Show SCHOOL CENSUS at a recent meeting of 0 the county board ot of education census enumerators were appointed tor for the various divisions of box elder district in this connection we desire to call attention to the pric practice tice ot of some of our good but thoughtless citizens ot of failing to report some ot of the children ot of school age in some instances the names of pupils who have graduated from the ath grade and who are yet under 18 years of age have been omitted because the parents feared the children would be compelled to attend school until they are 18 19 years old this idea Is erroneous As soon as a child graduates much as we should like to see bee hiat ettena high scho school there Is n no 0 law which requires aiice me attendance te ras los complied with the compulsory attendance law and Is thereafter exempt but it if his name Is omitted from the enumeration list our county loses the state taxes which we are entitled to draw tor for his education until he Is 18 years of age one hundred omissions emissions ot of this nature would mean about il to this county each year other names have purposely been omitted because parents need the assistance si of the children at home and hope to escape the compulsory attendance law by omitting the names from the census roll this Is a double wrong it Is wrong because it deprives the citizens of this county of the state funds due us it I 1 Is s wrong because it deprives such children of the birthright of every american boy and girl the right to a common school education A third group of names which have been omitted in the past are those of children who dislike school and prevail upon their parents not to give their names so that they may escape compulsory attendance these probably need education more than any others and should be brought to the on of those charged with the enforcement of the attendance laws we trust all loyal citizens will lend a wilting willing hand in be curing a com complete jete list of ALL children in the county between the ages of 6 and 18 years D C budt supt of schools |