The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-06-07
THE SCHOOL c


Here are the bills which relate to educational
religious and charitable institutions They are
nine in number, and four have been approved by
the governor and are now laws These are the
laws:
Amending the law providing for free evening
public schools, so that children of the state who
are from any cause unable to attend the day pub
lie schools shall be taught at free evening schools
and that the restriction of a teacher for each fifty
such children in the act of May 22 1883 shall be-
repealed, and providing in its place that as the
average daily attendance increases additional
teachers shall be employed at the discretion of the
school directors.
Authorizing the controllers or directors Of any
school district TO enter upon land held or owned
by any county, but not used or occupied for pub
lie purposes; take such property for school pur~
poses, and to erect School buildings upon il. Pay
ment to the county must be made by the school
boards for the land taken In this way. Philadel
phia is excluded from the provisions Of this act
To allow religious, charitable and eleemosynary
corporations of other states to convey the title Of
real estate which would fall into their possession
but for the law of escheat
Limiting the extent TO which any literary, re-.
hgious, charitable or beneficial association, con-
gregaton or corporation having capacity to hold
real and personal property in the state TO the ag
gregate yearly value OF $4,000.
Providing for the incorporation and regulation
of Young Mems Christian associations This bill
provides that each member of the board OF trus-
tees shall be a member of one Of the Protestant
evangelical denominations, but a majority OF such
members exclusive Of the president OF the asso-
citation, shall not be members OF any one denOmi-
nation; that the officers and members of corpora
tions created or amending their charters under
the provisions of this act shall not be individually
liable for the debts Of said corporation. The pro
vision requiring trustees TO be Protestants was
vigorously opposed In the house as being In con
fict with the bill of rights
Authorizing the court upon petition TO increase
the number Of councilnlen and school directors In
boroughs.
Repeating the instruction act, which provides
that Scranton shall constitute more than one
school district
These are the bills awaiting the gownor's ap-
proval at adjournment Supplementlng thc act OF
1854 10 enable school districts having hi schools
To establish instruction in the Industrial arts. To
make each city Of third class single school dis
trct and providing for the levying and collection
of its taxes, Continuing the education and main.
tenance of the soldiers orphans now In the schools
until 1885. and placing the children under the care
and management Of u commission. This BILL 10.
gether with the appropriation bill, wipes out the
syndicate at the end Of six months. The commits
sion Is instructed to take absolute control Of the
schools, and is prohibited from making contracts
with any individual firm or syndicate. Permission
Is given the commissioners 10 place the children
In the state normal schools or orphanages Of a
charitable nature II they do not choose to do
this they may rent schools and employ teachers
and all other necessary help to conduct the insti-
ultion.
la addition 10 these bills there were about thirty
or forty bills OF an educational character killed
Many OF them had for their object tho prepare.
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