The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-01-14

| ton Will urge that every parent has
tho right to determine what education
shall be given his own child and that
the state has no right to interiors in
tho AFFAIRS Of tho family. When II
contagious diSOusc invadcS the State
no question Of this kind is raised. but
the state takes measures to stamp
out the disease and asks not for per.
| mission to establish u quarantine
against the spread of the malndy. Tho
two eases are similar. IEuOrunCN IL
tho worst Of diseases and the state
| has tho right to require that the
vhildrcn shall bo brought ny in such
a way a# To mako the best posSihr
| Citizcn". 1t Is also urged that tho
! cost will hN too great. Tho state Is
now spending moro than n million
| dollars on the education Ot it's chill,
dr"n and th" proper position Is that
! Cr"ry child OF school N:r shOuld reap
its share. Nut tho Er"atrat objection
which Ia urged 90 compulsory cdura
| ton IN tho South i& tho rvrr. present
negro. and the f"Hr that il he is Cdu.
! Gated he cannot be controlled. Vhc
fatsaCy OF this argument is patent to
"7sry thoughtful man. Ii is " fact
known and recognized that IN this
state st present. in proportion to th"
POPULATION Ot each. there are II Erra:
many moro negro children than
whites raCrivinE tho education pro
vided. The NNCrN is here 10 #tav. and
! {" elurat" him rightly will Nut teach
N,m his position a"d hN nf benefit to
him anh to us. 70 lravr him without
An rduCntion is hut to mako him y
: tool III the hands OF the dC&irntNr
"H,l ours" ~ S"''N'N. II Is nut SUI
'."s, n"t 10 r'NN''' an" "nli" rh''drHn
' 'n' E'"'' 10 A,''nh IN" common
W. fN,N ,l,,
:, ;,, .''u'N 'o' 'r"' III" negro "hi'"r"h
w, T'', .I.N',' '''' S"'NN "n'ai."S'N
,'' su.,':"' menus 'h'I W" Shooih
;' ~. Nv" "na'o 'n'l"trh gro" up III
'ha'.' "". "l ''"'' '''"' 'nS negro
''', ' ny; W., '"' H.
LAW. ,sh;,h 'ru n,,,t'. 't,,, ,'.' m','"5 ~ V",
s,lv,1 r>,,,,,t;,,, y; 49,, w., "''' ""'' VIZ Wv
sway ann,,, ,'r'', '',"u t ~ 't,, S"'u'''.; W.
NV, ,>var, r,,;,, j., 'I', ~, v,. ',''' ''''''
'''"' :" '''t ,'''I
',,, apu',,! 10" III .'' n'S'hnlhE
'n;o,,.t; ',. 80 NY l" t"t'uh,''
u.''''u.''vS III u' '"'orr''h"hI' ont IN"
''''t 10 .'!' l'' >'",''i'!nS 20 oc u"n''
,,,a;',,>r, ~ r,, |,', r S' ""'''' wh'h ne
nrnt 60 tl,n ,h;,,'rnn ~ .n,o,1 .'~, n,,
,mrn' 10 'H,, , tn''"r"n @; "Sn""' age
"'"' al cav. '"' al "'"' "'s'
.N' '"E nT'nrlNai rounl rlr@ "l Eu-
rn"n.ro ~ III, m nnshnut Nov the r',t wor,G y,l '1u AMI
,h:, ''| wa W.. ""'
'"H'"'Ns CT the States ana I"vr:-
~ va CIV" '""h''!' l''\'
"Nr'pu a"lA' system "l compulsory
H2"'1Noh. IN many ot IN" other states
L IL nr>hE A&liN"" ana urged.
According; 10 tho Census Of 1890 the
lima "vrT twrnty.onr wears of age who
r"uil noitho" road nor write WIS
1860; OF negroes CAS-. In 1900 tilN
Census figures show the percentages Of
Th"s" figures need no comment. Thc
whitcs has drcrr"H%d ,'. in S'"S t"n Years s"% :
Fer cent, tho negroes 1888 per cont.
States OF the United States that have
COMPULSORY education laws and NO.
tween what ages. has boon obtained
from the school laws OF yavious States
ANA Territories. and from letters from
lANlr Narl0nS governors and Suprrin-
trnGrnt# cf education:
l.rnEth OF CumnuiSory Attendance
uiaois--lG weeks, II conarcu. '''''''>
Caltrornia--two thirds term, t.
c;HroI %T@%% &C., r}"*H'nitHH y; >,.i(,' IS t" Ii
tivN.. IN ;t
CnnAcv;icNt--Euu term. 10 1G
idAhu~-lE weeks. s conSccu.
iiyN.. .. =. s to !,
'riiana--1H consecutive weeks s 10 1t
NrNluc&v-~% consecutive weeks to Is
Nassarhuartts--a conSrcUtivc
NrHhs.. =. .. :. .. - TO i
Michigan~1G consecutive weeks to Is
wcc},s, ~. c'.S.:".'E' IS to II