The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-20
OF THE
LEGISLATURE
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the introduction of substitutes for the
educational bill. H. ITO, the passage OF
i II. 44S, as amended, allowing offsets, ana
the adoption by both houses OF reso.
luton setting March q as the date OF
hnal adjournment.
j Governor Gates sent a message TO the
House late in the afternoon requesting
the House to reconsider and pass the
URINARY bill with referendum attached,
land after Mr.. Melendy OF Londonderry,
who spoke strongly against the measure
Wednesday and Thursday, moved for re-
consideration, it was clear sailing and
the lower branch Topped again and
passed the bill by yea and nay vote
of l46 to 25 with a referendum offered
by Mr.. Wilson Of Chelsea, providing that
the people shall vote on the PROPOSE
ton next March and if considered favor
ably. the law ia to take effect March 20
llgl6. If unfavorably received, the law
Is TO become effective March 20, 1927
The rules were suspended and the of
set bill passed, after Mr.. Wilson ex-
nIained that many would not be pres
ent Saturday morning and he favored
Immediate action. The vote was by yea
and nay, 1875 to 81
! Although the House coneurred with the
Senate in adopting the joint resolution
relating to adjournment, there are many
who refuse TO eoncede that the legisla-
ture can finish work by that time, al
though prospects are brighter to-day
than tney were yesterday morning, with
two big questions settled.
/ The Senate voted TO reconsider its vote
lof the morning whereby the several cor.
poration bills were made special orders
for Tuesday and recommitted the bills
to committee.
New Educational Bills.
The educational bills, II. 462 and II.
463, prepared BY the committee on edu-
cation as a substitute for II. 10, the
measure drafted by Lieutenant Govern
or Darling for the educational commits
ton. were introduced in the House yes
terday afternoon. The basic principle OF
the chief bill is the strengthening Of the
rural schools and. to that end, secondary
schools, normal institutions and colleges
are not considered under the provisions
OF the proposed act. An accompanying
bill will be presented providing for the
establishment Of junior and senior high
Of four and two years courses, respec'
lively, following elementary work OF six
wears. The establishment Of such high
schools. in which vocational training may
be included in the courses. Is optional
with the towns.
While the new bill differs in many re
spects TO the commissions measure. the
/ fundamental principle Of the restoration
OF the rural school il retained. The sew
eral agencies of administration under the
proposed act arc 20 repose IN the state
board Of education. body 10 consist #
five members, appointed by the govern
or.
The bin provides for regional system
Of supervision based 20 = large extent
upon typographical conditions. Provision
| Is made for supervision Of all schools
and the cost Of such supervision j. 70
be borne entirely by the state.
The measure places the minimum sal
AIRY Of teachers 10 elementary schools AZ
S. week and provides an arbitrary
classification cor the first year o. the
operation ~ the act and after the first
annual period a merit system y % De-
teruiue the matter 81 salary Provision
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T eut system ~ education b The $4,000
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