The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-07-13
TRUSTEES CALLED
TO MEET MONDAY
Discuss important
SChOOI Matters
NEW LAWS
TO BE EXPLAINED

County superintendent OF Education
Calls Meeting OF Trustees to Go
Over School Matters so as 10 Avoid
Confusion When tho Fall Session
Opens.
County Superintendent OF Education
Wilson said yesterday that he is call
ing a meeting OF all OF the trustees
or the county on Wednesday, July 20,
Tor the purpose of discussing school
problems for another session. This
meeting is to be held in the court
house at ten o'clock. Among the
problems to be discussed are the
salaries of teachers, the insurance Of
school buildings and the new laws
that were passed during the recent
session of the legislature relative to
the schools of the county.
at this meeting, not only the trus-
tees are being invited but the mem
bers of the grand jury and the men,
bers Of the legislature as we'll. OF
especial interest at this meeting will
be the discussion OF the new law re-
garding compulsory attendance of all
children between the ages Of eight
and fourteen years. Under the new
lax, states Mr.. Wilson, the period for
attending school is the same as the
old law but under the present law the
trustees are given the authority to de-
tcrmine the four months which child
shall attend. This authority, how
ever, is dependent upon the trustees
giving due notice for at least thirty
days before the period Of attendance
shall begin.
According to the new law, every
parent or guardian of child between
the age Of s and IA must make a re-
port to the Chairman OF the Board Of
Trustees of his or her district on the
last Friday in July, showing age, sex
and race Of such child. Unless such
is done on said day the penalty pre-
scribed is the same as that for non
attendance. Such a penalty is fine
Of not less than five dollars nor more
than ten dollars or Imprisonment for
not less than five nor more than ten
days.
After the chairman of Board Of
Trustees OF each district has received
this report it Is then his duty to send
such report to the Superintendent Of
Education not later than the 18th day
OF August. Likewise the names of all
children must be given to the teacher
OF the school.
The teacher Of the school must send
q written report to the trustees each
month as to the number of absences
and the excuses for the same. If eX
cuses are satisfactory the trustees cX
cusc; II not such is reported to the
County Superintendent Of Education.
He then places such in the hands OF
the rural police for prosecution. This
prosecution is therefore carried before
tho nearest magistrate for trial Any
magistrate who fails to alpprchend the
responsible parties or who fails to re-
port to the County superintendent the
reason for such failure within thirty
days shall be guilty of breach Of
his official duty and on proof sub
jcct to removal from Office.
Unless satisfactory report comes
from a teacher at the end OF the month
the trustees are prohibited from is
suing a pay warrant to such teacher.
Unless satisfactory report comes to
the County Superintendent he is pro-
hihited from approving pay warrant,
the penalty being his liability on his
official bond for. amount OF claim.
Superintendent Wilson states that
the carrying out Of the law Is entire
ly dependent upon the accurate statis-
ties which the board Of trustees Is re-
quircd 10 give on the last Friday in
July, Unles$ such is done he thinks
that trustees cannot issue warrants
nor he approve them
M and Mrs. II. Coke Gray came
DOM Saturday to spend the week end
In the city with their parents, Mr.. and
h1rs ~ Int