Show SCHOOL LEGISLATION IS TO BE PROPOSED Date o Will Dge Date of or Census From Jul July to October October Make Make Employers Employ Emptor ers em U poD Jle I for Delinquency Delinquency Delin Delin- quency Legislation pertinent to the betterment bet bet- of or Limo tho conditions under which the public schools of at tho the state operate is due for recommendation to the time legislature by the code commission commission commission com com- mission appointed by the legislature of at two years ago The commission is comprised o of at E. E G. G Gowans state superintendent of at public A. A R. R Barnes attorney general G G. G N N. Child assistant assistant assistant assist assist- ant superintendent of at the city schools Carl Hopkins superintendent superintend superintend- ent of or Alpine school district an and and- W. W J. J Williamson superintendent of the Eureka school district While the members of oC the commission commission commission com com- mission are reticent as to the recommendations recommendations recommendations rec rec- that are are to be made mad as a result of or their two years of Investigation investigation In Investigation In- In with regard to the time needs need of at school a few tew important import import- ant measures that are contemplated have hae become known I I. I 1 m I t j w Take October Census C a For or instance it will wUl be proposed by the commission that the taking of at time tho school census be done in October October October Octo Octo- ber instead of or July It is pointed out that the taking of the in July results in failure to properly properly prop prop- erly locate in the census records record pupils who are away from their regular regular regular reg reg- ular places of or residence during the tha months of vacation All schools ar arin are in session by October and the taking taking tak tak- ing of or the census at that time would insure the proper location of at all pu- pu pils pila The point is important since upon upon it depends the apportionment of certain school funds i It lt will wUl also be proposed by the tha the law i a to make compulsory attendance apply ap ap- ply to the entire school term in instead instead instead in- in stead of at thirty weeks It Is argued by members of at the commission that those who fail fall to attend school for toz forthe forthe the entire period are usually thos who most need to do so The purpose purpose purpose pur pur- pose is to have the law so arranged that only by br special provision will any pupil be exempt from attendance attendance attendance attend attend- ance throughout the school term The Time idea is to place the option in matters of or enforcing attendance with the tile attendance or truant officer The Tha recommendations will include a a. suggestion suggestion suggestion sug sug- that the title truant officer be replaced by that of at attendance officer It is also the purpose of at the tha commission to have the law so modified modified modified modi modi- fied that any person who contributes contribute to the delinquency of or a pupil In la giving him work or employment calI calculated calculated cal cal- to induce him to remain I away from school without special provision shall be responsible under under under un un- der the law Un Under r the time present law an employer of at a school child is not responsible for the failure of the tha employed to attend school The attitude attitude attitude at at- at- at is taken by the commission that the making of oC the employer responsible will solve the problem of any with school attendance attendance attendance attend attend- ance by the practice of child labor Yet another recommendation to tobe tobe tobe be made and one of reaching far-reaching importance from tram the point of at finance and efficiency will be that with regard regard regard re re- re- re gard to te textbooks Under the time present prest present pres pres- ent eat law the textbooks are subject to change every five years It has hM been Jeen realized b by the time commission that in some instances there is need of change oftener than this and in some somo not so often olten The plan Is to have a a. minimum of three and a maximum of or eight years ears for tor the duration duration duration du du- du- du ration of at the adoption of or a n textbook Under Under this this arrangement any textbook textbook textbook text text- book that proved unsatisfactory or out of date could be shelved at the end of at three years ears while In case of those found satisfactory there would be no need of at consideration of ot the questin of at their continuance In use before the lapse apse of ot eight years after alter adoption o n |