JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="http://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jquery.validate/1.11.0/jquery.validate.min.js"></script>
<script src="http://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jquery.validate/1.11.0/additional-methods.js"></script>
<form>
<select name="year" id="year" class="required">
    <option value="">Year</option>
    <option value="1">1919</option>
    <option value="2">1920</option>
    <option value="3">1921</option>
    <option value="4">1922</option>
</select>
<input type="submit" />
</form>

JavaScript

$(function () {
 $("form").validate();
});