Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-11

because it hurts kitty and similar
good things.
1 give letter from the secretary
of the Illinois Humane society:
George Gilman, Rock Island, Ill
Dear Mr.. Gilman: In looking over
one of your local papers l find a very
interesting paper read by you before
the w. c. T. L. at Moline. In speak
ing of humane education and A
states who have adopted the humane
education law. you are quoted in the
paper as saying. Il am sorry to say
that Illinois is not included in the
IA states but l hope it will soon De
on that list" Illinois is included in
the l 4 states and has the most mod
ern humane education law on its
statute books.
l send you, under separate cover,
copy of our paper. the Humane Adj
vocate, containing this law. l also
wish to say that Illinois is advancing
rapidly in the line of humane edu-
cation and a great deal of work is
done in its schools in the different
sections of the state.
! am very glad to see that so much
publicity is being given to humane
work in Rock Island and believe that
you aret doing a great deal of good
there and that you are just the man
that Rock Island needed. The sue
cess of a local society. of course, de-
ponds on the people living in the To-
cality and the public conscience of
a locality should be aroused quite
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THE ILLINOIS HUMANE SOCIETY,
BY George A. H. Scott, Secretary.
Copy of the Illinois Act.
An act to provide for moral and
humane education in the public
schools and to prohibit certain prac-
tees inimical thereto:
Section BE it enacted by the
people of the state of Illinois repre-
sented in the general assembly: That
it shall be the duty of every teacher
of a public school in this state to
teach TO the pupils thereof. honesty,
kindness, justice and moral courage
for the purpose of lessening crime
and raising the standard of good
citizenship.
Section Fin every public school
half hour of each week during the
whole of each term of school shall
be devoted to teaching the pupils
thereof kindness and justice to and
humane treatment and protection of
birds and animals, and the import
ant part they fulfill in the economy
of nature. 1t shall be optional with
each teacher whether it shall be a
consecutive half hour or a few min
utes daily, or whether such teaching
shall be through humane reading,
daily incidents, stories, personal ex-
ample or in connection with nature
study.
Section 3-No experiment upon
any living creature for the purpose
of demonstrating in any study shall
be made in any public school of this
state. No animal provided by, nor
killed in the presence of any pupil
of public school. shall be used for
dissection in such school. and in no
case shall dogs or cats be killed for
such purpose. Dissection of dead an
finals, or any parts thereof, shall be
confined to the class room and shall |
not be practiced in the presence of |
any pupil not engaged IN the study 1
to be illustrated thereby.
Penalty for Violation.
Section 4-The superintendent of /
public instruction of this state and 1
the committee in charge of prepar-
ing the program for each annual /
of the Illinois State Teach /
ers' association shall include once |
each year moral and human educa-
ton in the program of the teachers |
institute which is held under his or
her supervision.
Section 5-The principal or teach
er of each public school shall state /
briefly in each of his or her monthly |
reports whether the provisions of /
this act have been complied with in /
the school under his or her control. !
No teacher who knowingly violates /
anV nrOyiGi0n Of Soctions nr 2 of