Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-05
DID NOT HEED THE LAW.
An Important Provision In tho school Law
Overlooked-A Change n to High
School Examinations.

An Important Provision In tho School Law
OverIooked-A Change a. to High
School Examinations.
Several school boards have organized dur
ing the week, and one, the Bedford has
been kind enough to elect its corps Of teach
ers for next year, but their action appears
to be all wrong according to law, and they
will have to hold new sessions to transact
the business they conducted at the former
meeting.
The law under which the school boards at
present act states that they shall not organ
ize till after the first Monday in June. and
such organizations must be concluded 20
days a tier the first Monday in June. So that
the old school directors, or the ones whose
term of office expires, still hold the ONCE
their successors shall begin on this
day. According to the old law
the term of the directors expired in JAN
nary, but special law was then enacted for
the city OF Pittsburg emb-a cling the above
conditions. This law does not apply to Al
legheny. for the schools are governed bv
general State law. and Allegheny teachers
have been elected tor next year for some
time
There is another school law which new
directors would do well not to forget which
requires that public school directors be
sworn or affirmed before entering on their
duties. This law passed at the last
session of the Legislature and the points OF
it are that the school director subscribe
that he will support the const sutions of the
United States and of Pennsylvania,
under the laws OF the latter; that he
has u ed no unlawful means to procure his
election, and that he will faithfully perform
the duties of his Office. The oath or affirma-
ton is to be taken before justice OF the
peace, a notary public, or some other officer
authorized to administer oaths. copy OF
this oath or affirmation must be entered on
the minutes OF the school board.
An Important Change.
The General Committee will recommend
to the Central Board of Education Secretary
Reisfar. For admission to High School an
other important recommendation which
the subcommittee advises is that in future
only the numbers and not the names Of the
pupils who pass for High School shall be
published. Thus the names OF the ones tax
ing the highest honors will not be known.
If tn e Central Board of Education agree
with the recommendation o. the sub-coIn-
mittee this change will go into effect at the
High School examination in June. There
is much divided sentiment whether the
names of the pupils who pass for High School
be published or not. The publication Of
only the numbers is to save the feelings OF
the pupils who Jailed, and it would need
vote of the pupils themselves to decide
which they would prefer.
Examinations for College.
Examinations Tor admission to Harvard,
Yale, the University of Chicago and the
State College will be in progress during this
month in Pittsburg. That for Princeton
will be on June 16 and IT, and on June q, %
and % are the dates ior the examination of
Chicago University, which is a new instisu-
tion and oDe1s in October. John d. POck-
felier is the founder giving 81 100000 which is
to be Baptist in denomination, yet nom
sectar;an in it's teaching. The gymnasium
costs S2G0 900. 1t is the filling the chairs OF
this institution that has caused such deple-
tions in many of the old Eastern universi-
ties.
The teachers and directors of the Ralston
school are mourning the death of Miss Sallie
Carlin which occurred on Thursday. For
the past two years she has been connected =
with the Ralston school, and previously was
muciI-esteemed teacher o. the Southside
and county schools. Yesterday the Ralston
CORPS of teachers and directors met and
tribute to the worth and merit OF the
deceased lady. Tomorrow both teachers
and directors will attend the funeral
Hot Weather Stops School.
The hot spell OF weather OF the past week
enables the boys and girls of a number Of
the schools to enjoy a "no-lesson pro-
gramme" for the afternoon. The O'Hara,
Liberty, HazIewood, Washing ton, North and
Lincoln schools have but morning session
for the month of June, and one principal
put 1t thus about the sessions at the other
schools: 81 think every school board ought
to permit each principal TO dismiss school
any afternoon when in his discretion the
weather is loo warm for the afternoon seS-
sion to be held.