The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-12-13
CHATTER 3.
Maintenance Of Schools.


/. SCHOOLS AND INSTRUCTION.
SEC. 50. All pupils shall be thoroughly in
structed in good behavior, reading, writing
spelling, English grammar, geography, aritlIne-
tic, free-hand drawing, the history and eOnst-
tuition of the United States, aid in elementar,
physiology and hygiene, giving special promi
hence to the nature OF alcoholic drinks and mar
cOtics and their effect upon the human system !;
and shall receive special instruction in the
geography, history, constitution and principle
of the government of Vermont.
SEC. SO. The prudential committee of any
district may. if it seem desirable. provide fur
daily instruction in vocal music by the regular
teacher; and any district may, at any regular
meeting, instruct its committee to provide for
such instruction in vocal music by teacher EN-
plOyed for that purpose, as it may deem adj
vslble.
SEC. o.. One or more schools shall be main
tanned in each town for the free instruction of ali
persons of school age residing in such town, in
the studies prescribed by law.
SEC. 9S. After the division of a town into
school districts, n school shall be maintained il
each district for the free instruction of its legal
pupils in the studies prescribed by law, excep
when provision is mSle for their receiving sucl
instruction elsewhere as hereinafter provided.
SEC. 81. Ii the pupils of a district are so nu
merous as to require more than one teacher, the
district may by vote provide for as many schools
or school OF as many departments, as may b.
needed.
SEC. 100. In district having more than on
school, or a school Of more than one department
the prudential committee may provide for the
free instruction of advanced pupils in the higher
branches OF English study.
SEC. 10l. A district which has made pro
vision for the regular maintenance of schools to
be taught by three or more teachers. may By
vote direct the teaching of ancient and foreigI.
languages in one or more of such schools.
SEC. lO2. A school maintained by town OF
district not less than thirty weeks EACH year, and
consisting of three or more departments, taught
by four or more teachers, having an established
course of study, and having all the departments
under the control Of one principal teacher, shal
be graded school.
ssSEC. 1913. When n district has more than one
school, ora school of more than one department,
the prudential committee, or a committee chosen
by such district for the purpose, shall examine
as to the qualifications Of the pupils, and desig
nate the school or department which each pupil
shall attend.
SEC. 10l. A district maintaining schools taught
by twelve or more teachers, may by vote direct
its prudential committee to employ a person for
the special supervision of such schools and
person so employed shall, under the general
direction of the prudential committee and sub
iect TO the control of the supervisor of schools,
superintend the work of the teachers, and per
form the duties of the prudential committee IN
the inspection, examination and regulation oil
schools.
II. INSTRUCTION PROCURED BY DISTRICT In
OTHER SCHOOLS.
SEC. l0j. A district may, under an appro-
pirate article in the warning, by n twO-thirds
vote, authorize its prudential committee to
arrange for the instruction of all its legal pupils
in the studies prescribed by law, in the schools
of an ad joining district or districts, or in the
most convenient schools of an adjoining town or
towns in another state, and may authorize the
transportation of such pupils to and from school
SEC. l06. A prudential committee may. for
reasonable compensation 10 be paid into the
treasury Of the district, admit 10 the school un-
der his charge, the pupils Of an adjoining dis
trct, by arrangement with the prudential COM
mittee Of such district.
SEC. l07. If such pupils are provided with
not less than twenty-fOur weeks of instruction
within the school year, including such as may
have been had in the district OF their residence.
such district shall be held to have supported a
school as required by law, and shall be entitled
to its share Of the public moneys the same as II
u school had been maintained In the district, and
the attendance had been in such school.
SEC. los. A district in a town in which an
academy is located may by vote direct its pru-
DENTAL committee to arrange with the officers OF
such academy for the instruction ia such acad-
envy Of all a part Of the legal pupils Of said
district in the studies prescribed By law and il
such district continues 10 maintain a school, IT
may provide for the instruction OF los pupils sent
10 the academy IN the higher branches of Eng.
lish study; and II such districts continue to main
tain schools taught by three Or more teachers. It
may provide for the instruction of its pupils sent
to the academy in ancient and foreign languages.
SIC. 100. When an arrangement with an
academy is such that no school is kept in the
district, IL all the legal pupils of tho district are
provided with not less than twenty-four weel,s
Of instruction in the school year, including any
that may have been had in the district before the
diseontinuanee Of its school, the district shall be
held to have supported a school as required By
law, and shall be entitled to its share Of the pub
lie moneys and the attendance at an academy Of
any pupil under an arrangement Of the pruden-
tial committee as above provided. shall, in the
division of public moneys, be treated us an at
tendance in the school Of said district.
SEC. 10. A contract for the instruction Of the
pupils Of a district out Of the state or ia an acad-
envy. shah provide for the keeping aud return to
the clerk Of such district Of the attendance Of
such pupils, in such manner as the keeping and
return Of attendance is required by law IN the
school districts Of this state; and II such provi-
sion OF the contract Is not complied with, all