Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-29
CREATES MANY new POSITIONS
New Act a Big Boon to States
Vocational Educa ton.
smith-h u9hes Law Appropriates Min
imum Of $4,000 for Each state Meet
Ing IT'S Conditions-Demand for
Agricultural Teachers.

The Smith Hughes act now become law.
VIII mean much FOR vocational education
IN the state, In the opinion of various ex-
peftS III town. Already the demand for
teachers OK agriculture, for instance. 10
'ar greater than the supply. Prot. F. b.
jerks instructor IN agricultural educa-
ton In the high schools of the State, says
the obtaining of sufficient teachers 10 one
problem with which the development of
the system OF Junior high schools in the
State 10 confronted.
inc state college has had no difficulty
IN placing all Of it's graduates in tho teach
ing OF agriculture. and some Of them who
even graduated In other courses were put
In similar positions
The new federal law appropriates G mt-
imum o: 5000 for each of tho three fol-
lowing purposes: To pay the salaries Of
teachers and supervisors of agriculture
In the public schools; for the salaries OF
teachers Of trade subjects and homo econ.
omics. the former class Of teachers being
allowed $4,000 Of the 5000; for the train
ing OF teachers In all these subjects
Vermonts share in 1s17-1S will be III. 900
The State board OF education will super.
wise it's expenditure.
At the present time each Junior high
school In the State receives $500 a yeai
from the State, says Clyde M. Hil:. super.
visor of Junior high schools. Four hun.
dred dollars is given to each school teach
ing agriculture and homo economics.
Vermont already. therefore. appropriate
sufficient funds to meet the conditions OF
the smith-Hughes act. and no provision
FOR new funds was made In House act
2sS. therefore.
h-Cy In, hat
the purpose of cooperating with thu
States In paying the salaries of teachers
supervisors, or directors Of agriculture
subjects" and for the purpose Of CO
| operating with the States in paying thu
salaries Of teachers Of trade. home econ
omics, and industrial subjects" there II
to be appropriated in each case the fol
| lowing amounts annually For the yea
ending June 30. 1918. $500, 900; 1919, 5000
1920 900 OOO 1871. 81. $50 00O 1922 81 200 900
1923. 1884, Co., 1924. g. 900 900; 1926 81 800 900
1925. $3OOO,o 900; and 8. oOo, 900 annually there
after. That Is, for the first year. endinI
June 30. 1918. a total of 100000 for tn
union would be appropriated for thes
two objects. But in the latter instance
/ teachers Of home economics may receiv
, only % per cent. Of $500, 900.
! Further, for the purpose OF cooper
ating with the States In preparing teach
ers. supervisors. and directors OF agri
| cultural subjects and teachers of trad
and industrial and home economics sub
jects" additional amounts annually ar
appropriated. as follows: For the yea
ending June 30. 1918. 10000; 1919. 1900
1920, 100000; 1921. and annually thereafter
100000. -soe aa
That is, a total Of q, 900 will be ap
propriated for all three purposes the frs
year, and this amount steadily increase
for several years to come.
In the case of the first purpose sal
sums shall be allotted to the States in tn
proportion which their rural population
bears to the total rural population In tn
United States. not including outlying pos
| sessions. according to the last precedin
United States census: Provided, that tn
allotment Of funds to any State shall b
not less than a minimum of 1000 for AN
fiscal year prior to and including tn
fiscal year ending June 30. 1923. nor les
than $4,000 for any fiscal year there
AFTER
Said sums shall be allotted to the State
in the proportion which their urban por
ulation bears to the total urban popula
ZION in the United States is the metho
Of allotment Of funds for the second OF
ject, and for the third, the proportion
Of tho total State population to the tote
population Of the nation.
In all three cases additional funds ar
appropriated to make sure of an amour
not less than the prescribed minimum {
$780,