Evening journal., 1919-10-09
CAN ALLOW BOYS
To MISS SCHOOL
UNDER new LAW
Continued on Page e


Dover aud asked II any charges had
been preferred by any school authority
against any farmer. Mr.. Holloway said
there was no ground for any such state
menl
II Is hard for opponents OF the school
law TO give up their most popular ar
gument against The law-namely, The
assertion that II conpels farmers to
send their boys 10 school from August
10 June 10 suffcr nnc and imprison-
ment That was the faVorile charge
/ against the law when rs enemies made
their nrst drive against it. 70 was
/ the most Telling argument with the
masses. d Was The argument most
used by enemies Of the law when they
were arranging their mass meeting a
I month or siX weeks ago, preparatory 10
| invading D0ycr md creating rumble
outside lhc doors Of the Delaware Su-
prcme Court Although none OF The
direlul llrings lben prophesied have
lcomc about. although no farmer has
been indicted or fined or jailed, The
enemies of ihe law are trying desper-
aiely 10 keep alive among the farmers
fear of the law and prejudice against
it upon the ground that "over IN the
next county The law lis being used TO
ruin farmers whose only onense Is
keeping children out pf school few
days 10 help save The crops.
WITH the Inconsistency that is char
actcrislic Of The small politician who is
all things Ia all men, The same men
who denouncc The school law as an
outrage because Of lls compulsory at
tendance feature are also denouncing
The State Board Of Education for max
ing exemptions from the law uniil No
vember I, In cases where rs enforce
meni would work a hardship. TO quote
q Milford opponent Of the law:
The law says children must 40 20
school iS0 days, but Mr.. dupont was
down here the other night and said the
state Board had decided not TO enforce
the law What right has Mr.. dupont
TO do That? where in the law does 10
say that II Mr. dupont doesn't want TO
enforce the law he doesn't have to?
Tell me ihatl II he can suspend the
law 10 please some people doesn't that
prove That a few men are running this
''''fN tfffAlN w sun NilHillNflNEH anu h
few Of their friends?"
Here again the Opp0nets Of the law
convict themselves either Of ignorance
Of The law or Of Misrepresentation OF
y. The new school law makes prOvi-
slons for certain number OF school
days and for the attendance Of child-II
ren. But 10 also contains this clause u
provided, that the County Superin-
tcndenis Of Schools and the Superin-
tendents of Schools of special school
districts. or persons duly authorized by
such superintendent of schools, may
excuse, subject 10 the rules and reDula-
tons of the state Board of Education.
eases Of necessary and legal absence of
pupils enrolled in the public schools"
In other words, the new school law is
TO be enforced with reason, Justice and
common sense. The vitality Of all law
and any law depends upon It's Just and
reasonable enforcement The draft law
during the recent war called all men be-
tween certain ages TO enter the army.
But 10 also gave TO those officials
charged with It's enforcement the power
10 make reasonable exemptions. which
The draft officials did. As conditions
from time TO time, the exemp- |