Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1913 — Children Must Attend School is New Ruling. [ARTICLE]

Children Must Attend School is New Ruling.

That children must attend school “between the ages of 7 and 14 years inclusive” is the ruling handed down in an opinion by Attorney General Honan. Superintendent of Public Instruction Greathouse had asked for Interpretation of the compulsory school attendance law. The attorney general holds that children may not be taken- from school until they have reached the age of 15, thus finishing their fourteenth year. The same ruling applies to the child labor law, says the official, and they can not be permitted to work until they are fifteen. Forest Morlan, of Chicago, came home for an over Sunday visit with his parents. He reports all the Rensselaer boys getting along well. They are all rooming at Leo Colvert’s. George F. Meyers has sold to H. R. Kurrie, 39 acres of the former Monnett land, north of Rensselaer, the consideration being $6,400. In the sale of part of this land to Dr. H. L. Brown, an acre was sold out of this to Dr. Brown. The land Mr. Kurrie bought does not join his other farm, but is separated by a 40-acre tract owned by Alf Donnelly. The Northern Indiana State Rifle Association will hold its annual match on Washington’s birthday this year. The final arrangements have not been made but It is probable that the match will be held in the gymnasium at Notre Dame University at South Bend. Company M, of Rensselaer, is an affiliated organization and it is probable that a team of five will go there for the match. A little son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Fendig is still quite sick and is under the care of a trained nurse. The physicians express the belief that the child will recover. It had been the plan of Mr. Fendig and family to leave Sunday for a trip to Brunswick, Ga., and, Tampa, Fla., and they had their reservations made for that time but the sickness of their baby prevented their going and they may now abandon the trip altogether. The cold continued throughout Saturday and Saturday night, almost reaching zero again Saturday night. Sunday it moderated considerably and snow began falling at about 8 o’clock. A mantle of about three inches of the beautiful fell evenly on the earth’s surface. Frank Kresler found that the Ice had reached 4V S inches in thickness Sunday morning. The snow of last night would prevent freezing and he used a force of men today cleaning it off. The forecast for tomorrow Is colder and it is quite probable that we will get some ice yet.