The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-07
COMPULSORY
SCHOOL LAWS
Superintendent OF Public Instruc-
ton of North Carolina Would
Have Such a Provision.
CHILDREN W 8 AND IL
Governor Glenn Working to Sc
cure a Good Class OF Immi-
grants for the State.
CHILDREN BETWEEN 8 AND IL

RALEIGH, N. c., January e,-state
superintendent of Public instruction J.
Y. Joyner, in his recommendations and
report to Governor Glenn and the Gene
raj Assembly. just made public. urges
the enactment OF a compulsory attend
ance law for children eight TO twelve
years of age, to be enforced in counties
of districts when voted for by people
Of the section.
Tha. the General Assembly declare
schools a necessary expense and author
ize county commissioners TO levy special
school tax on recommendation of county
| boards OF educltion, the tax not to lex
coed 10 cents on 500 ~valuatsen. and 80
cents on poll. Also that no county can
receive apportionment from secf/d hun.
bred thousand dollars for Tour months
school until this special tax is levied.
That the assembly make sa'speciai an
nual appropriation OF $1,000 600 to aid and
encourage high school instruction In
nuhIic schools. to bs available only
where equal amounts are raised ~ 'hs
locality applying for aid.
That $40, 900 be appropriated u
for FIVE state district summer schools,
and $4,000 annually for permanent
nlants and proper equipment OF oale
colored normal schools.
That the terms OF office OF county
boards of education be six years, one en-
piring every w years.
Thai the appropriation OF s2oo,ooo an
nuolly for public schools be cont1nueo'
because there is little hope OF getting tous
months schools in many counties "llhoue
1t. -
That counties be required to approprlA.e
at least 5000 annually for hoiulhs County
teachers Institutes.
Other than the above
h4 anneals that there be as few changes
In the present law as possible, the pres
ent being the best law, in his opinion,
the State ever rad.
Governor Glenn, officials of the Eastern
Carolina Truck Development
OF Wilmington, n Secretary T. *, Bru-
ner. OF tho North Carolina Department. OF
Agriculture, were in conference Saturday
with reference to cooperation In the work
OF securing desirable immigration. They
went over the section OF the Governors
message to the Legislature with refer
ence to the immigration question. and
discussed it with the result that they
will work together In pressing this mat
ter on the legislators.
Applications for four pardons have been
turned down by Governor Glenn. They
were Elliot Frady, serving ten years from
Swain county for attempted criminal as
sault; Will Long. serving two years from
Brunswick for larceny; Will Press, serv-
ing one year from Forsyth for assault
with deadly weapon; William Rhode,
serving five years from Columbus for
manslaughter.
There was a large attendance on the
annual session Of the North Carolina Sec
ton OF the American Chemical Society
yesterday There was a program of spe-
cial technical interest. followed by a big
dinner. The officers of the association are
Charles Herty, Chapel Fill. president:
Charles Walker, West Raleigh, vice-pres-
ident: G. NJ. McNider, Raleigh, secretary
treasurer: A. s. Wheeler, Chapel Hln.
and ". Fl. Pegram. Durham, reporters:
A. S. Wheeler. Chapel Hill, councillor In
the American Chemical Society.