State, Ex Rel. v. Bd. of Edn.

Recently, in the case of State, ex rel. Bishop v. Board ofEducation of Mt. Orab Village School Dist., 139 Ohio St. 427,40 N.E.2d 913, we had occasion to consider and apply certain parts of the "Ohio Teachers' Tenure Act" (Sections 7690-1 to 7690-8, General Code, 119 Ohio Laws, 451), and upheld them as a valid exercise of legislative power. We further indicated that the act should be liberally construed in favor of those it was designed to benefit.

Much significance was attached to the first proviso of Section 7690-2, General Code, reading:

"Provided, however, that on or before September 1,…