The Republican journal., 1915-04-08

Section seventeen Of chapter fifteen of
the Revised Statutes, as amended by
chapter twenty-nine Of the public laws Of
by Striking h is on hereby a further
Stwenty-six' in the fifth line thereof ne ~ and
inserting in place thereof the word
thirty so that said section, as amended
Section H. The school moneys Of every
town shall be so expended as to give as
nearly as practicable the same aggre-
gate annual length of terms in ali its
schools, and every town shall make pro
vision for the maintenance of all its
schools for not less than thirty weeks an
nually: Any town failing to maintain
its to,f schools n as provided in this section
school moneys till it shall have made
suitable provisions for so maintairrine
them reafter.'-(Approved March Is
Chapter 90.
An Act to amend Section six of Chapter
one hundred lightweight Of the Public
Laws of nineteen hundred eleven, re-
lating to industrial courses in evening
schools.
Section six of chapter one hundred
Lightweight Of the public laws of nine
teen hundred eleven is hereby amended
BY striking out all Of said section after
of and substituting in place thereof the
following: the commercial branches. the
domestic and manual arts or the ele-
ments of the trades, said courses to be
subject to the approval of the State Sill
perintendent of public schools and nc
town shall be entitled to receive a reim-
bursement under the provisions of this
section, unless the total average attend
ance in said courses shall equal to not
less than twenty-five per cent of the
average attendance of the school, so
that said section as amended shall read
as follows:
.Section & Wbanax,ar +la
ing school committee of any town shall
have maintained during the school year
an evening school as provided by section
twenty-five of the Revised Statutes said
town shall be reimbursed by the State a
sum equal to two-thirds the amount paid
Tor instruction in such evening school
provided there shall have been offered, in
addition to the subjects elsewhere pre-
scribed for evening schools, courses in
the commercial branches. the domestic
and manual arts or the elements of the
trades, sad courses to be subject to the
approval of the State Superintendent of
public schools, and no town shall be en-
titled to receive reimbursement under
the provisions of this section unless the
total average attendance in said courses
shall equal to not less than twenty-five
per cent of the average attendance of
the school.'-(Approved March Is, 1859
Chapter 81.
An Act to amend Section one hundred
ten of Chapter fifteen of the Revised
Statutes. relating to the course of study
IN the State normal schools.
Section one hundred ten of CHAPTER
fifteen of the Revised Statutes is hereby
amended by striking out the words sub
Jeet to the approval of the governor and
council in the third line thereof and by
inserting after the word same" In the
fifth line thereof the words and they
may give such credit as they may deem
advisable for successful teaching ex-
perlence, so that said section, as amend
ed, shall read as follows:
Section ITO. The course of study shall
occupy two years with suitable vaca-
tons; and with the terms of admission
shall be arranged by said superintendent
me trustees may arrange for a course of
study, occupying three or four years, for
such students as elect to pursue the
same, and they may give such credit as
they may deem advisable for successful
teaching experimentation March
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