The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-20

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lence and danger of this insidious and
terrible disease. It is Q; sort of hidden
menace, like q danger that turks In dark
ness. But so long MS the disease s pr 'eN'ol
llcnt, so long as we do nothing TO stamp
1t out, the germs OF It Will float I'm the
air that NO breathe and no one however
healthy he may be, is immune. For the
sake OF those. who have already co 9Tt
tacted 1t, for the sake Of those who are
liable TO contract it, for the safety8of our our
selves and those who are nearest and
dearest to us, we should take every pre-
caution without regard 10 trouble or
cost to rid this community Of the danger
Gus infection.
Compulsory Education in Mary
land.
The Maryland Board Of Ed ucation Y Ia
prepared a bill for compulsory cducas ion ~;
The bill will be offered at tho next seeg;-
sion Of the General Assembly. I n 1902 ls'
"a compulsory school law was enacted 4c t 81,
but was limited in It's operation to Balt 1;.s
more city and, the county Of Allegheny.
1T is now proposed to mako nal the he, law Law
apply in all parts Of the State. X & !.
The proposed law provides that
parent or guardian having control or
charge OF child or children between
tho ages Of eight and twelve years, In In
I elusive shall be required to send such ,h
child or children to q public, private.
denominational or pasochial school, III
which the common school branches as
contained in the primary grades Of the
course Of study adopted for the public
A schools shall be taught for q period equal
4 to at least 20 per centum Of the days
4 sof school for each school district for the
. scholastic year; provided, that 70 iFpel
: scentum Of school days for the school
4 Sdistrict in which such child or children
! reside shall equal q period for the year
! OF not less than ono hundred days OF
| school attendance, unless such child Or
j, children shall be excused by tho board ''f
4 Of county school commissioners upon Nrl1
II presentation to the poard BY the district as
{ trustees satisfactory evidence showing
i either that the bodily or mental condi--
tionNo the child does not permit Of Of its its
t attendance at school, or or that the child
II is being properly instructed at home. In
case the county superintendent refuses
TO excuse the child, It is prey ided that thu
an appeal from such decision h'lr Sr "a be
= n, taken within ten days to the board Of
the county school commissioners.
! It is argued that compulsory education !
: implies that the Stat must put a$schoo
I within easy reach Of Of every eve. child. Blu
! that does not necessarily follow. as in tn
4 Maryland law5lt Is provided that shoult
3 there be no public or private schoo
Il within two. miles Of any child or chill
Z dren, such child or children shall not b.
J. liable to the provisions Of the act.
Z 1t is also argued that the law woult
! work a hardship in cases where IT j
4 necessary for the clltldrenfto work for t d
: support Of the family. To meet this oh
: lection the proposed Maryland Law pro
Il vides that 'the board Of county schoe
: commissioners, upon Recommendation Q
q the board Of district trustees Of the dis
= trict where such person or persons Tes ESD
y may, in case 70 per centum Of schoe
+ DAYS of said district exceed ono hundre
Is for the year, reduce the number of day
Of attendance TO the. minimum Of one n, hur
l. drcd, when satisfied that the parent
le guardian or other person Of such chill
st or children is In absolute need of tn
II child or children's work; or IN case wher
D such child or children support them
- selves or care for others who may b
- dependent upon their services,
s. In order TO ascertain whether or not u
- the children are at school, It Is PR
'e yided that within ten days from the b'
Nc ginning Of tho school year, the princlp;
!" teacher OF every school shall report to n
a board OF county school commissioners Il
names, ages and residences of all pupi
" In attendance, and also the names Of q
st children between the ages Of eight ar
tie twelve years living within the bonndlqqrri
ne of tho school district who. do not after
n school. AL parents or guardians WI
n fail to send their children to school mu
Of. be notified in writing by the coun
an superintendent or by the. truant office
In case there is such an officer, and
fine will be imposed. until such noti
shall have been given and dlsregarded
for This Is a very conservative law, n
or. While IT viii protect the rights Of !
es. children and prevent parents or gut
=. dams from denying them tho right
ne education, IT Is SO reasonable in It's pl
rse visions ns not TO be offensive in
manner Of Its enforc enforcement or to work
,he hardship upon the poor. Compulsory &C
tie cation Is coming In Virginia, and
ptil might as well begin now to prepare for
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a ans The Dust Nuisance,
the We are Informed that tourists from
not North, temporarily soiourning in Ri
~, '5,ra mond have become SO much DISCUS
the With the dust on tho streets that II