The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-29

through its executive officer and his as
sistants 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 skilled
in the work, appointed for an indefinite
term and subject to removal only upon
majority vote of the entire board, who
with two deputies shall be delegated with
certain powers enumerated.
Town System Maintained.
The town system of schools is main
tanned. The duties OF the local school
directors shall be to have the care of the
school property of the town and the
management of its schools, keep the
schoolhouses suitably repaired and in
sured, have authority to designate the
schools which shall be attended by the
various pupils, subject to the approval of
the union superintendent and subject TO
the provisions of the act employ teach
ers and fix their compensations, draw or
ders, etc.
The state board shall arrange the
towns into school unions which shall be
designated by number and each town
shall either by itself or in. conjunction
with another or others, be included with
in a union. School union committees
shall elect superintendent. Supervisors |
shall act under the direction of the com |
missioner OF education, their work shall |
not be restricted to any particular sec
tion and their field of oversight shall be
frequently changed, cooperate with I'M
ion superintendent and supplement their |
work, spend their time in schools, assist
teachers and demonstrate proper meth
DDS of instruction, etc.
Every town shall have competent
number of public schools and so located
is to afford convenient instruction to
youth, this wording following the constr
,ution
kindergartens mean schools into which
children of five years OF age and young
II may be receiyed; elementary schools
nave six year course, adapted to the
leeds of pupils between six and IL years
# age; secondary, to include junior and
enior high schools. Among other things
he board shall include such subjects in
Elementary schools as in their judgment
re appropriate to the needs of the pu-
ills in the several communities. The !
tate board may relocate or consolidate ,
lementary schools and may establish ,
schools in rural sections, as {
he interests of convenience and efiicien !
y may require, and in SO doing the state ,
oard may disregard town boundaries, {
but in the exercise Of the power given j
4 this section the constitutional require
tents as to competency in number and q
Convenience shall be observed"
Junior High Schools.
Junior high schools shall be maintained
every town, unless by arrangement, a
n academy in town is in effect made
he public high school where the number a
secondary school pupils to be convent S
ltly accommodated shall reasonably a
arrant III academy subject to approval o
state board; where necessary, two f
ears junior high school to be given in p
q elementary school as equivalent.
Central and readily accessible senior a
gh schools articulating directly with all a
aighboring junior high schools, number c.
nd location and region served deter
lined by state board. Four year junior q
'urses for youths of IL TO 10 fitting for 81
'llege, etc O
Vocational education courses among Il
her things appropriate TO the needs
I'd environment OF the particular a
hool." Of
School term at least SO weeks in a il
hool year. School age six 10 10. No
uant officers, such supervision being al
lder direction Of superintendent and his II
,ent; school discipline, includes corporal h,
lnishment. m
Transportation or board Of pupil TO be h
I'D by state. At present time trans
'rtation is paid by town, state contrib al
ing $4,000. Under the bill all trans NJ
'rtation 10 be paid by state and provid- 81
for in sum of 100000. Important