The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-09
t. ii. BLAKE WRITES or
COMPULSORY EDVCATl0N.
Editor Press and Banner:

law repealed. thus proving that CON
pulsory education laws ar" AWAY:
framed so as net L work y hardship
en- the child or parent too sick. 10.
POOR. or too far away from the school
More remarkable is the uniformity
Of ali the replies received from State
Superintendent. or their Offices. who
have answered as follows this cIlas-
ton which I asked in = recent letter:
DO Won believe education has made
greater progress in your state undo!
q compulsory law than before such q
law was passed."
ADMINISTRATIVE these laws arc
not rigidly enforced. the effects have
been beneficial and school attendance
has increased somewhat
Colifornia-"Ycs. the schools have
made much greater progress under
the compulsory attendance law than
the EQiQ DclOrc.
Connecticut-"The compulsory edu-
cation law has been the foundation Of
general progress"
IGaho.-"Yes."
Illinois Compulsory education
has added greatly to the progress OF
general education in this common
wealth."
Kansas-"I have no doubt that -
compulsory education law which is in
operation in this state is exceedingly
beneficial"
Kentucky-"We not only believe but
we know that the State has made
greater educational progress under
the compulsory law than before such
n law"
Maine-"I am positive that the pro-
gress of education in Maine has been
favored by the. existence of a compul-
sorry education law"
Maryland-"The regularity Of at
tendance has been greatly increased
as has also the total enrolment
Massachusetts THE compulsory
education law has been so satisfac-
tory in its operation that it is accept
ed now as being essential to an eff
fective system of public instruction.
.Michigan-"The first year it put
fifty thousand children in school who
had not been attending before"
Minnesota-"Yes."
Montana-I believe education has
made better progress in our state un-
der compulsory education than before
this law was passed"
Nebraska-"I believe education has
made a more rapid progress rnIer
our state compulsory law than before
such a law was passed"
Nevada-"Ycs."
New Hampshire-"I think there can
be no doubt that education has made
greater progress under a compulsory
education law than would otherwise
have been possible and certainly
mu"h greater progress than was the
case before the law was passed"
New Jersey-"I most certainly be-
lieve that education has made greater
progress in this state under compul-
sorry education than before such a.
law was passed"
New MeXico-"It certainly has"
New York-"No other single statue
has done so much for the cause of ed
ucation in this state as the Compul-
sorry Education Law now in operation
here"
North Carolina-"I am sure that
the attendance of children between
the ages of 8 and u years in this
state, these being the ages to which
the law is applicable, will show an in
crease this year of Is per cent. it is
very popular"
North Dakota-"I believe education
has made greater progress in our
state since our Compulsory Educa-
ton Law was enacted, than prior to
that time"
Oklahoma-"Yes."
Ohio-"It certainly has. We would
rot return to the old way without
compulsory Education under any con-
sideration."
PENNSYLVANIA believe that the
Compulsory Education Law is a good
thing"
Rhode Island-"Yes."
South Dakota-"Therc is no ques-
ton but that the Compulsory School
Law has assisted the State to make
great progress in educational matters.
Tennessee-"I do believe that edu-
cation in Tennessee has made greater
progress under the compulsory educa-