at lcaSC twenty pages 10 CLc cOuSIueI-
alton of this subject.
Sec. 3. That no certificate to teach in the
public schools in this State shall hereafter
| be granted 20 any applicant who has not
passed satisfactory examination in the
study of alcoholic drinks and narcotics.
| and of their effect upon the human system
| in connection with the several divisions
| of the subject of relative physiology and
hygiene.
Sec 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 provisions of this act and any
such officer school director, committee.
| superintendent, or teacher who shall re-
fuse or neglect to comply with the require.
ments of this act, or shall neglect or fail
| to make proper provisions for the instruc.
ton required and in the manner specified
by this act for all pupils in each and every
school under his control and supervision
shall be removed from office, and the va
| cancy filled as in other cases.
Sec. 5. That this act shall be in force
and take effect from and after the frs
day of August, 1891.
In the General Assembly read three
times. and ratified the 9th day of Feb I'll
airy, 1891.
NoTE.-Books meeting the requirements
of the law will he found in the "Author
lied Physiology Series" Nos. and 2; No
| /, Health for Little Ones, Primary; No
2, for intermediate grade.
| IT. ThOmasOn has something new il