The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-30

The bill does not affect any appro
priations to institutions of learning
for the fiscal year ending June 80
I19l5,
The State scholarships OF $50 t
the University of Vermont, Middle
bury and Norwich are not affected
The appropriations are continued
One higher institution viii get SIT. 00l
for vocational education. The Stat,
agricultural college gets $4,000 Il
match a similar federal appropriation
The bin provides that the sum Of
$400, 900 be appropriated annually as
a part OF the consolidated sclioot
fund, making with income from per
manent school and other funds and
State tax, a grand total sof abont $3.50
1000 which the State WIN expend on
education. The total sum is to be
known as the consolidated, school
fund. for annual apportionment and
distribution under the. provisions OF
the act. .as
The method of distribution of this
fund shall be as follows. General
administration and office purposes OF
the State board of education, ETC.,
$40, 900.
Salaries and expenses of union sup
erintendents and supervisors, s1e5.
600.
Vocational education, $4,000.
Teachers training courses in the
secondary schools, $4,000.
Summer schools, ETC., $4,000.
Transportation and hoard of pupils,
$4,000.
Instruction OF secondary school
teachers. $4,000
Agricultural extension instruction
In cooperation with federal extension
work in agriculture, $1,000.
For inspection OF health, $1,000.
For advanced instruction OF non
resident pupils in high schools, $780,
600. tFft
For payment Of the net salaries of
teachers as provided by enumerated
sections of the act. 100000.
Fox. -equalizing opportunities and
rates OF expenditures, s2S5,000,
The colleges benefit from the act
only so far as the appropriation is
made to apply to pedagogical instruc-
ton of secondary school teachers
$4,000; and for agricultural. extens
ion work, $4,000.
The bill follows the lines OF report
of the commission on the subject of
education as applied to the public
school system and the expenditure of
the money of the State In that direc-
ton, with such equalization features
that the poor towns are helped to
make their standard Of edncation as
high as the largest communities with
a more favored grand list
The bill takes effect on July next
and provision Is made for the continu-
alton Of such scholarships in the col
leges as have been arranged for until
they shall have expired.
The public educational system" is
defined in section ] Of the bill in the
following language: The public edu-
cational system of the State OF Ver>
mont shall consist Of and include all
kindergartens, elementary schools,
secondary schools. vocational schools,
teachers training schools or courses
and all educational work supplement
tary thereto and connected Herewith
or to be established, by
public authority and maintained al
public expense. II shall include also
all departments or courses establish
ed or to be established for the pur-
pose 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
members appointed by the Cover
nor and no member of the boaro
shall be otherwise employed in edu-
cational service or otherwise connect
ed with educational institutions, or
other special educational interests.
The board shall have the exclusive
administrative government and CON,
troll of the public educational system
and shall through its executive officer.
and his assistants regulate and sup
eryise the, organization; and work Of
the system and provide for the effec-
tive administration Of the, educational
policy of the State. The executiv,
officers shall be the commissioner of
education trained and skilled in the
work, appointed for an indefinite
term, and subject to removal only up
on majority vote Of the entire
board, who. with two deputies. shall
be delegated with certain . powers
The town system OF
schools is maintained
The duties of the local school di.
rectors shall be to have the care of
the school property of the town ann
the management of its schools, keep
the school, houses suitably repaired
and insured, have authority, to desig-
nate the schools which shall be at,
tended by the yazinus pupils. subject
to the approval Of the, union superln,I
tendent and subject 70 the. PROVISIONS
OF the act. employ teachers and fix
their compensation. draw orders, etc.
The State hoa rd shah arrange the.