The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-03-21
COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES
BY SUPT. D. ". PEARCE

on the part of some parents, and per-
haps negligence on the part of others,
it seems necessary that something be
said with reference to compulsory
education and employment certificates
for children. Boys must remain in
full time school until they are sixteen
unless they secure employment cer-
tificates; girls must remain in full
time school until they are sixteen. The
superintendent of schools may issue
employment certificates only to boys
between fifteen and sixteen who have
completed the sixth grade; to girls
between sixteen and eighteen who
have completed the seventh grade,
provided they have passed a satisfac-
tory physical examination. No one
whatever has the right to make any
exceptions to these age requirements
The Board of Education may make
exceptions to the school grade in
| case of children who are too retarded
to complete the required grade. The
county superintendent calls attention
of all school authorities to the matter
of school attendance.
| | have found generally in bringing
the compulsory education laws to the
attention of offending persons, at
tempt is made to clear themselves by
stating that some other child is re.
naming out of school. This has alb
solutely nothing to do with the case
in point. After we have compiled
with the law ourselves, then we are il
a position to demand that others b
| required 10 do SO. The compulsor,
education is in the interest of child
hood. No parent has any right Il
deny the child the opportunity to Sc
cure what education may be secured
in the age limits named in the law
This in general is too low and thu
future will certainly see the exten
sion of it at least for part time at
tendance at school.
Would it not be better for society
to pay in some form of relief tt
homes needing aid the small amoun
that a child can earn and thus keeE
the child in school? There are per
sons who think they are so situated
as to require work of the child, wher
in reality they could find a way ou
if forced to do so, thereby giving the
child his proper right. There is ye
another class of individuals, a small
one, (and may their tribe diminish
who do not "believe in education.
| They may be honest and sincere il
their view, but they are, nevertheless
wrcnG. They are like the man wht
bought ticket for a certain city ant
then got on the wrong train. Wher
the conductor called for the ticket hi
informed the passenger that he waI
on the wrong train and could no
reach his destination by than train
The man replied, "Why not, | am sin
cere"
We are living in an age when edu
cation as an asset has been conclusive
ly demonstrated. The opposite ha
not been proved when someone says
'I never had an education and lool
at me-" Take a second look and draw
your own conclusion. grant tha
there are some cases where certain
individuals have risen mostly by thei
own efforts, but you never know wha
they might have attained if they ha
had the advantage of good educa
ton, and, generally, they are the ex
ception to the rule. Most of us nee
all the help we can get to supple
ment or develop our native ability. 7
put the matter on dollars and cent
basis, we have the following result
as revealed by study made by tn
United States Bureau of Education:
At 25 years of age, the boy who re
manned in school until 18 had receiy
ed $4,000 more salary than the bo
who left at IA and was then receivin
5000 a year more. This is, not
special case but a study of tw
groups. The child kept out of schot
to earn less than So day is losin
money, not making money. If inter
ested in "The Money Value of an Ec
ucation," write for Bulletin, 1917, N,
%, Bureau of Education, Washington
d. G., price fifteen cents.
1t is the. policy of this office to tres
l. all alike. The office in some of il
capacities represents the State {
Ohio, and no local division need
such matter expect to overrule til
state.
: Educational preparedness is the onl
preparedness when taken in the prol
ef SENSE. Real education em6ract
both vocational and avocational ell,
, ments. Man must have bread b;
3 man does not live by bread alone.
genuine education will help to enab
) one to earn an honest living, to be
A good citizen, to be moral and vi
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