The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-05-31
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continue until the organization Of the
new school board on the first Monday in
December, 1911.
"All directors whose terms would ex-
pire on fret Monday In June, 1911, will
continue in Office uutil first Monday OF
December, 1911.
"Under the new code the election OF
directors will be as follows In all fourth
class districts:
"In each school district of the fourth
class there shall be Ave school directors
elected at large at the municipal election
held in November, 1911, In the following
manner, two directors for two years,
two for four years, and one for six years.
Thereafter they shall be elected as fol-
lows. At each of the first two municipal
elections, two school directors shall be
elected; at the third municipal election,
one shall be elected. All for terms of six
years. Their terms of Office shall begin
on the first Monday of December follow
ing their election.
Municipal elections will occur in odd
numbered years.
All doors Of entrance into any build
ing more than one story high used for a
public school building in this common
wealth shall be made to open outward
and the board of school directors of every
district in this comulon wealth shall be.
fore the opening of the school term next
following the approval of this act, change
the entrance dooys of every such school
building so thst they shall all open out
ward.
The board of school directors in each
district shall, when they are not otherwise
provided, purchase United States flag,
flagstaff and the necessary appliances
therefor and shall display said flag upon
or near each public school building in
element weather during school hours
and at such other times as the said board
may determine.
No teacher shall be employed in this
commonwealth by any board of school
directors who is related to any member
of the board as father, mother, brother,
sister, husband, wife, son, daughter, step
son, step daughter, grandchild, nephew,
niece, first cousin. sister in law, brother
in law, uncle or aunt unless such teacher
receives the affirmative vote of three
fourths of all the members of the board.
The minimum salary of teachers as
herein before fixed shall be increased
from fifty to fifty-five dollars and from
forty 10 forty.five dollars per month;
provided the General Assembly increases
the appropriation for public schools to
provide necessary funds for such increase
in minimum salaries under the provis-
ions of this act.
The provision which applies to the
granting of professional certificates is as
follows: Teachers in the public schools
who have taught successfully under the
supervision of any county superintend-
ent in this commonwealth for not less
than two full school terms and who have
in the examinations of such county su-
perintendent for professional certificate
passed thorough examination in the
branches of study required for a proyis-
ional certificate as we'll as in any two of
the following subjects, namely, vocal
music, drawing, English literature, plane
geometry, general history, physical geog-
raphy, elementary botany, elementary
zoology or elements of physics and shall
satisfy said superintendent by written or
oral tests that they have carefully and
intelligently read two of the books on
pedagogy approved for such purposes by
the Superintendent of Public Instruction
shall receive professional certificates,
which certificates shall be valid for three
years in the schools under the supervis-
ion of the county superintendent by
whom they were issued.
In every school district of the fourth
class in this commonwealth the State
Department of Health shall provide in
such manner as it may determine medi-
cal inspection for all the pupils in the
public schools by proper edical inspect
ors to be appointed by the State Commits
soner OF Health at the expense of said
department. All such medical inspect
ors shall be legally qualified physicians
who have had not less than two years in
the practice of their profession. Such
medical inspection shall be made in the
presence of the parent or guard IAN of the
pupil when so requested by parent or
guardian. Provided, that If the board of
school directors of any school district OF
the fourth class shall decide by majority
vote of the members thereof not to have
medical inspection of the pupils in part
or in all of the schools of such district
and the Commissioner OF Health is off,
cially notified thereof in writing before
the first day of July, such medical in
spection shall not be made in such schools
/ durino tho follouin0 cohool uaor