East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-05

The last session of the legislature
made some radical changes in the
compulsory education act and the tru-
ant act of the public school code, and
parents are urged by the school board
and city superintendent Traver to
familiarize themselves with the pro-
visions of the new law, in order to be
able to cooperate with the school
authorities in strictly enforcing IL.
While it is not the intention of the
school board TO be harsh in the en-
forcement of the law, yet it will be
enforced from the very beginning of
the school year which opens on Mon
day September IS. The city authori-
ties have promised to cooperate with
the school board in enforcing the law.
The portions of the new act to
which particular attention is called
are as follows:
Sec, 3--No child under the age of Il
years shall be employed in any work
or labor of any form, for wages or
other compensation to whomsoever
payable. during the hours when the
public schools of the town, district or
city in which he or she resides, shall
be in session.
Sec. Attendance at school shall
be compulsory upon all children be-
tween the ages of eight and IA years,
an all cities, towns and villages in
the state of oregon, during the whole
/ of the school term in the city, town
| or village In which the child resides,
| and upon children in such city, town
or villages between the ages of II and
! 16 years who are not employed in
some lawful labor.
I Sec. ll-Any person or corporation
who shall employ a minor contrary
/ to the provisions of this act, or who
| shall violate any of the provisions
| thereof. shall be guilty of a misde-
meanor and upon conviction thereof
( shall be fined in sum not less than
! $40 nor more than $25 for the first
offense. nor less than $25 nor more
/ than $50 for the second offense, and
| be imprisoned for not less than 10 noI
more than 80 days for the third and
each succeeding offense.
! Sec. 12-Any parent or guardian
who shall violate any of the pro-
visions of this act or who shall allow
any child under their care or contro
contrary to the provisions of this ac
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor anc
upon conviction thereof shall be fineC
not less than $5 nor more than S25
! 1t is especially desired that all chill
/ dren of school age be present at th'
| opening of school, in order to regis
ter and be assigned to classes so th'
work of classifying and assigning pu
/ pills may not interfere with schoo
work after the term begins.
There will be no grounds for com
plant of poor light, ventilation O.
heating this season, as has heretofore
been found in case of the old build
| lngs used for school purposes. Th'
new buildings are fully and ampl!
equipped with every modern appli
ance and all pupils will be accommo
I dated.
1t is especially desired that parent
do not take children out of school TO
short periods, thus causing them u
get behind in class work as 1t inter
fers with the progress of the child
and the law covers this class of of
fenses
With the hearty cooperation of par
ents the coming school year can b
made the beginning of a new period Il
Pendleton school history, with tn
new buildings and equipment. Tn
board especially desires to see fu
attendance from the very beginnin
Of the term. The law especially say
that all children under the age of 1
must be in school on the beginning O
the term and must continue 1
school and the school authorities wi
insist on the observance of the lay
in all cases.