Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-04
EDUCATIONAL
BILL GIVES $75O,OOO
FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Colleges Benefit from the Act Only So Far as
Appropriation Is Made to Apply to Pedagogy
ical instruction of Secondary School Teachers
and for Agricultural Extension Work.


tigation of the educational commission
during the past two years, was introduced
in the Legislature Thursday, as told in
another column. 1t contains lis printed
pages and 2S sections The title ex-
presses in succinct form the contents of
the bill and is entitled IAN act to estab-
lish public educational system and to
provide for its maintenance and CONTROL
TO offer equal educational opportunities
to all children whether residents In cities
villages or rural districts; and to equalize
taxation for the support of schools"
The bill Is divided into seven parts and
deals with agencies Of administration,
public schools, teachers. school property
and equipment, specially Incorporated dis
tricta financial support of schools, and
enumerates sections repealed
TIE purpose of the act IS to take care
primarily ~ elementary and secondary
schools of the state as tho initial duty Of
tho state to It's citizens
The bill does not affect any appro-
priations to institutions of learning for
the fiscal Jesr ending June 30. 1915.
The state scholarships IF $50 to the
University of Vermont Middlebury and
Norwtct are no effected. The appro-
prlations are 90 cd One higher in
sttution VIII = 300 for vocational
education TIL agricultural col
lego gets $4,000 match similar
federal appropriation
$4,000 APPROPRIATED
The bill provides that the sum OF $780, 900
be appropriated annually as part of the
consolidated school fund, making with
| nth
funds and State tax. grand total of
about $4,000 which the State will expend
on education. The total sum Is to be
known as the consolidated school fund,
for annual apportionment and distribu-
ton under the provisions of the act.
| The method of distribution Of this fund
shall be as follows: General administra-
ton and office purposes of the State board
of education, etc, STOD.
Salaries and expenses of union super
| intenderts and supervisors. $125,WO.
| Vocational education, $4,000.
Teachers training courses in the sec
ondary schools, $4,000.
| Summer schools, etc, 5000.
Transportation and board of pupils.
s12, 900.
Instruction of secondary school teach
ers. $4,000.
Agricultural extension instruction In
cooperation with federal extension WORK
In agriculture 5000.
For inspection Of health, 5000.
For advanced instruction OF non-resi-
dent pupils in high schools, 10000.
For payment Of the net salaries of
teachers as provided by enumerated Sec
lions OF the act, 100000.
For euualizing opportunities and rates
of expenditures, 1925 900.
| The colleges benefit from the act only
so far as the appropriation Is made to
apply to pedagogical instruction of Sec
ondary school teachers $4,000; and for
agricultural extension work, 5000.
The bill follows the lines OF report If
the commission on the subject of educa-
ton as applied to the public school sys-
tenn and the expenditure OF the money Of
the State in that direction, with such
equalization features that the poor
towns are helped to make their standard
Of education as high as the larger com
munitics with a more favored grand list
TAKES EFFECT IN JULY.
The bill takes effect on July next
and provision Is made for the continue
ton of such scholarships in the colleges
as have been arranged for until they
shall have expired.
The public educational system Is de-
fined in section l of the bill in the fol-
lowing language: THE public educa-
tional system of the State of Vermont
shall consist of and include all kinder
gartens. elementary schools. secondary
schools vocational schools. teachers
training schools or courses and all edu-
cational work supplementary thereto and
connected Herewith established, or tc
| be established, by public authority and
maintained at public expense 1t shall
include also all departments or courses
established or to be established for the
purpose OF higher education. or Of re-
search, that are maintained by public
authority. and. either in whole or in part.
at public expense"
| The public educational system Of the
State is vested in board OF five mem
bers. appointed by the Governor, and
40 member of the board shall be other
wise employed in educational service or
otherwise connected with educational in
| stitutions, OF other special educational
| interests.
| The board shall have the exclusive ad-
ministrative government and control Of
me public educational system and shall
through it's executive officer and his as
-istants regulate and supervise the or
ganization and work of the system and
provide for the effective administration
OF the educational policy Of the State.
The executive officers shall be the COM
missioner OF education trained and skill