The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-08
TEMPERANCE DAY
IN THE SCHOOLS
State Department Of Education
Designates February 10
TO DISTRIBUTE PLACARDS
Superintendent Gunnels Sends Out Cir
cular Letter to the Officers and
Teachers Of the State.
Text of the Law.
TO DISTRIBUTE PLACARDS

Montgomery, January Especial. ITO
the end that the children of Alabama be
taught the evils of intemperance," Friday,
February Is. is set apart by the depart
ment of education of the state as tenn
perance day in the public schools. Tnis
is in compliance with law by Mr.. Peete,
in the lower house of the last extra SEES
sion of the Legislature, passed and ap-
proved August 10, 1909. Placards setting
forth by statistics and notices the evils
of intemperancs shall be distributed to
each of the state schools and changed
from time to time for which the state
will make payment. No set programme
is made out, that being left to the SUD
sidiary school officers.
The state superintendent sends out the
following letter Of instruction:
Montgomery Jauanry Z, 1910.
ITO the School Officials and Teachers OF
Alabama
TN accordance with section 6 of an act
approved August 10, 1909, l hereby select
and set apart Friday, February Is. as tenn
perance day for the publ schools OF
Alabama. This section reaus as followsi
THAT there shall be one day In each
scholastic term of the public schools set
apart to be known as temperance day
when q suitable programme shall be pre-
pared to the end that the children of Ala
bama be taught the evils Of intemper-
anoe.' iATl
mo uniform programme will be pre-
pared but 1t will be \the duty of city ana
town superintendents and the teachers
themselves In the rural districts to pre-
pare for their several schools a suitable
programme for the proper observance OF
this day to the end that the children OF
Alabama may be taught the evils Of in
temperance
"As soon as practicable I shall carry
out the other provisions of this act rela-
tive to furnishing placards. Cordially
yours, HARRY c. GUNNELs.
superintendent Of Education"
The full text Of the law follows.
'sTo educate the children of Alabama
on the evils of intemperance. Be if
enacted by the legislature of Alabama:
81. That it shall be the duty of the
state superintendent of education of the
state OF Alabama to have prepared and
furnished to the teachers in the public
schools placards printed in large type
upon which shall be set forth in attrac-
tive style statistics, epigrams and mot
toes showing tho evils Of intemperance
especially from the use Of Intoxicating
liquors.
'.z. That 1t shah be the duty Of the
said state superintendent of education
to make changes in the matter printed on
the said placards from time to time al
he may deem proper and that he shall at
all times keep the public schools Of Ala
bama provided with sufficient num-
Der of said placards to post one Of them
in every school room OF Alabama
&c. That the expenses Of printing and
expressing the said placards shall be
paid out of the state treasury on an
account made out by the said state SUI
perintendent Of education and approved
by the governor and the auditor shall
draw his warrant for the same.
a. That It shall be the duty Of every
public school teacher in the state to keep
one of the said piacards posted In a con-
spicuous place IN the school room oc-
cupied by such teacher.
SO. That It shall be the duty of the
county superintendent OF education ana
the district trustees to <ssist in the
carrying OUT Of the provisions OF this
act.
''e That there SHAH be one DE- '~ >as~'
scholastic term OF the public SCHOOLS set
apart to be known as Temperance Day
when a suitable programme shall be
prepared to tho end that the children of
Alabama may be taught the evils Of in
temperance"