The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-07-20
SCIENTIFIC
TEMpERANCE.S
State School Commissioner
Sending Out Circulars.
IS A COPY OF THE LAW
As Passed BY the Legislature Last Winter
Other News From tho State Capital
Furnished by Our Corre-
spOndent.
From a staff Correspondent.

From STAFF Correspondent.
Columbus, July1S.-State School Com
missioner Bonebrake has prepared and
Is sending out circular which has to
do with the law passed by the legis-
lature last winter providing for instruc-
ton of scientific temperance in all COM
| mon schools in the state. The law will
be Of general interest, affecting as 1t
does, all communities. The circular.
embodied In which Is the law and a
statement by the school commissioner.
will be placed in the hands of
examiners and institute committees,
and Is as follows:
"The amended scientific instruction
temperance law, passed April 16, 1900,
makes 1t the duty of the state COM
missioner Of common schools to see that
the provisions relating to county
teachers Institutes and examination Of
the teachers are carried out. The law
does not specify the manner in which
the commissioner Is to carry out its
provisions, but 1t does very clearly re-
quire that in all teachers Institutes,
adequate time and attention be given
to instruction in the best methods Of
teaching the nature Of acoholic drinks =
and other narcotics and their effectsV
upon the human system in connection
with the various divisions of philoso-
ply and hygiene Institute committees
and institute instructors, representing
the real organization Of the teachers
Institutes Of the state. will therefore
take due notice of the provisions Of
the law and SO arrange their programs
or daily work as to give a reasonable
and proper allotment Of time and at
fnv 10, tn
tion Of the law provides a penalty for
failure or neglect, which it would be
well to note in this connection. The
amended law also makes scientific
temperance instruction not only dis
tinct branch to be pursued in all schools
supported wholly or in part by the
state, but specifically requires that
teachers be examined in the subjects
and the best methods Of teaching the
same.
Examiners and other school officers
Will note the change in the phraseol-
ogy of the present law by comparing
the amended form with the former
enactments. The great Importance at
tached to the work Of teaching all our
youth to be temperate, sober, indus
trious and intelligent citizens is urged
In justification of the present law. It's
provision should be carried out in the
sympathetic spirit OF liberal know
ledge aid superior methods. A fine Of
$25 is the penalty affixed to the failure
OF school officials or any employees in
and way concerned, to provide for or
give instruction required. Mayors,
justices or the peace and probate
judges have concurrent jurisdiction
with the court of common pleas in the
trial of such cases."
William Horner the Steubenyille
man who was convicted Of killing his
wife, was received at the penitentiary
Wednesday. He was found guilty of
murder in the first degree but a recon-
mendation for mercy by the jury saved
him from the chair. His sentence is fer
life at hard labor without hope of par
don or parole, unless he can prove his
innocence.
Eastern Ohio Is not very numerously
represented at the Maccabee encamp-
ment now being held near Columbus.
The most prominent person present
from this part of the state is Past Com
mander l.. E. Sissler, of Akron.
Recently 1t was given out that Major
Genela Dick would attend the encamp-
ment Of the Eighth regiment, of which
ne was the lieutenant commander dur
Ing the Spanish war, but his assump-
tion of the Craftsmanship of the Repub-
lican central committee will probably
render 1t impossible for him to be on
hand General Dick arrived in CO.
lumbus Tuesday to make ready for the
campaign.
Mrs. J. F. Lacock, Of Cleveland, a
former recident Of Salineville, Is the
guest of her sister. the wife of State
Treasurer l. b. Cameron.
Mrs. Charles Huston, Of Lisbon, has
arrived here to visit her sister, Mrs.
w. T. Cope, wife Of President Cope,
of the Commercial National bank, off
Columbus. The Cope home is on King
avenue.
Charles e. Whitacre, Of Lisbon, and
Miss Nan Stevenson, daughter Of
Samuel Stevenson, of wellsville, who
wer here attending the funeral of their
aunt, Mrs. d. Z. Putnam, late Of this
city, returned to their homes Tuesday.
GEORGE Il. BLAKE.