Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-11-28
LA WS OF VERMO MT
ANNUAL SESSION, A. D. 1859.
Deslg"afed 6y The Secretary of Stale for publ
cation IN all the Neuspapers

An act to establish a State Normal School, |
IL" hereby enacted by The General assembly |
Of the ate of Termont:
Sec. L. The Orange County Grammar |
School at Randolph Centre Is hereby consti
tuted and established Normal School for the |
State OF Vermont, for the term of five years, |
and the pr sent trustees of said grammar
school and their SUCCESSORS are constituted
trustees of said Normal School
Sec z. 1t shall ID the duty of the Board
OF Education to nominate principal teach
er for the school, and no person not so nomi-
mated shall be employed as such priocipal,
but the principal when nominated and en-
ployed shall be allowed 70 select his assistants
and to provide for the discipline of the
school.
Sec. 8 The Board of Education shall ar
range two courses of study for the school aud
wholly control the examinations for admis-
sion and graduation, and shall have power to
grant certificates in the cases and with the
effects hereinafter mentioned, and to revoke
the same for cause shown, and in a manner to
be by them established. One coures of study
shall include all the branches required by
law to be taught in the common schools of
Vermont; the other course shall include All
conta ned in the first course and higher
branches; and shall require for its complexion
at least one full year of study and cert-
nc ates OF graduation shall be granted to all
first course or In both courses.
Sec. 4. The certificates of graduation from
the lower course shall have the effect of
licenses to teach in the common schools of
the State for five years from the date thereof
and certificates of graduation from the high
er course shall have the effect OF licenses TO
teach IN such schools for fifteen years from the
cate thereof.
Sec. B. The Board of Education at its fire,
meeting after the passage of this act, and at
eacn OF Its annual meetings thereafter, shall
| designate one of its members whose duty It
shall be, together with the Secretary OF the
! Board, TO attend the examinations for gradua-
tion and determine who shall receive certi6-
| Gates, and aiso to visit the school at least
| twice year on other occasions and for
such attendance and visits such member shall
! receive such compensation as Is or shall be
allowed for attending the stated meetings OF
the Board.
Sec. 8. The Board of Education shall IN
their annual report, state the condition of
the school, the terms of admission TO Is and
OF graduation from it, ana the time OF the
| commencement CT Its sessions and they
shall cause TO be printed on the cover Of the
| school registers, u statement of the terms of
admission and graduation, and time OF the
| commencement of the sessions.
sec. !. The b Jard OF Education may con-
| sider similar proposals from O.her academies
III the Ctbte, anu establish hot tXceculDR ODc
normal schoJ. In each congressional district
anu arrange for them Courses OF study, con-
duct exAmInatIons, give certificates, nominate
teachers, and generally exercise over them
the same supervision as provided IN this act
And the trustees of sucn academies may
be designated State normal schools, shall
be respectively trustees OF such normal
schools, and have the same powers and rights
rs the trustees of the normal school hereby
sfad hpH rf,a
school hereby established, and such others a:
the Board oil h EDUCATION may establish, shall
be established and maintained without any ex
pen-e 10 the State, excepting the payment
The Board OF Education Tor their services
Sec. 5. This act snail not apply TO or b'
binding upon the Orange County Grammar
School until the trustees therof shall, II
writing. notify the Secretary of State o
their acceptance OF the same.
, Sec. 9. TINS act shall take effect from il
passage.
Approved, November II 1866.
3 An Act in addition to section seven.of chap
ter rwenty-two OF the General Statutes
relating to text books prescribed for use IL
the District Schools oil this State.
IS hereby enacted, sc.
e Sec. l. Ine list Ot grammag gs, biographies
arIthmeIics, readers and spelers which nav
, been selected by the Board OF Education un
OcT Tue ACT Vi Tue IuIe, hppiO'cu ANON
ember %, 1888, 10 be Used IN the scho0
districts vi tins State, with such limitation
oI text books, each OF said branches, d
the said Board have seen ht TO prescribe unde
said act, such selection having been mad
Y prior TO ;he first day OF January, 1859, an
= having been published IL all the newspaper
. In the Sl4te, IN the month of January, lo5s
and also inserted In each school register, an
9 also the Geography and HIS cory OF Vermont
t selected by the Board of Education, unde
y the acs approved November %, 1862 shall
=. anu remain authoritative and blndIng upo
the Board OF Education, super -ntendents am
e teachers, until November L, 1868, and teact
s and supeIIutendents shall recommend Il
use In the district schools, new booi
s shall become necessary Tor instruction IN tf
branches named, no other than the books II
J. cuded 10 SAID list established
is Sec. 2. The Board OF Education are hert
by authorized, aud it Is made their duty, @
:, or before July l, 1867 and on or before sal
date every fifth year thereafter, TO select
% list CT SUCH grammars, biographies, arlthme
Is les, histories of this State aud the Unite
el States, PHILOSOPHERS, aigebras, readers an
spoilers, not exceeding one book ot kidd l
each branch, as they shall deem best suite
for instruction and use In the district scnoo
It In this 5 .ate IN each OF said branches an
D. shall cause Tn list 50 selected TO be publsne
,r all the newspapers published III the oSat
during the month O. January next foli0Wln
the making OF such selection snd also to
e inserted In each school register issued att
De one year from the making OF sucn seiecuof
. which list SO selected ehali be and remain a
thorItaJve and binding upon the Board
y Education, superintendents and teachers, +
and during five years from and alter Mover
Ii Der | 1868, and each five years thereafter
. aud su perIntendenUs ana teachers shall recoI
- mend tor the district schools, as ne'
books shall becJme necessary Tor instructlt
IS, in the br .ncne5 named, No other than u
;c books include in said list 80 selected and pu
/, lished.
- Sec. 3. The au thOrity herein granted for G
revision of the list OF school books, Is here
4" so limited that the Board of Education shs
not at any revision after 1868, cause to
changed the same KIM of book oftener th'
~ once five years; aud when any change
Is books Is contemplated by the SAID Board u
,r- der the PROVISIONS OF this act, they snail +
" quest The proinInent teacaers rhrOughOus 9
State to examine the different text books
The branches under consideration, AND 20 III
ne nlsh to Board their opinions IN writing
i'd and when any change IS recommended by t
he Board hey shall, 10 their next annual repe
after such recommendation,publisat the reaso
which governed their aclon, together WI
ey such Opinions of teachers as shall have bee
OIL furnished them as herein provided.
led Sec. 4. 1t at any time the puoiisners OF a
!. of the text BOOKS recommended oy the ss
~ Board, sha IL charge an exorbliant price the
for, or for any cause any OF eucn books go
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