Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1879-07-26
Text Books.

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books adopted by our text book
committee, which list will be used
in our schools after Nov. LIST, for
the ensuing Ave years
Readers, Appleton's series.
Spoilers, New American series.
Arithmetics, Grecnleat's Practi-
cal, New Elementary and New Pri-
mary.
Grammar, Reed and Kellog's, two
books.
Geography, Harper's series.
History, Anderson's.
Civil Government, Townsend's
Shorter Course.
Morals and Manners, Cows.
Drawing, Krusi's.
Copy Book, Model.
The cOmmitte we're unanimous in
these selections excepting upon
readers. Col. r. Farnham was OPP
posed to the adoption of the Apple
ton series, prefering the Franklin
for what he con sidered good and
sufficient reasons.
The law provides that these shall
he the text books TO be used in the
public schools of the town, from
aud after the above date, for five
years, or until another recommends
ton is made as provided in the act.
Section 8, of the act under which
this committee acts, reads: The
words requisite text books" and
"needed text books" wherever they
occur in an act entitled, Gan act in
relation to supplying Of text books
to the pupils of the public Schools"
approved November %, 1870; shall
be interpreted and understood to
mean the requisite text books of
the recommended list. The act re-
ferred to here, passed Nov. %, 1870
con tains the following provisions
SEC. LIN case any pupil in
public school is not provided by his
parents. master or guardian with
the requisite text books, it shall be
the duty of the prudential commit
tee of the district, or of the school
board in any town which has abol-
ished school districts therein, to no
tify such parent, master or guardi-
an that the pupil is not supplied
with the requisite text books and
if within one week after such notice,
the parents, masters or guardians
shall not supply such books, their
pupils shall be supplied Herewith
at the expense of the town or city,
by the prudential committee of the
school district, or by the school
board of the city.
SEC. 2.-Should the committee
fail, for two weeks after the enroll
ment of any pupil so unsupplied
With books, to supply him with the
needed books, as required by sec.
ton one of this act, then it shall be
the duty ofthe town superintendent
of schools to supply the same at
the expense of the town.
SEQ. 3.-The prudential commit.
tee and superintendent shall give
notice in writing to the assessors of
the town or city of the names of
the pupils by them respectively
supplied with books under the pro-
visions of the proceeding sections of
this act, of the books so furnished,
the prices thereof, and the names of
the parents, guardians or masters
who ought to have supplied the
same. The assessors shall add the
price of the books to the next an.
nual tax Of such parents, guardians
or masters, aud the amount 80 add
ed shall be levied, collected and
paid into the treasury of the town
or city in the same manner as other
town or city taxes.
SEC. Aft the assessors are of
opinion that any parent, master or
guardian is unable to pay the whole
expense of the books so supplied on
his account, they shall omit to add
the price of such book, or shall
add only part thereof, to his an
nual tax, according to their opinion
Of his ability to pay.
Any other text books than those
recommended by the text book com
mittee, except for the purposes of
reference, will be unlawful from and
after the first day of November 1879
and teachers in the public schools
cannot be compelled to give in
structiOn in them.