Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-10-08

until the end of the fourth week for too much
time is then lost.
Institute.
Sec 1O9.-.'It is the duty of all teachers
engaged in the county and Of all persons hold
ing certificates to attend such institutes at
least FIVE o. days, and participate in the ex-
ercises thereof, and all teachers who may
have charge of schools at the time of holding
the annual institute must adjourn their school
for the time which the institute is held; Pro-
vided That when joint Institutes are held
in accordance with the provisions Of the pre-
ceding section, it shall be the duty OF all
teachers in said counties, and Of all persons
holding certificates therein, to attend such
joint institute at least five o. days"
Sec. 11O.-"All teachers who may adjourn
school for the purpose of attending any annual
county or joint institute must be allowed the
same pay while in actual attendance as when
teaching, and the County Superintendent must
certify to the number of days attendance of
each teacher, and the Trustees of the sew
eral districts must count them as so many days
lawfully employed"
Arb0r Day.
Sec 188-'It shall be the duty of the
County Superintendent to set apart one ~
the first day Of April and the first day of May,
to be known as Arbor Day. He shall, by writ
ten or printed notice, notify the clerk of each
school district in his county of the day SO set
apart at least twenty 900 days prior to said
day. 1t shall be the duty OF the authorities
of every public school in this State to assem-
BILE the pupils on that day in the school build
ing, or elsewhere they deem proper, and
-. for nd bo oil
supervision of the county superintendent of
public instruction, such exercises as shall tend
to encourage the planting, protection and pres
ervation Of trees and shrubs, and to an ac-
quaintance with the best methods to be adopted
to accomplish such results. The State Super
intendent of Public Instruction shall have pow
er to prescribe, from time to time, in writing,
course Of exercises and instruction in the
subjects herein before mentioned which shall
be adopted and observed by the school author.
titles on Arbor Day, and upon receipt of copies
of such course, sufficient in number to supply
all the schools under his supervision, the
County Superintendent of Public Instruction
shall promptly provide each of the schools un
der his charge with copy and cause it to b.
adopted and observed"
Legal Holidays.
| 1911 Session Laws, page 482, Sec. TO-
| Holidays within the meaning Of these Revise'
Codes are: Every Sunday, the First Day O.
January, the Twenty Day of February
the Thirtieth Day of May known as Decora
ton Day. the Fourth Day of July, the frs
Monday of September, (known as Labor Day.
the Twenty fifth Day of December, the Twelfth
Day of October, (known as Columbus Day.
the Fifteenth day of June, (known as Pionee
Day. every day on which an election is hel,
throughout the State, and every day appointe,
by the President of the United States, or b,
the Governor of this State, for public fast
thanksgiving or holiday.
If school is in session during a week il
which holiday occurs, it can be adjourned TO
the holiday and the teacher can not be requir
ed to make up the time. But, if the trustee
declare vacation for week more and
legal holiday comes during that time, the en-
tire time must be made up. Thus custom an
rulings have decided, there being law o
the subject.
Contagious Diseases.
Sec. l43-"The school trustees of variou
districts in the State shall not allow any pupi
to attend the public schools while any membe
of the household to which such pupil belong
is sick of smallpox, diptheria, scarlet fever
or other contagious or infectious disease, dan
gerous to the public health, or during the per
iod of two (2) weeks after the death, recovery
or removal of such sick person; and any pup
coming from such household shall be require
to present to the teacher of the school tn
pupil desires to attend, a certificate from tn
attending physician of the facts necessary I