The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-23
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state superintendent Of education
who answered the question. says
there is mo- effort fl Ills state, to
have the ebmntfs6sy bcheol attehd-
,'ddnce law. rebeaiea, tiiua proving that
tofnplulsory eddcatioa laws are d.
ways frameii sos as ssat to work a
Hardship on the ctiiihran or pafbnt
tho alex. tbs poor. IF TOO far away
ftrom Tie sthS6f,. III
More .rsmaskabie il tho ,uni:or4ity
of all the repiies rsceissti from State
superlntehdsnts. or, thsif officccs, who
have answered as follows this ,qdes-
tion which I asked, 4, 4 recent letter:
do you believe education ha,. Made
greater pro Eress in Sohf state Under
| a compulsory. law than before such
Law was bassod!"
Arkansas- while these laws are
| not rigidiy enforced, the effects have
been bensntfaf and school attendafce
has fiicFeesed somewhat"
California Yes. the schools hAve
made much greater progress under
| the c6mpuiaory attendance low than
they did before"
Colorado-"Yes."
Connecticut 1.-The compulsory ed.
[ucatioh law has been tho foundation
lof geiierai pfogress."
IdaIlo-"YGs."
Illinois - Compulsory education
has aided greatly to tho progress. of
general education IL tsaAs coiin46h-
wealth"
I Kansas-"I have no doubt that the
compulsory education law which is in
Ioperatlon in this ata.e ts exceedingly
tbeneflcial." .. q Z ~
/ KentuckyA"We not only believe,
fbut wc know that the2state has made
Igreater educational progress under
tho compulsory law than before such
la law" .fo,.!,
I Maine -''I. am positive that the pro-
Egress Of edicaliani int slaane7 has been
favored by the existence Of a COM
Dulsory education law!,' =:
Maryland -"Tho regularity OF at
lxcndanee has been greatly, increased
as he's also the total enrolment"
Massachusetts, ,-r"The4 compulsory
|eddcatioh INV; has bSsn 50 satisfiaacc-
tory in its operation that 1t is ac- s;:.
lcehted now as being essential to. an
.tbffcctIvc system: Of IabilE instruttiun..,
i Mlchisah.- --"The fifat' Year II pat
Ififty th1usanai children iii school WHO
thad nat been attending before."
j. Minnesota-.Yes."
l..s:.ttHa=-..f S5iisvo cHiiuicaiiofi ms
ttnade Better pr6gress ifl dur auiIir' state .ah-
1aer our state combulEofys education
Than before this aaw was passed.,
1 Nebraska II hailavd .edutation has
ilmade more rapid progress under
lour state compulsory law than befote
such law Swas passed"
:. Nevada" eyed"
i !. New tihnipshireE."l.. think there
can be not doubt that education has
Imade greater progress under q .cotn-
pulsory education law them woaid
otherwise have been rossibfe and cdr.
Itaifily much. greater pragressi thar;
was the cahe before the law was
ipaaaed.Y'e y ..a y.
/. New Jersey-"Y midst certainly be
flete thaa education haas nikde
tsreafer pfogress In this stattee ukaer
aeompulsory education than BEFORE
s|sueh a law nsas' pasbed..
r. New; Mexic6A A"If certafhsy has"
/ New. Ydtk- No other single status
4 has done SO much for the cause, oil
| ieduoatton In this state al Sthe. cofnbHi..
tkory education law now inf operation
there"
i North CafoIina4r II am, sure That
i the attendance of children tstwsen
!fthe ases of 81 ana 1s year,, hi ttise
4 Eatate. these baing thu agesE 10 q which
atheS laA is applicable, viii show in
4aahefease fhfss ysar' of tpsfs csslhiees . ii
II fEfs very popular
4 N6fshs DakS b;siisye Il 81 edacatid5iai
hads greater bitasrsEi as las anr oia
ffatats asmcs, ohFs 9daapafsdft edabAti6t
d1taw:Was ssnaetsds tkah praaos pIiraoss s5 ,5a tiia,
D s6kiahorlfhit- s.
81 .tt uRfia II sc6rf 4fhlS has We We sv6iifiid
i IRot ssfsaur;na ! a ( ~ 81 s;al j ~