The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-12
PASCHAL'S MEASURE
DISCUSSED AT LENGTH
Bill Finally ReCOmmitted fOf
Purpose of Eliminating
Certain Objections


IN the house Yesterday afternoon
The Paschal bill Cor compulsory educa-
tion. was under consideration. The
bill was read at length and then con-
sidered by sections. This bin is sup.
Elementary 70 that portion 0f the CON
stitution which provides for c1mpulsO-
ry education. and IA remarkable thing
about the measure. considering It's un-
usual mportance is the fact that ~
IS quite brief. containing only three
short sections This measure was in-
troauCed December g. among The first
bills Of the session February ~ U
came up Tor discussion and was recon-
mitted with instructons that it be
made 20 conform TO the constitution
Section one provides that an chill.
dren must be sent 70 school for IA term
OF three months or more each year,
from The time they are eight until they
are sixteen years Of age. Harrison on
Hughes desired to make the section
read four Instead Of three months, but
his amendment was lost
ahc section also provided an excep-
tiOn gmons others, Ga ease OF poverty.
Riddle moved tn strike out the word
poverty This precipitated q lively
debate Aaiihy led tho opposition 20
iba propOecd amendment, while Rain
ey Slseen aud ofhefa favored &C. %
was stated by some Of the speakers
TINT poVef, would be used as AN
excuse by parents to work thcir chill
drcn in cotton fields factories and
other places when they should be in
school phe result was that the word
was STRICKEN out
Later branaOn suggested an amend
ment, making certain exceptions Ia
case OF poverty. and made a sound ar
lfumeni ~ favor 81 his suggestion. fl-
| lie anu pntnam stood with him In his
lpropOanl Riddle and others spoke la
deposition To The am apdneni McCaha
cited the constitution as 60 compulsory
schools and stated that under It's pro
visions no eSeeptiOns could be made on
That score The citation PRAYED 10 be
convincing, and On motion OF Ross the
lBranaon amendment was tabled
a motion hy Wilson TO postpone the
Icousidt ration OF the bin ind ahnitely
/ was tabled The same fate was mefed
ioui 90 tho proposal of Hobby "a add an
ieieeggeney section and Durham d
lauiehdment making the act take effect
July T.
Stone proposed new section to the
effect that the provisions Of the bill
shOnld not apply where the school
was held In any building OF two or
more stories unless there was suitable
fire protection His amendment was
also lost.
Section two provides for the furnish
Ing OF lists of children OF eight 10 six
4 teen years of age in all the districts
10 superintendeats OF education and
others The section originally pro
yided that this should be done by di.
rector or secretary Of the school board.
lamp put through an amendment max.
/ ing Il the clerk instead OF fhe director
stating as q reason that the clerk al
ready had a complete list
The bill also provides an excuse for
lnon-attendanca on the grounds of ply.
lsical or mental disability, 10 be deter
lminea by the school board. Casteel
moved 10 amend so that this would be
done by a nhysician but later the
amendment was Withdrawn. it beng
stated that ths board would have to
use q physician in such cases anyway
a message was received from the
senate telling of the passage of GER
tain bills among them being house BIZ
i74 By Murray This is the bin foI
lcarrying into effect the constitutional
lnrovision as 70 the initiative aud refer
lendnm Tho senate had added au
amendment as 70 the distribution OF
the laws Go be acted on by the voters
The bin provided that these laws
should be printed in pamphlet form
land mailed 90 the voters. The sen
late amendment provides that the pam