The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-02-03
The GENERAL ASSEMBLY
WILL RECONVENE TODAY
THE MEASURES WHICH ARE EN-.
GAGING ATTENTION.
Compulsory Education And Two. Gent
Rate.-Sale of State Farms
Other Matters.
Special to The Herald and News.

Columbia, Feb. 2.-The general as
sembly will reconvene tomorrow
after a recess since Thursday night.
Tie members took trip to Florence
On Friday to visit the South Carolina
industrial school, commonly known as
/ the reformatory for white boys. A
pleasant and profitable day is reported
by those taking the trip. The senate
meets again tomorrow at noon and the
house at one o'clock. This being the
i first Monday in February, and sales
| day, most of the members wanted to
be at home today, and hence the re-
cess until tomorrow.
The Compulsory Education Measure.
What is known as the McCraTey'
-Harper-Lawson local option compul-
sorry education measure, which is prac-
tically the same as the measure
which passed both houses last year
and was killed by the veto of the
governor, passed second reading in
the house last week with very little
argument, by vote of 65 to %. This
measure is in substance as follows:
That the county board of education
in any county of this State upon the
written petition of one-third Of the
qualified electors residing in any
school district of the county, shall Or
der an election to determine whether
or not the compulsory attendance OF
children between the ages of eight and
12 years shall be authorized and
enforced in the schools of such dis
trict
Upon the written petition of one
third of the qualified electors of any
county in the State, the county board
of education of such county shall Or
Ger an election to determine whether
or not the compulsory attendance Of
children between the ages of eight and
Il. years shall be authorized and en-
forced in all the districts and schools
of such county.
In such election only the qualified
electors residing in the. school dis
trict or county shall be allowed to
vote.
Duty Imposed Upon Parents.
In the district CT in the county
which votes for compulsory attendance
in the manner above described it
shall be the duty of every parent or
guardian residing therein to keep in
daily attendance at some public school
in said district or county every child
or ward between the ages of eight
| and II years under the control OF, said
parent or guardian for the entire
school term provided by the district
board of trustees, unless such child
or ward is in regular attendance for
an equal" term ct such regular private
school, or unless said parent or guar
dian presents certificate from some
licensed physician as evidence that
such child or ward is physically or
mentally incapacitated for school
work, or unless said parent or guar
dian presents to the county board OF
education satisfactory evidence that
the labor of said child is necessary to
the support of said child: Provided,
that the district trustees in every
county, city or school district in which
the provisions of this act are in force
shall have the power to buy suitable
clothing and suitable school books and
pay for the same out Of the school
funds of the district in which said
child shall reside. whenever it is made
to appear to said school board that on
account of lack Of money the child or
it's parent or guardian or other person
having control Of such child is not able
to comply with the provisions of this
act.
Warning-Then Penalty.
When any child between the ages
of eight and IL years and not exempt
shall have been absent from school
for five consecutive days or more than
five days in any scholastic month,
without valid excuse, it shall be the
duty of the superintendent, principal
or teacher of said school to report
such absence in writing to the chair
man of the district board, W ho shall
forthwith, either in person or in writ
ing, or through some officer designed