Evening journal., 1919-10-09
Gan ALLOW BOYS
TD Hiss SCHOOL
UNDER new Law
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Dover .Und asked II any charges had
been preferredby any school authority
against any farmer Mr. Holloway said
there was no ground for any such slate
meni.
10 Is hard FOR opponents Of the school
laW 20 give up their most popular ar
gument against the law-namely, the
assertion that 10 compels farmers to
send their boys 10 school from August
1 TO June TO suffer fne and imprison-
ment. That was the. favorlle charge
against lbe law when rs enemies made
their ilist "drlye' against ii. 10 was
lhc most telling argument with the
masses. u was The argument most
used by enemies of The law when they
were arranging their mass meeting a
month or Six weeks ago, preparatory TO
invading Dover and creating "a rumble
outside the doors Of the Delaware SUI
preme Court. Although none of The
direful things then prophcsicd have
come about although no farmer has
been indicted or fined or Jailed, The
enemies 0f The law are trying dcspcr-
ately TO keep alive among The farmers
a fear 0f The law and prejudice against
% upon the ground that "0vcr in The
neXt county The law is being used 10
ruin farmers whose only olfense Is
kccping children ont Of school a few
days 10 help save the crops
with The Inconsistency that is char
acterislic Of The small politicians is
all things TO all men, The same men
who den0uncc the school law as an
outrage because Of It's compulsory at
tendance feature arc also denounclng
The stale Board of Education for max
ing exemptions from the law until No
vcmbcr ]. i'm eases where It's enforce.
ment would work hardship. TO quote
a Milford opponent Of the law:
The law says children must go 10
school iSO days. but Mr.. dupont was
Town here The other night and said the
state Board had decided not 10 enforce
ne law. What right has Mr.. dupont
% do that? Where i'm the law does it
'ay that II Mr.. dupont doesn't want to
'nI0rce the law he doesn't have to?
Ieli me thatl If he can suspend the
aW TO please some people doesn't that
'rove that a few men are running this
Vh0le thing TO suit themselves and a
eW of their friends ."
Here again the oppOnets Of the law
onvlct themselves either Of ignorance
u Tue law or Of Misrepresentation OF |
t. The new school law makes provi- |
ions for a certain number Of school |
lays and for the attendance Of child-,I
en-. But IL also contains this clause
provided, that the County Superln- /
endents of schools and the Superin-
endents of Schools of special school
islricts, or persons duly authorized by 1
uch Superintendents of Schools, may
NcuSe, subject 20 the rules and regula-
ions Of the State Board of Education,
asses OF necessary and legal absence of .
'upilS enrolled in the public schools"
In other words the new school law Is
o be enforced with reason. Justice and |
common sense. The vitality of all law /
md any law depends upon its Just and |
'easonable enforcement. The draft law
Turing the recent war called all men be- |
ween certain ages TO enter the army.
But 10 also gave 10 those officials |
harged with its enforcement the power l
o make reasonable exemptions, which
ne draft officials did As conditions
hanged from time to time, the eXemp-