Truancy and Non-attendance in the Chicago Schools: A Study of the Social Aspects of the Compulsory Education and Child Labor Legislation of Illinois, Volume 14988182 |
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absence Annual Report attending school Board of Education brought into court Bureau cation cent Chicago school child labor law common schools compulsory attendance compulsory education law compulsory law compulsory school Cook County delinquent Department of Compulsory district duty employed employment certificate enforcement English English language enrolled excuse fact factory inspector father fourteen and sixteen free school girl go to school grade half-days Illinois immigrant instruction investigation irregular Juvenile Court large number leave school legislature ment months mother neglected neighborhood non-attendance North Side school number of children Parental School parochial schools parole physical poor population present principal private schools problem prosecution public schools records return to school school attendance school authorities school census school law school system secure sent statute Table tion total number towns township transfer truancy truant boys truant officer United Charities violation visiting teacher weeks
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Page 20 - That sections numbered sixteen and thirty-six in every township of public lands in said State, and where either of said sections, or any part thereof, has been sold or otherwise disposed of, other lands, equivalent thereto, and as contiguous as may be, shall be granted to said State for the use of schools.
Page 360 - That section numbered sixteen in every township, and when such section has been sold, or otherwise disposed of, other lands equivalent thereto, and as contiguous as may be, shall be granted to the state for the use, of the inhabitants of such township, for the use of schools.
Page 21 - State ; the residue to be appropriated by the Legislature of the State, for the encouragement of learning, of which one-sixth part shall be exclusively bestowed on a college or university.
Page 28 - Upon the subject of education, not presuming to dictate any plan or system respecting it, I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as a people can be engaged in. That every man may receive at least a moderate education, and thereby be enabled to read the histories of his own and other countries, by which he may duly appreciate the value of our free institutions...
Page 191 - ... whose home, by reason of neglect, cruelty or depravity on the part of its parents, guardian or other person in whose care it may be, is an unfit place for such child...
Page 46 - Neither the General Assembly nor any county, city, town, township, school district, or other...
Page 164 - ... wanders about the streets in the night time without being on any lawful business or occupation: or who habitually wanders about any railroad yards or tracks or jumps or attempts to jump onto any moving train: or enters any car or engine without lawful authority: or who habitually uses vile.
Page 20 - That five per cent of the net proceeds of the lands lying within such state, and which shall be sold by Congress, from and after the first day of...
Page 28 - For my part, I desire to see the time when education — and by its means, morality, sobriety, enterprise, and industry — shall become much more general than at present, and should be gratified to have it in my power to contribute something to the advancement of any measure which might have a tendency to accelerate that happy period.
Page 386 - All men are by nature free and independent, and have certain inherent and inalienable rights — among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. To secure these rights and the protection of property, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.