STUDY OF DANGEROUS DISEASES. An Act to provide for teaching in the public schools the modes by which the dangerous communicable diseases are spread, and the best methods for the restriction and prevention of such diseases. communicable restriction, (159) § 4796. SECTION 1. There shall be taught in every Dangerous year in every public school in Michigan the principal modes diseases, by which each of the dangerous communicable diseases are methods for spread and the best methods for the restriction and preven etc., to be tion of each such disease. Such instruction shall be given by public taught in the aid of text-books on physiology, supplemented by oral and schools. blackboard instruction. From and after July first, nineteen hundred ten, no text-book on physiology shall be adopted for use in the public schools of this state, unless it shall give at least one-eighth of its space to the causes and prevention of dangerous communicable diseases. Text-books used in giving Text-books, the foregoing instruction shall, before being adopted for use approval of. in the public schools, have that portion given to the instruction in communicable diseases approved by the state board of health to the state board of education. Am. 1909, Act 141. neglect or (160) § 4797. SEC. 2. Neglect or refusal on the part of Penalty for any superintendent or teacher to comply with the provisions refusal to of this law shall be considered a sufficient cause for dismissal comply with provisions. from the school by the school board. Any school board wilfully neglecting or refusing to comply with any of the provisions of this act shall be subject to fine the same as for neglect of any other duty pertaining to their office. This act shall apply to all schools in this state, including schools in cities or villages, whether incorporated under special charter or under the general laws. Proceedings of annual school meetings, to be published. Penalty for neglect. PUBLICATION OF PROCEEDINGS OF ANNUAL SCHOOL An Act to provide for the publication of the proceedings of the annual school meeting, and an annual financial statement in graded school districts in which a newspaper is published, and to provide for the expense thereof, and fixing a penalty for failure to make such publication. [Act 185, 1897.] The People of the State of Michigan enact: (161) 4800. SECTION 1. Previous to the first Monday in August of each year the board of education or board of trustees, as the case may be, of each graded school district in this state shall cause to be published in a newspaper published in said district or in the county in which said district is located, said newspaper to be designated by said board of education, a complete statement of the proceedings of the annual school meeting and an itemized financial statement of the receipts and expenditures of said district during the preceding school year, the expense of said publication to be paid out of the general fund of the district. Am. 1905, Act 305. (162) § 4801. SEC. 2. If any board of education or board of trustees shall fail or neglect to comply with the provisions of this act each member of any such board shall forfeit the sum of ten dollars upon conviction thereof in any court of competent jurisdiction. Am. Id. Flags and appliances to be purchased. Time for displaying. DISPLAY OF U. S. FLAGS. An Act to provide for the purchase and display of United States flags in connection with the public school buildings within this state. [Act 56, 1895.] The People of the State of Michigan enact: (163) § 4802. SECTION 1. That the board of education or the board of school trustees in the several cities, townships, villages and school districts of this state shall purchase a United States flag of a size not less than four feet two inches by eight feet and made of good flag bunting "A," flag staff and the necessary appliances therefor and shall display said flag upon, near, or in a conspicuous place within, the public school building during school hours and at such other times as to the said board may seem proper; and that the neces- Expense to be defrayed sary funds to defray the expenses to be incurred herein shall from school be assessed and collected in the same manner as moneys for moneys. public school purposes are collected by law. And the peñal- Penalty. ties for neglect of duty provided in section two, chapter thirteen of the general school laws, shall apply to any school officer refusing to comply with the provisions of this act. RETURNS FROM ACADEMIES. An Act requiring certain returns to be made from incorporated academies, and other literary institutions. [Act 19, 1839.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan. be made to ent of public of report. (164) § 4803. SECTION 1. That it shall be the duty of Reports to the president of the board of trustees of every organized acad- superintendemy, or literary or collegiate institution, heretofore incorpo- instruction. rated or hereafter to be incorporated, to cause to be made out by the principal instructor, or other proper officer, and forwarded, by mail or otherwise, to the office of the superintendent of public instruction, between the first and fifteenth days of December, in each year, a report, setting forth the amount Contents and estimated value of real estate owned by the corporation, the amount of other funds and endowments, and the yearly income from all sources, the number of instructors, the number of students in the different classes, the studies pursued, and the books used, the course of instruction, the terms of tuition, and such other matters as may be specially requested by said superintendent, or as may be deemed proper by the president or principal of such academies or institutes, to enable the superintendent of public instruction to lay before the legislature a fair and full exhibit of the affairs and condition of said institutions. 10 TEACHERS' CERTIFICATES. An Act to authorize the regents of the university of Michigan to grant teachers' certificates in certain cases, and to repeal act one hundred forty-four of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninetyone, and all other acts or parts of acts contravening the provisions of this act. Regents may grant certificates. Certificate may be annulled. Proviso. [Act 213, 1903.] The People of the State of Michigan enact: (165) SECTION 1. The regents of the university of Michigan, through the faculty of the department of literature, science and the arts, may grant to every person receiving a bachelor's, master's or doctor's degree, and also a teacher's diploma for work done in the science and the arts of teaching in said university, a certificate which shall serve as a legal certificate of qualification to teach in any of the schools of this state, when a copy thereof shall have been filed or recorded in the offices of the legal examining officer or officers of the county, township, city or district where such person expects to teach. Such certificate shall not be liable to be annulled except by the said board of regents; but its effect may be suspended in any county, township, city or district and the holder thereof may be stricken from the list of quali fied teachers in such county, township, city or district by the legal examining officer or officers of the said county, township, city or district for any cause and in the same manner that such examining officer or officers may be by law authorized to revoke certificates granted by himself or themselves, and such suspension shall continue in force until revoked by the authority suspending: Provided, That the said board of regents may recognize and give credit for work done in other educational institutions in the science and art of teaching, if said work is equivalent to the work done in the university of Michigan. Sec. 2 repeals Act 144, 1891. Granting teachers' certificates without examination. An Act to authorize the state board of education to grant teachers' certificates in certain cases. [Act 136, 1893.] The People of the State of Michigan enact: (166) § 4805. SECTION 1. The state board of education is hereby empowered to grant teachers' certificates without examination to any person who has received a bachelor's, master's or doctor's degree from any college in this state courses, etc., having a course of study actually taught in such college of not less than four years in addition to the preparatory work necessary for admission to the university of Michigan, and in addition to or as a part of such work a course in the science and art of teaching of at least one college year of five and a half hours per week, and in connection with this special course each student shall have had opportunity for observation of the actual work done in the grades of and high schools of the public schools. The special course of study herein Spceial prescribed shall have been approved by the state board of approval of. education before any graduate of such institution shall receive a teachers' certificate, and before any certificate shall be issued to any person the faculty of such college shall give to the state board of education its recommendation for each student, stating that in the judgment of the faculty the applicant is entitled to receive such certificate and that the applicant has taken the prescribed course in the science and art of teaching and observation of public school work. Each person making application to the state board of education for a teachers' certificate under the provisions of this act shall be thoroughly examined by the faculty of the college and shall be entitled to a diploma from such college. The character of the examination shall be such as to show the qualification and fitness of the person for teaching. If the person Life cermaking application for such certificate shall furnish to the said state board of education satisfactory proof of having taught successfully for three years prior to graduation from said college, said certificate shall be a life certificate, but if such proof is not furnished said board, then the certificate granted shall be for four years only and a life certificate may Limited at any time thereafter be issued by said board upon the filing certificate. with the said board of satisfactory proof that the applicant has taught successfully for three years. Such certificate shall Authority of entitle the holder to teach in any of the public schools of this state without examination, provided a copy of said certificate shall have been filed or recorded in the office of the legal examining officer or officers of the county or city in which such person is to teach, and such certificate shall be revoked only by the state board of education and by said board only for cause after a personal hearing of the case. Am. 1907, Act 112. tificates. term certificate. board. (167) § 4806. SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the said Duty of board of education to carefully examine any course of study in the science and art of teaching that may be submitted to it by the trustees of any college, and, if satisfactory, to furnish such trustees with a written certificate approving the same. (168) § 4807. SEC. 3. If, at any time, the said board of When instruceducation shall conclude that any college, the graduates of duty of board. which may desire to receive such certificate, is not giving such instruction in the science and art of teaching and in the tion deficient, |