The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-12-08


and to withdraw such approval whenever the inter
ests of the school demand and no person not so nom
% sS 81 shall
be employed as such principal or first assistant
but the said principal shall be allowed TO select MS
other assistants. and to provide for the discipline
Of the school.
sec 2. Tho Governor shall annually appoint one
practical teacher from each congrt ssonal district
whose duty it shall be, together with tho state
superintendent of education, and the principal OF
the normal school in each district to attend and
ass st in he examination for graduation Mt the nor
NAL school In the district for which he is appointed
and such officers shall constitute board to grant
certificates Of graduation and shall have power to
revoke the Same upon cause showni and for ser
vices rendered by such person 30 appointed, ne
shall receive the sum Of our dollars per day, ioi
time actually occupied by him under such appoint
ment, and in addition thereto, his travelling eX-
pei ses while In discharge of such duties; 4,
Sec. .. The trustees OF each normal school In the
state in conjunction with the state superintendent
Of odueaiun shall arrange two courses OF study ior
said schools and shall wholly control the examina
ton for admission. Ore course Of study shall in
clude all the branches required by law TO DC
taught in the common schools of Vermont; the 9TH
course shall include nll contained in the inst
course and higher branches and shall require iof
its completion at least unc ull year of study, and
certificates of evacuation shall be granted 10 all
wo pass the required examination in the first course
or in both sOufses. The certificates OF graduation
from the lower course shall have the elect OF
licenses to teach in the common schools oil the state
for five years from the date thereof, and certificates
OF graduation fOm the hi CHER course shalt have the
effect Of censts to teach in said schools Tor ten years
from the date thereof.
Sec. 1. Tho sums now annually appropriated for
each normal school in the state shall be expended
as follows, namely
Five hundred dollars to he expended by the trus-
tees Of each Of said schools with the concurrence ana
under the direction OF the state superintendent oil
education in aid aud assisting each OF sald schools
aud the remaining one thousand dollars Tor the
purpose Of insisting those young and women, IN
habiants Of tn state who may desire 10 more per-
fectly qualify themselves for teaching by attending
the normal schools Aforesaid, and who shall give
satisfactory assurances to the state superintendent
Of education that they Will hold themselves In readi-
ness to teach in the common schsos OF this state AT
least two years subsequent to their graduation.
Sec g. The several counties In each COMPRESSION
al district shall be entitled to their share Of the free
scholarships according TO their population, and in
case applicants for such scholarships from any such
county equal to the number assigned to such coun-
ty, shall not present themselves the first day OF
each term, the scholarships thus remaining vacant
may be assigned by the principal of each school to
applicants from some other county in this state I;
provided, NJ town shall receive more than ten
scholarships.
Sec. 6. The assignments OF scholarships to tho
several countits in each Congressional district shall
be made annually in the last week of June, by the
stat superintendent OF education and the trustees
Of each normal school. Applicant for scholarships
must be at least fifteen ears of age and be recon-
inondtd by the town Iintendent OF the town in
which he or She may rcside.
sec.7 All acts and parts Of acts Inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed
Sec. g. This act shall take effect from Its passage
Approved November "A. 1874.
No. 36-An Act relating to tho duties OF tosn SUI
perntendents OF common schools.
1t hereby enacted by the General Assembly Of
the state Of Vermont.
Sec |. 1t is hereby made the duty Of the town
supeIintendents OF common schools IN each county
TO meet annually on the third tuesday Of March, at
ten O'Clock n. m in each ear, at the county court
house in each county-eNcept that in Bennington
county the sand meeting shall he holden at the
town house in Arlington-ior the purpose,
First Of agreeing upon set of questions to
be used throu -hout the county in the written
animation of teachers.
Second, OF liking the standard Cf qualification OF
teachers Tor the ensuing year.
pee; 2. Tho town superintendent OF common
schools when assembled Is II entoned in section one
OF this act, may annually elect from their number
president TO preside at said meeting, and
tary, whose duty It shall be to keep correct re-
cord OF the proceedings of such meeting and pro-
cure to be printed and strlbute the several su-
perintendents in such county tho lists of questions
agreed upon at such meeting and the expense of
such printing and distribution shall be pad by the
ditor.
Sec. 2. Sections three, four and FIVE of an act en-
Titled An act relating to the duties of town super
intendents," approved November %, 1870, are
hereby repealed.
Sec. 4. sections one and six of an act entitled
AN act relating to the duties and compensations
OF town superntend5 nts of common SCHOOLS" az
substituting the words " state superintendent Of
education" for the words secretary OF the board
u education wherever they occur in said ctiOns,
and in said section one all is stricken out after the
words Tor necessary travel !" ana In lieu thereof
the words g IN attending the annual county
meetlns Of town superIntendents provided in
this act" are inserted
Approved November "a, 1874.
No. 37.-An act relating to the duties &C principals
Of graded and union schools.
II Is hereby enacted, etc.
Stc. /. Inc principals OF graded and union
schoos thali not be required to procure any certi
ncate OF qualification from the town superintond
ent or any other officer and all contracts for teach
ing hereafter made between the trustees OF any
graded school district, prudential committee Of
any union school district, and then principal
teacher shall be valid without such certificate o.
qualifications.
Sec g Any school district may, by vote at
meeting duly warned and holden for that purpose.
saon % sssS.S an efesn ehdef
schools in such district and ma ali essary ar
ranSements and provisions therefor in the same
manner as day schools sustained, and each
session OF such evening school shall DO treated and
considered as hall. day session OF public school
Sec. g. This act shall take elec; from its passage.
Approved November %, ls7i.
No. 3s.-An Act repeating an act regulating the at
tend anco Of teachers upon teachers institutes.
1t is hereby enacted etc.
Sec. |. An act entitled =" An act regulating the |
attendance OF teachers upon teachers institutes"
and approved November 10, 1867, Is hereby repeal
Approved November %, 1871.
No. as-An Act to amend section thirty seven Of
chapter twenty two Of the general statutes.
1t Is hereby enacted etc
Fec, /. Section thirty seven Of chapter twenty |
two Of the general statutes is hereby amended to
read as follows;
1t shall be the duty of tho clerk OF each school |
district in this State to keep fair record Of all |
votes and proceedings OF school meetings in their
respective districts, and t. certify the when
required and every district clerk and every pru-
dental committee discharging the duties Of dis |
trict clerk no shall wifly violate the provisions
OF this section, shall be subject to the penalty i'm
posed In section llty-ei ht Of this chapter.
Sec. 2. This act SHALL take effect from It's passage
Approved November "A, 1874
No. lo.-An Act relating to the division Of public
money among school districts, and in amendment |
OF sections eighty three and eighty-siN OF chap
ter twenty-five OF the general statutes.i
1t is hereby enacted etc
Sec. |. Section eighty three OF chapter twenty
two Of the general statutes is hereby amended as
To read as follows,
The one-hali part of the proceeds OF the tax as
sessed by the selectmen, with the income OF any
sums raised by vote Of the town for such shall
annually, on the Friday next preceding the last
Tuesday of March, be divided by the selectmen of
such town between the several common school dis
tricts In such town equally, without regard to the
number of scholars such district may contain; and
the remaining one-hali shall be divided between
such districts including also any union district, in
proportion TO the aggregate attendance Of the
scholars OF such district, between the ages Of Ave
and twenty years, upon the common schools in
such district, during tho preceding school year
such aggregate attendance TO DO asoertained from
the record thereof To be kept Ia the registers OF
such schools by adding tosether the number OF
days OF actual attendance of each legal scholar
shown by the register. And tho same shall DO paid
over under the direction Of the selectInen, TO tho
several treasurers of such districts provided that
no union district, nor district for the support Of
common schools, SHAH receive any share of such |
moneys unless there shall, during the yoar next
preceding such distribution have been kept in such
district school for two full terms Of ten weeks
each their equivalent provided, also that moth
ing herein shall affect the powers of the Montpelier