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Show G. N. Child Seeks Cooperation Coopera-tion for New Part-time Statute. Support of parents and employers in carrying out the new part-time school law is asked in circular letters issued yesterday by G. N. Child, state superintendent superin-tendent of public instruction. The letters let-ters include excerpts from the school law and the outlines of the plans for conducting con-ducting the classes. "The recent legislature. ' Mr. Child says, "passed several new school laws for the purpose of creating good citizens. Their execution, however, rests with local lo-cal school boards, backed by the people vho are always the final sources of both power and authority in democracy. It is the duty of every citizen to become I familiar with the new school laws, both j in letter and spirit, and to give them their moral support." The specific points of concern In the law are: First, all parents and guardians guar-dians are required to send children under un-der the age of 18 years to a regular public pub-lic or private school unless they are exempt under the law or are excused to ! enter employment. Second, boys and ! girls under 18 years of age who do not at-j at-j tend a regular public or private school must obtain employment permits from the proper school authorities and then register in the part-time class for the equivalent of four hours a week. Third, it is the duty of every employer under the jurisdiction of the part-time law to permit boys and girls under the age of 18 to attend the part-time classes four hours each week. |