Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-27
LEGISLATIVE SESSION JUST CLOSED ONE
OF THE MOST CONSTRUCTIVE MEETINGS OF
PENNSYLVANIA LAW MAKERS EVER HELD

The following bills amending the
| the Governors:
Authorizing the State Board of
Education to make purchase and
| sales of real estate or other prop
| erty for normal schools purchased
| by the State.
Adding instruction in safety first
methods to the course of study in
| the elementary public schools of the
State.
Requiring every child having a
legal residence in Pennsylvania and
who is between the ages of eight
| and sixteen years, to attend day
school in which the common En-
glish branches are taught in the
| English language.
Requiring all school boards of
the State to pay teachers in addi-
ton to compensation provided for
in their contract. 81 a day for each
days actual attendance at the an
nual teachers institute.
Allowing the school directors OF
each district to appoint one of their
number as delegate to the State
convention of school directors and
pay his necessary travelling and
hotel expenses.
Making constable, county super
intendent or assistant county super
intendent ineligible to hold the Of
flee of school director.
Requiring the State Superintend-
ent of Public Instruction to pre-
scribe course of. instruction con-
ducive to the spirit of loyalty and
devotion to the State and National
governments which shall be taught
in all the public schools of the
State"
In every school district required
to provide medical inspection for it's
schools, the secretary of the board
or the district superintendent of
schools shall on or before September
l of each year report to the Com
missioner of Health the names of
the medical inspectors or the name
of the chief medical inspector with
the number of assistants or ad-
ditional inspectors appointed for the
ensuing term.
The Governor has before him the
Martin bill broadening the pro-
visions of the school code relating to
the use of school grounds and build
ings for social, recreation and other
proper purposes. His amendment
would allow the board of any dis
trict upon the petition of the resi-
dents of the district, equal to one
fifth of the number of pupils at
tending the schools, to permit the
use of the building and grounds for
social and recreational purposes,
providing the use would not be of
sectarian character nor under sec
tartan control. Appropriations for
these purposes may be made by the
boards. The proposed act would be
effective at once.
Two great administration projects
which are authorized by this Leg
islature are the erection of Sol
diers' and Sailors Memorial bridge
at Harrisburg and the construction
of an office building in Capitol Park
extension and the beautifying of the
grounds. The bridge is given an
initial Appropriation of $750,000 and
S1,250, 900 is set aside for the other
mprovements. Both measures are
in the hands of the Governor.
The creation of State Art Com
mission is one of the Sproul ideas
that has been written into a law. 1t
provides for a commission of five
citizens to be appointed by the Gov
erDor to 'Jork in conjunction with
the Comm issioners of Grounds and
Buildings and to serve without pay.
One of the important ideas of the
Governor which has been enacted
into law is the creation of a COM
mission OF twenty-five citizens of the
State to be appointed by the Gov
ernor to be known as the Commis-