The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-04-07
CHANGE IN WORKMAN LAW.
In Its Amended Form it is Known as
the BrOrein Law and Its New
Features are Noted Below.

Fo0turoS are NOt00 B0lOWs
There has been much interest mani.
tested in the country school districts in
regard to the recent change in the
Workman Law, which regulated the
selection of Township Boards Of Educa.
tion, School Directors and the duties con.
sequent to the offices. The bill in its
amended form makes no change in the
manner of election of members of Boards
of Education but adds supplementary
provision for the election of two sub-di.
rectors in each sub-district. Section
1915 makes very plain the manner in
which these sub. directors are to be elec.
ted, and their duties are plainly out.
lined in sections 1918 and 4O17 as fol.
ows:
Sec 39l6. And there shall be elected
on the second Monday of April, 1898, in
each sub district, by the qualified elec.
tors thereof, two competent persons,
having the qualifications of electors
therein, to be styled sub directors. In
all sub districts where directors are elec.
ted in 1898, one sub director shall be
elected for the term of one year, and one
for the term of two years; in all sub
districts where directors shall be elected
in 1899, one sub. director shall be elected
for the term of two years, and one for
the term of three years, and in all sub.
districts where directors shall be elected
in 1900, one sub director SHALL be elected
for the term of one year, and one for
| kl,c ~ throo All oIoofinno
of directors or sub directors thereafter
shall be held on the second Monday Of
April, and all directors and sub directors
shall serve until their SUCCESSORS are elec.
ted and qualified.
Sec. 1918 The directors and sub.di.
rectors of each district shall constitute
the board of sub directors, two of whom
shall constitute quorum, and at the
meetings of which the directors shall
! preside, and record their proceedings in q
book that shall be provided for that pur.
pose by the board OF education, together
with the minutes of the proceedings of
the annual school meetings held in the
sub district by the electors thereof, which
shall be public record; all such pro.
ceedings, when so recorded, shall be sign.
ed by the director; if the director be alb
sent, either of the sub. directors may
officiate in his place. The board of sub.
directors shall hold regular sessions on
the third Saturday of April and August
and may meet as frequently as they
deem necessary for the purpose of cleo
ting teachers; but no teacher shall be
elected at a meeting of which due notice
has not been given to each member ol
the board of sub directors, either per
sonally, or by written notice left at his
residence or usual place of business.
Sec. 4O17. The board of education
shall fix the salaries of the teachers, and
in township districts divided into sub
districts, the board OF sub directors
shall elect the teachers in their respect
i've sub. districts. but such election shal
be subject to confirmation by majority
of the board of education; Wheneve
any board of sub. directors elects teach
er, the director thereof shall at once filt
certificate OF such election, signed by
at least two members of such board
with the township clerk, who shall refe
such certificate of election to the stand
ing committee on teachers, and such
committee shall make q report OF tn
same to the board of education, and th'
board of education shall confirm or re
fuse to confirm such election at its regu
lar meeting after the fling of such Ger
tificate of election, with the township
clerk. If the board of education fails t.
. confirm the teacher elected by any boart
of sub directors, such board of sub di
rectors shall elect another teacher befor
the next regular meeting of the boart
of education; If the board of sub.direc
tors fail to elect teacher for the school
/, or If the board of education shall fail Il
confirm such election on or before th'
third Monday in August of any year
, the board of education shall then emplo.
q teacher for such sub.district.
It is mandatory upon the President
the board of education to appoint at tn
annual meeting on the third Monday IL
/, April, three standing committees as TO-
lows: Committee on teachers and ten
books, committee on buildings an
!. grounds, and committee on supplies, AN
: such other committees ss he shall deer
advisable.
Contracts legally made with teacher
q and other employees previous to the 81
:, actment of this law are valid, and wi
}. stand as made.