The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-25
MINIMUM I E R NJ
OF SIX MO nTHS
One Feature of Recommends
tons of State Supcrin-
tendent Joyner.
Special TO The Times DispatchD


Raleigh. y. c., January 3.-The
work Of formulating the educational
bills that are TO be put through this
session of the General Assembly Is
Just being gotten under way by the
Joint Committee on Education. State
Superintendent of Public instruction
j. Y. Joyner has presented TO the
committee his three bills for the
principal things he is asking for, and
these are 10 be adjusted to the views
of the majority OF the joint com
rnittee and reported TO the General
Assembly with favorable report one
of the things DR.. Joyner is insisting
on il provision of six months minimum
school term. This Is to be attained By
appropriating $3.50, 900. TO be appor-
toned in assuring four months school.
weak counties to have the right TO
leavy as much a Is cent local tax
to this end When all this is done
the State can set aside per cent
general property tax that II Is estlm-
ated will give the six months term
This last distribution TO be used only
for teachers salaries
Dr. Joyner is asking for a com
pulsory attendance law to include
children eight to fourteen years old.
and he is asking that there be uniform
certificates for teachers, putting them
on the basis of any other profession
as being licensed by State board.
Mr.. Joyner left to-day for New York
to attend a meeting of the trustees
OF the Carnegie Foundation for Adj
vancement of Teaching.
There is general rejoicing here that
A and NJ. College and University OF
North Carolina are to again have athletic
relations A baseball game having been
signed 10 be played Thursday, Ma l.
Not since 1905 have there been any
athletic relations between these two
great institutions. There is also strong
likelihood that basket ball and foot ball
between those two institutions will be IN
order. with this base ball agreement as
the opening wedge.
The State Board Of Charities is ask
ing that the State provide an "EpliptIc
village" a 500 GOO receiving building for
Western Hospital, considerable en-
largernent of the Goldsboro hospital for
the insane, certifcation OF institutions
TO care for dependent children. SIX
year terms for prison directors. de-
velopment of the State convict farm
control of county convict camps by the
State. state Board of Parole to supercede
pardon system. and many innovations
looking to sanitation and health OF
prisoners.
The House Committee on Health and
also the Senate Committee on Health
have decided to report favorably the
bill offered in the House by Williams.
of Buncombe for vital statistics IL
requires the appointment of township
registrars 70 record births and deaths,
and requires reports of these TO county
registrars of deeds and the State Board
of Health There are penalties FOR
failure of physicians TO make reports
to registrars and for registrars 20 faii
IL their duties.
House judiciary Committee No.
has voted unanimously TO report fav-
orably the Dillinger bill to require rail-
road companies to accept any GOOD bona
from bonded employees, instead OF eX-
acting that bonds be given in some spec
fled bonding corporations.