The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-11-05
OPENS GREENVILLE
SHOW BY TELEPHONE
Governor Manning Welcomes
Textile Men to State in Long
Distance Address.
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.
Reports Show Law is Popular.
Appointments by Governor and
Other News.

opCSldi " charleston
News and Courier, Nov. Gov
ernor Manning, in an address over
the telephone today, officially opened
the Southern Textile Exposition at
Greenville.
The governor said:
Gentlemen Of the Southern Textile
Association: Most cordially do as
governor welcome all delegates to
this exposition. I wish you success
in this important meeting, and trust
it will bring not only a pleasant ex-
perience, but that your deliberations
viii innre to the lasting benefit of all
concerned. These meetings bring be-
fore you the progress that is being
made and the accomplishment of
great things. They quicken the in
terest and effort of all interested, and
by personal contact bring about mu-
tual understanding and good feeling,
and by exchange of ideas and expert
points.
l wish l could be with you and
reap the benefits of your discussion
of those matters that affect so many
Of our people, but as cannot be with
you permit me to express the hope
that you will stress the Importance
nected with your industry, an educa-
tion so broad and so strong that il
will increase the efficiency Of every
man, woman and child. 1t is through
greater efficiency that better and
more profitable results are obtained.
Efficiency can come only through ed
ucation; train the mind as we'll as
the hand, and you can then better
meet competition in skill, secure
greater returns for your labor, and
this in turn will bring more money,
more comforts to your home and in
your lives, and in time will give
more time for recreation and leisure
and study and make of all better edu-
Gated, better developed and better
men and women.
wish you God speed in your en-
deavors, and to each and every one a
successful and prosperous future.
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.
The compulsory school attendance
law which was enacted at the 1915
session of the general assembly, has
been favorably received by the peo-
pie OF the state. The law went into
effect July 1. and reports received at
the Office of the state department of
education show that 131 districts in
80 counties have prepared to enforce
the measure. Six districts accepted
the law by election, and 1875 by petit
tion. Dillon county leads with 20
out OF it's % districts.
Many of the cities and towns re-
the section prohibiting the collection
of contingent, matriculation, tuition,
incidental or any other sort OF fee
from the public school pupils. These
charges are collected in some $50
school districts. organized and op-
Grated under special acts of the legis- |
lature. The compulsory attendance
law properly recognizes the incom-
patibility of forcing children to at
tend school, and at the same time
forcing their parents to pay for in
StructiOn in such schools
The cities accepting the law in
clude cities, towns, villages, high
schools, rural graded schools, mill
schools and country schools Many
teachers and trustees have filed with
their county boards OF education pc
titions for the enforcing OF the law
since the opening Of the scholastic
year on July /.
In every community where the
board has formulated constructive
and progressive program, and where
the teacher has leadership to execute
such a program. compulsory atten-
dance may be readily secured.
The state department OF education
Is, making an active campaign to in
duce every local tax district in the
state to circulate it's compulsory at
tendance petition before the end of
the current scholastic year.
Friends of the compulsory atten-
dance law hooed for 100 districts he
fore the end Of the year. This num-