The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-29
FORMALLY ACCEPTS
VOCATIONAL FUNDS
Governor Acts In Connection with
Government Aid to Vocational
Education work.

Formal acceptance of the provisions
of the Federal Vocational Education
act. which gives to the states funds 10
further instruction In agriculture. and
the trade and industries, was made
yesterday by Governor Stuart for the
state of Virginia. The general Assem- =
bly, would ordinarily make acceptance
of such an act. but in it's absence. the
governor has the power.
Recently conference was held be-
tween the governor and heads of the
normal schools of the state, together
with members of the State Normal
school board, at which meeting the
terms of the provision was agreed to.
1T calls for distribution Of $500, 900
among the states the first year, this
to increase annually until 1925, when
100000 will be appropriated for vo-
cationai instruction. To the amount
received by each state, the common
wealth is required TO add a similar
amount.
The acceptance of the governor is
as follows:
whereas, the act of congress ap-
proved February 20, 1917. entitled AN
act to provide for the promotion Of
vocational education: to provide for
cooperation with the states in the
promotion of such education in agri-
culture and the trades and industries;
to provide for cooperation with the
states in the preparation of teachers
of vocational subjects and to appro-
pirate money and regulate Its expendi-
ture" fPubIic-No. 34T-s4th congress)
requires fSection - that TO secure the
benefits of the appropriations made
thereby any state shall through the
legislative authority thereof. accept the
provisions thereof and create or desig
nate a state board as therein specified
with authority to cooperate with the
federal board OF vocational education.
and
whereas. said act further provides
that in any state whose legislature
does not meet in 1917 the governor Of
the state. so far az he Is authorized
to do so. may accept the provisions
thereof and create ord esiEnate such
a board: and
Whereas. the general assembly of the
state of Virginia has not been In ses-
sion and will not meet, during the year
1917 nor until January .. 1918:
Now. therefore. I. H. c. Stuart. rs
governor OF the state of Virginia, so
far as am authorized TO do so. do
hereby accept the provisions OF the
said act OF congress and do further
pledge the good faith OF the state
to make available funds sufficient AZ
least TO equal the sums allotted. from
time to time. to this state from the
appropriations made by said act and
to meet all conditions necessary 10
enei'ls the state TO the benefits II
tho act
In compliance with said act. have
designated and directed the state board
Of education. consisting OF more than
three members. 10 act in cooperation
with the federal board for vocational
education until such time the gen
eral assembly meets and has been in
session sixty DAYS. have also APP
pointed the state treasurer as custo-
dian oF funds allotted IN this state
from the appropriations made b. said
act and directed him 20 receive and
provide for the proper custody and dis
bursement Of the same IN sccorda nee
with the provisions Of said act
In witness thereof. 7 have heraunto
set my hand and caused the lesser seal
of the oommonw esIth to be affixed AT
the Capitol in Richmond, this twenty
eighth day OF March. in the year Of