The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-03-31
TRUANCY LAW
MORE SEVERE
HIGH SCHOOL TUITION RATES
RAISED BY NEW LAW

The Seton Guild of the Catholic
Ia beautiful picture last week. Mrs.
Wider gave a nightly fine talk ON the
picture at the time of its presentation.
Her Interpretation of it will be remem-
bered by all and will be mighty fine to
remember and think about as our Eyes
look at it as it hangs in the Assembly
Room.
New Compulsory Education Law
goes into force IN July first. Ii Is
probably one of the best laws on the
statutes of any state. II requires reg
ular attendance until completion of
the eighth grade or attaining the age
OF IL years. 1t increases fine for first
offense from tel tc twenty-five dollars,
subsequent offenses, twenty-five to ohe
hundred dollars. with Imprisonment
alternative or both. Fixes responsible
ity for enforcing the law on the coun-
ty superintendent and on truancy Of
ficer in independent school districts,
or if none, on the president of the
board. Power to excuse from school
attendance is granted only to superin-
tendents, which EXCUSES must be in
writing and granted only for specified
causes. Teachers required to make re-
ports on absences every I'VE weeks.
Attendance required for entire term.
New Language Bill also goes into
effect making it illegal to teach a
foreign language or use it as a medium
of instruction in any school in the
state in the grades below the high
school during the time the public
school is in session. 1t also prevents
the closing Of the public school in
which English is taught for the pur-
pose Of running a private school in
which a foreign language issued dur
ing the time the public school should
otherwise be in session.
A new High School Tuition Law
which provides that the entire high
school tuition, computed on the per
capita cost OF instruction shall be paid
direct to the district where the pupil
attends school. by the home district.
AT the present time the home district
only has to pay three dollars and a
half a month per person attending
high school outside that district. II
costs from eighteen 70 twenty dollars
a month for the high schools to take
care of them. In the Miller High
School alone it will mean a difference
of four thousand five hundred dollars
a wear which. will help relieve the high
taxes.
The Seniors are, writing their long
themes on my Philosophy of Life"
Judging from their experience in wash
ing curtains. they have a terrible con-
ception of life.
The Homo Economies club held a
meeting Thursday evening after school
A short program was given which was
as follows:
Club Work-Margie Losh.
Vitamines-Helen Osterhaus.
Measurements-Fern Schwab.
The club has thus far acquired many
new members and more detailed work
has been planned for the remainder
of the school term.
English III class has begun its work
in Journalism. 1t has proven fasinat-
ing to some of the students.
Vivian Goudie has been teaching the
primary all week.
The fourth grade has three new pu-
pills.
Two pupils have been absent the
past week from the fifth grade with
Spanish Influenza.
The sixth grade have begun work in
South Dakota History.
The eighth grade have started work
on long themes, also pen and ink draw
ings and find it an interesting subject.