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

RALEIGH. y. c.. January s.-StaSe
Superintendent of Public Instruction }.
y. Joyner. IN his recommendations and
report TO Governor Glenn and the Gene
raj Assembly. just made public. urges
the enactment OF q compulsory attend
ance law for children eight 70 twelve
years Of axe. to be enforced in counties
o. districts when voted for by people
OF the section
That the General Assembly declare
schools a necessary expense and author
ize county commissioners 20 levy special
schQcl tax on recornnlendatlon OF county
boards OF edur=ltion, the tax not TO eN-
coed 10 cents on 500 valuatnn. aSnd 80
cents on poll. Also that no county can
receive apportlonment from secsFd hun
bred thousand dollars for four months
school until this special tax is levied.
That the assembly make q special an
rual appropriation OF 800 600 20 aid and
encourage high school instruction in
public schools. 10 be available only
where equal amounts are raised m the
locality applying for aid
That $4,000 be appropriated annua!'y
for i've state district summer schools,
and COO annually for permanent
riauts and proper equipment az state
colored normal schools
That the terms % Office of county
boards ~ educat ion be six years. one eA-
piring every TWO years.
That the appropriation OF 100000 an
nuaVv Tor public schools be continued
hocause there Sc little hope OF getting touf
months schools IN many counties WITHOUT
H.
THAT counties be required 10 appropriate
at least 5000 annually for holding county
teachers Institutes.
Other than the above recommendations.
he appeals that there be as few changes
IN the present law as possible. the pres
an. being the best law. IN his opinion,
the state ever had
Governor Glenn. officials of the Eastern
Carolina Truck Deve. opment Company.
81 Wilmington. and Secretary r.. *. Bru-
ner. OF the North Carolina Department of
Agriculture. we're in conference Saturday
with reference 10 co-opera ton I'm the work
or securing desirable immigration. They
went over the section Of the Governor
message 10 the Legislature with refer
ence 20 tho immigration question. and
discussed IL with the result thar they
will work together !n pressing this mat
ter on the legislators
Applications for -FOUR pardons have been
turned down bv Governor Glenn. They
were Elliot Frady. serving ten years from
Swain county for attempted criminal as
sault; VIII 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 q large attendance on the
annual session ~ the North Carolina Sec
tion ~ the American Chemical Society
yesterday There was program OF spe-
clal technical interest. followed hv a big
dinner. The officers OF the association ara
Charles Hertv. chapel TTiu president.
Charles Walker West Raleigh. vice-pres-
ident. Q. NJ McNider Raleigh. secretary
treasurer. A. : Wheeler. Chapel HW
and W. IT. Fegram Durham. reporters
A s Wheeler. Chapel Hll. councillor IN
the American Chemical Society