Smyrna times., 1919-09-10
NEARLY 800 PUPILS NOW
ATTEND SMYRNA'S SCHOOLS
SECOND WEEK OF SESSION HAS
MORE THAN DOUBLE GAIN.
School Attendance Law To Be En-
forced-Teaching Staff Still Four
Teachers Short in Grades.

OF Wilmington. The enrolment Of
the opening of the second week is over
seven hundred pupils and it is expect-
ed that 1t will reach the eight hun-
dred mark when the compulsory at
tendance laws are put into operation
Inc High School has an enrolment of
III students, the largest in the his
tory OF the Smyrna district. The SIN
dents are distributed in the four
classes as follows: Freshmen. So.
Soph., %; Senior, 12. The followino,
courses are offered with the number
OF students in each: General, 72: Ac-
ademic, l; Agricultural, 13: House-
mold Arts, 25. Three bus lines have
been put into operation to transpo,+
the pupils from the outlying districts
One between Severson's and Smvrna.
a second between Smyrna and Bio
Oak, and third between Clayton and
Alley district. Every consideration
is shown these country districts to see
to 1t that their children are given an
equal opportunity with the town chill
dren. Our country cousins seem to be
we'll pleased with this arrangement
and more children are enrolled from,
these districts this year than the en-
rollment in their local school for the
same period last year. The Smvrna
Schools are still four teachers short
and it was only through the kindness
OF several former teachers and college
students that it was possible for the
local schools to open at the appointed
date set by the State Board of Edu-
cation. Students from the Brenford
district find it extremely difficult to
get to Smyrna on time for their first
classes IN the morning since there is
no tram service between that station
and Smyrna. Some effort should be
made to have the nine o'clock train
make a stop at Brenford five davs a
week for the accommodation of these
pupils. We feel sure that if this mat
ter IS properly brought to the atten-
tion of the railroad authorities that
the subject will receive serious consid-
Grafton. There are still a number of
children in the Smyrna School district
that have not reported to their teach !
ers at the schools both white and col |
ored. The parents of these children
should give this matter serious atten-
ton because the attendance laws will |
be enforced to the letter this year. The
following is an extract of the school
attendance law of the State of Della /
ware:
School Attendance Law Is Rigid.
"SectiOn 1877. Every parent, guar
dian or other person in this State hav-
ing control of a child between the
ages of seven and fourteen, is re-
quired to and shall send such child to
a free public school during the entire
period of each year the free public
schools of the special school district
in which said child resides are in ses-
sion, unless it can be shown to the
and witnessed by written
of the respective super
intendent of schools of the given spe-
cial school district that such child is
elsewhere receiving regular and thor
Ough instruction. Section 1873. Every
person, guardian or other person in
this State having control of a child
fourteen years of age OF fifteen years
Of age or sixteen years of age, who
mas not completed the work of the
eighth grade of the free public schools
S required to and shall send such child
% the free public schools of the spe-
,ial school district in which the child
resides, not less than one hundred
,100) days, as nearly consecutive as
beginning not later than !
November 1st, during the period of
zach year the free public schools of
he special school district are in ses s
ion; and such child shall be sent the ]
entire period of each year, the free &
public schools of the respective spe- t
ial school district are in session, if /
lot regularly or legally employed to I
abor at home or elsewhere, unless it /
an be shown to the satifaction, and S
by written endorsement of T
he respective superintendent cf \
chools that such child is elsewhere T
regular and thorough in
truction. il
Penalty AS High AS S25.OO
Section 189. For everv neglect of :
uty imposed by Section 1S7 and 1SS y
this article on parents, guardians
r other persons, the parents, guar
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