Milford chronicle., 1924-05-02
Delaware Blazes Trail to Teach
Law Making to School Children
Gathering of High School Pupils in Juvenile Leg
islature at Dover Last Week an EpOchal Event
in Education

society or the directing genius of
wOman's organization, the need TO
parliamentary drill is essential
Every year there are questions com
ing before a business organization.
church society, a womans club, a lodge
that is i'll some way connected witt
law. If the young man and wOmal
student learn during their high schOO
days, how a Legislature enacts laws anI
what steps are needed to have new
legislation introduced and what il
| necessary to bring about the passage O
bills, they will be better fitted to pre-
side over or be members of any Organiza.
! tiOn. They will know in an instant
when legislation is needed, what they
can do to bring about its passage be.
cause they have been informed on all
the ''ins and outs of the legislative
use. For this reason, even though there
is no trend towards political life the
man and woman of tomorrow have need
of knowledge OF legislative practice.
They will become better community,
town and city leaders because of their
training in such organizations as the
Junior Legislature.
One thing was developed during the
sessions last week. Students admitted
to their pals they had learned many
things they neveTA dreamed existed be-
fore. They also showed an interest in
big public affairs had been awakened in
them, that possibly would not have oc-
CURED, unless perhaps in later life. when
they, as fathers and mothers, might
have been called upon to express their
opinion at a referendum election on the
subject. Now, with the insight and
training they have gotten at the Junior
Legislature, they will be able to in
telligently discuss and decide upon public
questions in way to satisfy themselves
and the community they are a part of.
High Spots of Bills Passed
There were scores and scores of bills
on the subject matter of
which the students had been working for
many weeks. Some were passed, some
were defeated and others were reported
from committee and not
considered or else died in the committee !
TO which they were referred. In all the /
the students were aided
through the advice of Dover ATTORNEYS
who have had years of experience in
guiding the legal activities of legisla-
,ures. Among the bills that were con-
iidered the most important were:
House Bills-Providing for health safe
guards for school children; Providing
N inheritance tax to raise money for a
chool building program; Providing for
physical director in each high school
n the State; Appropriating 100000 for
he erection of wharves and docks at
ewes; Compelling any one who has
lquOr in his possession to tell where
e got it, under penalty of imprisonment
ntil he does tell; Forbidding the sale
paper-covered cigarettes; Providing
Or the teaching of music in all high
choOls.
Senate Bills-Pfoviding for a state
lilding program for schools; Providing
II a Juvenile Court in each of the
lree counties; Providing for the regula-.
on of the sale of securities (weeding !
it wildcat stock promoters); Provid-
g for the consolidation of rural schools;
roviding physical training in schools;
the use of public schools for
opaganda or commercial advertising.