The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-03-29

The county superintendent OF
schools and the states attorney have
recently mailed the following letter to
the school offices of Barnes county
Everyone should cooperate with these
officials in making Barnes county the
banner county in law enforcement:
To the School Officers of Barnes
County:
Dear Co-Workers
We are proud of the way the vast
majority of the school officers OF
Barnes county have performed their
duties and have tried to fulfill the de-
sire Of the people to give their boys
and girls the best possible education,
but because there may be some who
are new to the work or may not have
realized the opportunity of service
which comes to a school officer, we
desire to draw your attention to the
four following matters in regard to
law enforcement;
First-Flags: page Is, Section
400 of the School Laws of North Da-
kota) 1.-THE school board or boards Of
education Of any city, town or dis
trict, is authorized and required to pur>
chase at the expense Of the city, town
Or district, one or more flags of the
United States which shall be on dis
play in seasonablc weather upon school
houses or flag staff upon the school
grounds during the school hours Of
each days session of school" You
are hereby notified to see that this law
is enforced at once. If you have no
Gag pole one must be obtained and
has displayed Immediately. After
April ! al cases Of neglect of the OBJ
servance of this statute will be pun
ished.
Second-Equipment: page %, Sec.
tion 1176)-"The district school shall,
with the approval of the county super.
intendent of school, furnish to each
school all necessary and suitable fur
niture, maps, charts, globe, black
boards, and other apparatus 1t
shall. . .expend each year not less
than $40, Or more than S25, for each
school of the district for the purpose
Of school library" Have you pur-
chased your library books this year?
Have you furnished your school all
The necessary equipment for good
work? Call at your school house as
soon as possible and ask your teacher
If this section of the law has been
carried out. Your school building will
be inspected soon.
Third - Compulsory Attendance:
tPage g., Section 1342)-"Every par
ent. guardian or other person who re.
sides in any school district or city
and who has control over, any child of |
Or between the ages of eight and Is, |
inclusive, shall send or 'take such
child to public school in each year
during the entire time the public
schools of such district OF city are in !
session.; ...." The time of year is |
drawing near when parents of pupils |
under 16 years of age may be plan
ming to take these children Especially
the boys) out of school to work. We
ask your cooperation in the enforce
ment OF this compulsory education
law. We do not want to prosecute
any parent, but notice is hereby given |
That If the law is violated prosecution
viii follow. "An ounce of prevention
is worth a pound of cure" We ask
you to warn all persons who may be-
likely to violate this law that the OBJ
Servance of this law will be enforced |
to the limit and they avoid trouble
Tor themselves by not attempting to
violate it.
Fourth Care of Outbuildings:
(Page rs, Section y4O3)-"It shall be
the duty of all boards of education
and school boards in this state to pro-
VIDE suitable and convenient water
closets Or privies for each of the
schools under their charge. at least
two in number, which shall be entire
~ separate, each from the other. and !
having separate means of access; and
It shall be the duty of the school off.
GERS aforesaid to keep the same in a !
elean, chaste and wholesome condi- !
ton; and failure to comply with the
provisions Of this article on the part
OF any board of education or school
board, shall be sufficient grounds for
removal from office and for withhold~
ing from any district any part of the
county tuition fund" There are MANY
excellent teachers in the county. If
you have one in your district please
show your appreciation by asking him
or her to return next year. Don't ex-
pect him Or her to apply and don't wait
until some other district gets her
away from you before asking her to
return. DO 1T NOW.
You will be interested to know that
the next meeting of the Barnes Coun-
~ school Officers association will be
neld after the roads are in condition
tof automobiles, therefore some time
IN June after seeding.
we would suggest that you inspect
your school house and outbuildings
and If they need attention take the
matter up at the next meeting of your
school board. We hope they will be in
good condition before the spring in
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