The age-herald., 1901-05-12
Protection of Child Labor to
 Be a Special Work DAUGHTERS OF CONFEDERACY
To Meet In Annual Session ThIs Week In EufauIa-some Gossip of tho Tate Spring
 Season.
BY ANNIE KENDRIck WALKER.

BY ANNIE kENDRICk WALKER.
 Do Alabama women really intend to support all those measures they acted upon at the meeting of the State Fed eration," asked man yesterday who was thoroughly informed in regard to the action taken by the Federation re- lating to educational questions
 Because" he continued, eff the wo- men of the State are really back of these efforts to have the proper legislative &C., ton taken such influence will necessa- rily go a long ways towards accomplish ing these reforms"
 But he was told the steps taken by the Federation at its meeting the past week in Montevallo was by no means an in- itia1 one and that Alabama women had all along been directing all the influence in their power towards affecting proper legislation in regard to several meas ures in which they were interested; and that while they had failed to accom- plish their purpose they were not the least discouraged, but on the other hand were more determined than ever to ad- vocate the enaction of certain laws they DtlttFo IS ueCeSSdTy tO lAo cQuCdliOHdl and moral advancement of the State.
 The most important work recommend ed by the educational committee and in which the Federation is most deeply in- terested was the appeal to the Consti- tutional Convention urging certain ed- ucational clauses in the new constitution for the State of Alabama. But this pe tition embodied practically the same res- olutions introduced at the federation a year ago and which were framed in the bill prepared by the educational com mittee of the Alabama Federation and brought before the Legislature.
 That the effort to have these laws en- acted was futile as far as the last Leg islature was concerned emphasizes very strongly the determination on the part of Alabama women to persist in their advocacy of these just measures and that their early investigation of these educational problems revealed a situa- tion that cannot be changed or im- proved unless proper legislative action is taken
 The clauses advocated by Alabama women to be included in the new consti- tuition are:
 That the constitutional conven-
 tion soon to be assembled in the city
 of Montgomery be earnestly petition
 ed to declare in the organic law of the State, that no person shall be el- igible to the office of State or County Superintendent of Education who is is not possessed of good moral char acter, and who Is not sufficiently qualified to stand the examination re- quired by law of applicants for cer- tihcates as first grade teachers in the public schools of the State
 ?. That the said Constitutional Con- ventioh be petitioned to take such ac- hA to o11n municipalities, counties and school districts within counties to secure To- cal taxation for public schools within such territory.
 8. That the said Constitutional Con- vention be petitioned for such action as will provide for and require the suitable and comfortable school build ings in every school district in the State, whether districts by special acts of the General Assembly or un- der the general school law.
 f. That the said Constitutional Con- vention be petitioned to take such action as will provide for the main tenance of a public school in each school district and neighborhood in the State for at least five months in every year.
 5. That said convention be petition ed to take such action as will require every child in the State between the ages of 8 and IS years to attend upon some school at least three months during each year.
 A significant action of the Federation was in regard to appointing standing committee whose duties would keep them in close touch with the legislators. and who would individually arouse in- terest in behalf of the work undertaken by the Federation. This committee. which will be appointed by the Presi- dent. will include representative women form all parts of the State and who are