The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-07

OF night schools. Consequently for
the last few nights these schools have
been closed by the school Board
The citizens of Highland Springs
and Seven Pines. however decided that
no person DESTROYS Of an education
should be prevented by red tape or
by the activities OF disgruntled per-
sons from securing It, AS result
the big mass meeting of last night
was held and way out decided upon.
II the laws Of the state and the regu-
lations OF the State Board of Educa-
ton bar the way to education the
laws OF the State. must be aneHaed
and the regulatiops ur the board MADE
to conform That ttsrstate soAStf
Board ID only too gfadhso co Operate
in evsry way and give Its wh6ie-
hearted aid to the cause was declar-
ed last night. II the state statutes
be amended, the state Boards reEula-
tons will be changed with alacrity.
That much can be stated on authority.
| And the citizens OF the district most
greatly affected win do their best to
see that the statute IS amended. and
little opposition in the General As
sembly Is anticipated. The entire
trouble Is due merely to sn oversight,
it is believed.
Resolutions Adopted.
meeting last night will request +. O,
wendenburg and Julian Gum, the
county's representatives In the Gem
erai Assembly, 10 make an effort 10
have the law changed SO that persons
as old as twenty-five may be allowed
to attend night school without the
payment of dues, The resolutions to
that effect are as follows
Whereas, the right OF a district
under Its Jurisdiction pupils between
the ages Of twenty and twenty-five
except upon the prepayment of GER
tain tuition fees, and pupils over
twenty-five years OF age under any
circumstances at all has been ques-
toned, and an investigation OF the
laws and regulations bearing on tbs
subject show that the district school
boards have no such authority; and
Whereas. the enforcement OF this
law will result In the exclusion from
all schools, and especially from night
sch ools, of pupils over the above men
toned ages. which pupils are in many
cases very DESTROYS OF improving their
meagre education and in some cases
even DESTROYS OF learning to read and
write the English language; therefore
be II
Resolved, by the citizens of High
/ land Springs, In mass meeting as
sem bled. that Hon. Louis Wendenburg
senator from Henrico County. and
Hon. Julian Gum. delegate from
Henrico County, be and they are
hereby requested to introduce during
i the present special session of the
! General AsEe mbly and do all In their
! power TO secure the immediate pass
/ age of bill to amend section 1494
of the code of Virginia by substi-
tuting for the words between the
I ages OF twenty and twenty-five years.
on the prepayment of tuition fees
/ the words over twenty years of age.'
/ And be u further
Resolved, that the chairman or
this meeting appoint a committee of
three to present copies of these reso-
buttons to the above mentioned gentle
men and a copy of same 10 the state
Board of EDUCATION. and to impress
on all parties the necessity of i'm
mediate action to relieve the emer-
gency now existing by the closing OF
the nfe,1t schools of Henrico County
To the state Board.
The resolutions addressed to the
State Board of Education asking that
its regulations be changed To conform
10 the proposed amended statute, fol-
low:
Whereas, ii has been found that
the district school boaTus are Nlthout
authority to maintain night schools,
because OF certain parts of the code
OF Virginia which limit the attendance
on the schools to pupils not over
twenty-five years of age, except that
those between twenty and twenty five
may attend on the prepayment of cor
tain tuition fees; and also because,
among other things. regulation OF
the State Board of Education requires
all schools to he run for at least Ave
hours each day; therefore--he II
. Resolved by the citizens OF High
land Springs, in mass meeting az
sembled, that the State Board of Edu-
cation be and Is hereby requested to
lend its active support to the secur-
ing OF the immediate passage % an
amendment to section 1874 of the ode
of Virginia. as suggested in reso,u- |
tions. copy of which Is transmitted
herewith. and which haye been. ,si;a-l
scented 10 THE representatives of Hen f!
rico County in the General Assembly |
Of Virginia, And be 1t further |
Resolved, That the state Board OF |
Education BE- and is hereby requested