The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-08-03
"A Stitch in Time saves Nine. >.

The action osthe Somerset Borough School
BO4ssi in ssiseting teachers for the adysneed
pupils N our public schools : still being
eanFsssed by the patrons OF the schools
It Is evident that the directors are not
faaai.iA- with the Law. za1 beiisTiag such
10 Be the case We desire 70 call their atien-
ton 70 The Common school Laws VI Penn
sylvania and Decisions Of the superintsnd-
ent with Ekpsanati0os, Forms. &c, ReEis-
Cd and arra8ged by D. J. Waller. j., Super
intsntenrof Public Instruction. compiled
and Published in the year Iss2
Paragraph 80, page 81. says; The en-
pioynent Of teacher without valid eerti-
fcats Is Illegal, for the law says elexbsre,
no teacher shall be employed In teaching
anY brsneh Of learning Other thsn those
snnmerated II his or her certificate
Paragraph s. says: "a Family, political
or church influence should never 5e per-
mitted % sEervea : director in the Hne Of
duty, in the selection Of teachers. These
have otsn been the bane Of the exercise Of
The odiee, in this its highest fcactioar
- !
shall be the duty OF each county superin-
rendent 70 see that ia every district there
shall be Taught OrthographF. reading wit
lng, English grammar, geography and srith-
me-ic, as vel As such other branches IS the
beard Of directors or controllers may re-
qUirs- IN case the board Of directors or con-
rrolleIs shah fail to provide competent
teachers 70 teach the several branches above
sPeciaed, il shall be the dufy OF the coauty
superintendent to notify the board Of direct
ors or controllers, IN writing. Of their ne
glecf and in ezse provision Is not made
forthwith for teaching the branches eiore-
said 70 report such facts 70 the Superinteud-
ent of Common Schools, whose duty IL shall
be . withhold any warrant FOR the quota OF
such clstric- Of the annual state appr0pria-
ton, until the county superintendent shall
notify Eim that competent teachers of the
branches Aforesaid have been employed
And in case Of neglect or refusal ofthe board
Ci directors or controllers 70 employ such
Competent TEACHERS - aforesaid for one
month after such notification by the county
superintendent that such teachers have not
been provided, such district shall forfeit sb-
sClately is whole quota Of The state appr0-
priation for that year.
For the past haif-dozen years our schools
have bad j graded course Of study. A. the
close Of each session scholars have been ex-
amined for Prom3don TO higher grades,
while those who have successfully passed
through a. the rooms and stood dual eK-
animation Al the hands Of committee, Of
which the County Superintendent IS a mem
Der have been graduated from the schools
and granted diplomas before pub.ie assem-
blsge BY the President Of the Board Of
Direciors.
Il IS hardly possible that the Board Of Di-
rectors intend lowering the course Of s,Gtiy
and cease graduating scholars bu. that Is
exactly whar VIII have TO be done unless
they elect qualified teachers to teach the
higher branches
The HERALD only voices the sentiment Of
patrons Of the schools who have the inter
ests oftheir children Il heart and has no feel
ing whatever against the teachers elected or
in behalf Of the teacher dsposed.
The directors VIII save themselves a heap
Of trouble BY sdhering 70 the iaW, the inter
ssts Of the patrons Of the schools and to their
sworn duty.