, 1912-11-23

Danish West Indian Islands, III common therefore Tor the Mu-
nicipalty Of ST Croix aud tie Municipality of St: Thomas
and st Jan. The Board elects its own chairman, and he con-
duets the business OF the Boprd and is It'd secretary.
For that municipality where the School Director has not
his fixed residence, an Assistant for the School Director shall
be appointed by the Government on the representation OF the
School Board.
The Assistant takes part, when the School Director may
be prevented from being present, in MS stead and IS his re-
REPRESENTATIVES, in the meetings of the School Board, looks after
the current business incumbent on the School Director, and
on the whole, in the absence Of the School Director, appears
and acts on his behalf in 9pecltl cases lying outside the
usual course of business, only, however, after as far as possible
having obtained special authorization IN regard thereto
The Assistant is sa"ried with 1900 Frcs. yearly, haif Of
which amount is betrayed by each Of The two municipalities.
The School Board in the municipality where the Assistant has
his duties, is entitled, however, with the sanction of the Gov
eminent to uso THIS amount in such q way that a part Of it Isl
used directly as salary for the Assistant aud Il pant as fees foE
Office work done for the School Department by the order Of
The School Director or the Assistant.
Both the Public and the Assistant can termlnnte the ser
vice at three months notice.
$50.
The School Board meets as often Us the Chairman finds
necessary or when two Of the elected members OF the School
Director lequeats hm to hold a meeting,
A decision can be taken only when u minority OF the mem
bels are present. If such is not the case the Chairman, with
at least two days notice, calls a new meeting tor deciding
the eases which were to have been dealt with III the first meet
ing, and at this second meeting decision can be taken without
The minutes o. the proceedings at the meetings are to be
enteled in u Minute Book to be authorized by the Govern
ment and kept by The Chairman, and after each meeting shall
be signed by the members.
HE IUnrN S OIlCIH llnRIlPe Is DlulSH, wv IL OTil tllS-
cussions shall, at the request of one or mole OF the members,
be conducted III English,
I'm Other respects the Board itself decides 0 It's course
of procedure.
The School Board has to see that the School Ordinance
and all regulations concerning the School Depnr tnent are
strictly observed, 1t has the supervision Of he use of The
public school buildings and has to take care that the teachers
appointed to the communal schools or to the aided schools
carry on their work conscientiously. The Board shall support
the teachers in the execution Of their duties, but Shall also
complain Of their conduct, when from complaints, either writ
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municipal school, have iii such capacity exceeded their figIit%
in dealing with their pupils OF with the parents or guardians
of the pupils, unless the case is of such Il nature that the
School Board does not find itself in a position to decide it,
and must therefore for its part decline to settle the case,
thus leaving it to the complainant to decide whether it shall
go to the Police.
The members of the Board have the right to be present at
any time at the instruction given III the public or the private
schools, and to make complaint of any departure from the rules
fixed in the Ordinance on the Instructions, when they may dis
struction itself can only be complained of by he School Drec-
tor, consequently the elected members. in what they may have
TO remark under tins head, must address themselves to him.
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The School Board is entitled to authorize the Chairman
elected by the Board or the School Director to net on its be-
Ordinance.
The decision, concerning the fines is as n rule to be turned
over to the School Director, bat the Board is entitled III any
meeting to demand that the registers of fines shall be laid be-
fore it for inspection, and thereafter can, if thought best, name
one Of lis members for each Of the isnnds Jurisdictions, to DO
the noedful in regard to the lining conformity with the School
Director.
The School Board may appoint for each school district,
from among he parents who mny be willing to accept the Of
flee, three "School Elders, who are to aid the teachers. or
teacher, to get the neelectful children to attend ~chool, besides
which they are entitled, as representatives. of the parents, to be