The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-02-04

This Sald SHpA ~
ring 20 the two sections of the bill ant
point;ng them ont, rs for the chi
dren and this is for the parents
The bills pointed out were respect
ivel, entitled An act relating to chi
drcn Who are now or who may here
aft,r become dependent. neglected oil
delinquent. to define these terms. ano
to pro,idc tor the treatment. control
maintenance. protection, adoption ant
guardianship of the person of such
children. and another entitled Al
Iact TO define contributory dependency
and contwhutor> delinquency and tc
make the same a m~isdemeanor and to
provide for the ~punish"ent of per
~ons guilty thereof.
have heard of no bin on the equal
distribution OF school funds" said
Sapt Mcdonald There has been
uothiuc 81 the sort discussed in the
committee meetings
Speaking further on the juvenile
court law. Supt Mcdonald said, The
whole thina in a word. clothes the
count, court with power over the
child ana The parent. Il is reformatory
NOT punitive The idea is not TO pun
i,h the child I'm fact 1t says right in
the law Tho child under fifteen shall
not bc scut to Jail
.put the parent is subject TO the
criminal lewiston, With the object Of
mabm4 him or her assist in ne re-
form OF the child.
Wl'h the final end in view of secur-
ina q rcorsauization Of the schoo, sys-
50 as to equitably provide for the
rural schools. the committee has Sc
cured the Introduction OF a bill pro
for an educational commission.
This. says Supt. Mcdonald, If en-
acted. will empower the governor to
appoint five pcoplc-thrce educators
and two attorneyS-WhoSc duty it shall
be to investigate the condition of the
in South Dakota and formulate
plans for their bctterment.
These plans are to be presented
the next legislature. The bill
with ii an appropriation of
1000. to pay the necessary incidental
and travelling expenses OF the five
members. also to be used in publishing
md mailing t everyone interested the
and plans Of the commission,
With the end in view of getting infor-
nation and criticisms. which will aid
he commission in their work.
In a word, the 0 Of the $1,000
will be used for publicity purposes.
The members of the commission will
no salary whatsoever"
The state and county superinten-
will be freed of politics. thereby
blowing a reorganization OF the rural
for their benefit. The con
,titution will have to be amended by
flllhlllS Ail' a ohI'i hitNlb'til biiu
county superintendent from he list
If appointiye officers in the constitu-
ion.
Redistricting the schools Of the vari-
counties and the final "centraliZ-
ng of schools. are objects in view
Inder the bill, which is being pushed
a committee of eight appointed by
President Nicholson of the state as
ISOLATION ut Aberdeen.
The members of the committee vino
we're in attendance before the legiS-
ativp committee at Pierre this week
ire f. l.. Cook. president of the nor
nal school at Spearfish; A. II. Bise-
city superintendent at Lead: VI.
VI. Hammer, superintendent at Pierre:
!. NJ. Stevens. attorney at Aberdeen.
md president of the school board
here; c. l.. Lawrence. superintendent
If the Lincoln county schools; c. G..
Anderson. superintendent Of the Ly-
man county schools: J. r. Moriarity,
an attorney at Redtield and A.. A.
superintendent of the Sioux
Falls schools.-Sioux Falls Press.
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