The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-12-15

ton in some other school or class
approved by the board Of education
Of such school district.
Part time schools or classes up
on which attendance is made COM
pulsory under this act, shall be de-
signed to meet the personal civic
and vocational needs, and promote
the social adjustment of employed
persons uner Is years of age; and
the course OF instruction Of such
part time schools and classes may
include any one of more Of the fol-
lowing services: the removal Of
common school deficiencies; the
extension of general education; civ
ic training; vocational preparation;
extension, advisement guidance
and placement; health; personal
and social conduct; or any other
effective conservation of youth.
How To Administer Act
In order effectively to administer
the act, local boards Of education
in any school district where com
pulsory part times attendance is
required under the provisions Of the
act, shall require all minors regu.
larry and legally employed who are
under eighteen years of age and
who have not completed the regular
high school, to secure a permit in
the same manner as employed mi
ors under sixteen years of age are
now required to secure such permit
No employer In any such school
district shall employ any minor
without the permit required by the
act, and no employer in such school
NIT worker who fails to give at
tendance upon part time instruct.
in required of him by this act.
ANY employer, or school officer,
or parent or guardian of any person
between the ages Of fourteen and
eighteen convicted of violating any
Of the provisions of this act shall
be guilty OF a mis- demeanor and
shall be punished by a find not to
exceed fifty dollars or by imprison-
ment in the county Jail for not
more than thirty days, or both.
Any school district subject to the
provisions OF this act is hereby
authorized to raise funds for the
establishment and maintenance of
such part time schools or classes
not only for the instruction of per
sons between the ages of fourteen
and eighteen but also for the in
structon OF persons beyond the
eighteenth year age limit, such
funds to be raised in the same man
ner as funds are raised for the
support of elem entary and high
school instruction in such district.
Instruction in schools other than
public schools which meet the re-
quirements Of the statute and the
regulations prescribed hereunder,
may, on the recommendation of a
local board of education, be approx
ed by the state board of education,
and when thus approved attendance
thereon shall be accepted as meet
ing the requirements for part time
attendance under this act provided
such schools are annually Inspected
by the local Board Of Education and
approved as provided in this Sec
ton.
Part-Time Schools
The part time schools and classes
provided under the act shall, when
approved by the state board Of vo-
catlonal education. be reimbursed
from available state and federal
furds In the same manner and to
the same extent as other approved
.oSoonea SSnonS dAtu CiaSScS un-
der existing laws and the regula-
tons of the state board of educa. .
tionaf education.
\ The state board of vocational
educational shall establish rules
relating to the organization, admin
istration and instruction of such
part time schools or classes, and is
hereby charged with the response
b;lity and duty of administering
this act and inspecting and approx
ing local board of education in car
rying out its provision. All teach
ers employed in part time schools
or classes under the provisions of
the act, shall, in order to be legally
employed, meet the standards and
qualifications established by such
state board AT every regular ses-
sion Of the Legislature such board
shall make a report Of the condi.
ton and progress of the work, to-
gether with recommendations for
its advancement
"The plan of part time educa-
tion," said Mr.. Greer, ais for the
conservation Of our youth. With
the great numbers of foreigners in
this country. that do not believe
in sending their children to school
II Is necessary LOT US 10 PICK out
of this group those that do not at
tend school and compel them to at
tend until they are Is years Of age
and make them worth white citi-
gems. In our American society we
cannot allow conditions to arise
where poison may develop II we
can eliminate the juvenile crimes
to one half we will be doing a
great deal toward civilization. If
we are to have equal opportunity for
all children-<the child that is COM
PEELED to work part time Is Justly
entitled to this education that the
biII provides for"
The meeting was presided over
by Mrs. Wilbur Taylor, president OF
the Hi0h School Parent Teachers
association. =
Community SINGING was led by
Miss Helen Campbell, music teach :
Ter in the high school.
After the lecture by Mr.. Greer a
very ENJOYABLE social hour was
spent during which time light re-
freshments were served.
TIL YYZ r.