Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-06
PLAN SCHOOL FOR
EMPLOYED YOUTHS
POSITIONS MUST RECEIVE
TRAINING.
CHILDREN UNDER is YEARS
OLD REQUIRED TO ATTEND
School Enrolment Now Largest In
History Of City. 3.125 Now Being
in Schools-TuttIon for Nom Resi-
dents Increased - Special First
Grade Room Opened In Residence.

Plans for tho opening Of a continual
tion school to provide academic and
vocational training for employed
boys and girls between tho ages Of II
and 16 years are being made by Sup
erintendent A. Palmer and members
Of the board Of education. Three
buildings are being considered for
these special school purposes and q
decision probably will be reached
soon so that tho school may be
opened at the earliest possible date.
Miss Forestine Devine. special
teacher in tho public schools. will
have charge OF the continuation
school, and the hours Of study will
be from s a. m. to p. M, to give al!
pupils an opportunity to arrange
their time Of employment and school
work most satisfactorily. The law
provides that all children under 16
years Of age. who are engaged IN
work for wages, must attend school
at least eight hours each week
Employers TO Fix Hours.
Superintendent Palmer and mem
bers OF the board will call on em-
ployers Of children Of school age in
the next few days to arrange for the
children to attend school. The hours
given to schooling probably will be
decided largely by the employers.
with the provision that hours chosen
shall be between s in the morning
and 8 In the afternoon.
Just how many children OF school
age are employed Is not definitely
known, because In some instan"--;@
employed boys and girls have given
incorrect ages In order to hold jobs.
II Is known. however, that between
twenty and thirty boys and girls who
should be In school now are en-
ployed, permits having been issued
by the superintendent. This number
will be required to attend school at
least eight hours each week.
School Tuition Advanced.
Under the new law the tuition Of
the nonresident student has been
advanced, payments required being
$40 per month for the high school
pupil, SO Tor tho eighth grade pupil.
and 81 for the grade pupils. The tut
ton for the eighth graders and the
children In graded schools Is paid In
IT'S entirety by the pupil. OF the high
school tuition SO Is paid by the dis
trtct from which the pupil comes and
81 is paid by the pupil.
The enrolment in the city schools
has reached q new high record. SIPS
being in the schools Friday. There
has been some increase this week,
but Fridays figures were $50 in ex-
cess Of any previous school year. OF
this number 154 are tuition pupils,
1872 Of which are in the high school,
and twenty-five in the graded
schools.
Because Of the congested condition
In the schools 1t has been necessary
to open a room for first grade pupils
from Rogers, Woodbury. and John
Childs schools, in the Clark residence
north Of the John Childs building,
which was purchased by the school
district with otherl properties when
q site was obtained for the new
graded building in the First ward
Miss Grace Lovett has been placed In
charge Of the new room.
High SCHOOL, Teacher Resigns.
The resignation Of Miss Hannah
Anderson, q high school teacher, was
received Tuesday night by the school
board and accepted. Miss Anderson
is giving up her work here because OF
Illness in her family at Swea City.