Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-04
DENTAL COURSE IS
MADE FOUR YEARS
Governor Approves the Forster
Bill to Make Many Changes in
the State Laws

Governor Brumbaugh disposed OF
eighteen bills last evening. signing
/ seventeen and vetoing one. Thus far
thirty-six have met the ak.
The Forster bill. amending the State
| dental act of 1907 to provide that the
/ course of dental study stall be four
years and prohibiting the use of fraud
ulent or misleading advertisements as
to skill, quality of materials or meth
DDS used. was approved by Governor
Brumbaugh last night Under its
terms complete system OF licensure is
established and it is provided that
after July 1, 1921, the State Board
of Dental Examiners shall require that
candidates for license shall have grad
uated from dental school maintain
ing four-year course. When this
clause shall have become operative the
BOARD may examine prospective candi-
dates in the fundamental branches at
the end of the second year.
The Governor also signed the Wal
ton House bill appropriating s240. 0.320.47
TO reimburse the counties of the state
for the payment of bounties for scalps
and heads of noxious animals and
birds. This money is half of the pro
ceeds of the hunters license during
1918 and to November 30. 1914.
The following House bills were also
signed:
Amending act of May 4. 1855. TO
provide that no wife who shall have
for year or upward prior to the death
of her husband deserted him shall
nave the right to claim any part of his
property under intestate laws.
Prohibiting any municipality from
imposing license fee or tax on any
insurance companies or their agents
paying a state license.
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and recorder of deed of Allegheny
county.
Authorizing orphans courts to re-
duce bonds of fiduciaries upon hearing
and upon certain procedure.
Amending school code to make il a
mlsdemeanor to hinder an attendance
off1cer In performance of duty
Authorizing Jennie ely Swogger.
Lawrence county, to sue the State for
injuries to Lawrence L. Swogger al
legged to have been caused by a defect
in state highway.
AUTHORIZING Charles H. Sorge. Har-
risourg, TO sue the State for damages
alleged to have been received from
collision with a State Highway De
partment automobile.
The Governor also signed the fol-
lowing Senate bills:
Repeating first and second sections
of the wide tire act of 1901.
Regulating publication of advertise
ments in Italian, German and Yiddisb
newspapers.
Authorizing John f. Joos. of Pitts
burgh.. to sue. the State for money
alleged to be due for publishing noer-
| camille appraisers list in 1885.
Regulating holding of magistrates
courts in Philadelphia and establishing
powers of night court. >
Permitting any court to inpose ,cos+s
I'm lunacy proceedings upon the proper
county.
The Governor disapproved the Die
fenderfer House bill to amend the
school code provision relative to per-
manent certificates. stating that when
the school code was framed all nre-
] cautions were taken to Safeguard
{ teachers. In his message the Gov-
ernor says: This bill proposes to vsli-
| date certain permanent certificates is-
sued prior to 1911 and mandamuses
the Department of Public Instruction
to do this. When the school code he
came operative every provision that
was necessary and proper was made m
! care for the professional spirit of .our
teachers and to safeguard them in
! their rights. new method has been
set forth in that code by which every
worthy teacher may without trouble
| esta blish his rights and secure slIita hIe
certificate for services in public snboois
of the commonwealth. To admit to
the professional corps at this time a
| body of teachers which professional
| judgment at that time did not admit
would be reactionary and contrary m
the best interests of the children
taught and to be taught in the
| schools"