The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-04


State Board Is authorized to arrange
for advanced training for teachers in
the colleges of the State.
Among other educational measures
(which were passed at this session
were provisions for allowing school
directors toqissue permits to teach in
cases of emergency; the continuance
of medical inspection of schools, un-
less town votes for discontinuance;
including incorporated academy or
other institution doing secondary
school work among the educational in
stitutions for which land may be talk-
en-: allowing increase of tuition for
nonresident pupils; and provid ne
State aid for reimbursement of towns
furnishing school lunches,
Prohibition enforcement was dealt
with at this session by special act
which started out as all offspring Of
the Volstead Act, being largely copied
after that famous measure but which
was finally passed as amended by
Senator Sherburne of Orange county,
many of the proyis ons of the present
local option law, with the license fea-
lures removed being utilized to form
what is said to be a more workable
enforcement act than the original one.
Another law passed at this session
provides that any person convicted Of
being found intoxicated shall disclose
the place where and the person OF
whom the liquor was obtained. Pen
alties for driving a car lie under
the influence of liquor We're consider.
ably increased. 3e
With the cooperation of Governor
Hartness, a commiss on of foreign and
domestic commence was established
and has already been doing good
work
During the early part Of the session
law was passed making Armistice
Day (November III legal holiday.
Although the legislature failed to re-
peal the primary law, it amended 1t in
spots. One of the changes made in
this law was that persons voting in
the direct primary shall declare Their
party affiliations; also the presidential
primary was abolished, but the con-
ventions were retained at which dele
gates to national conventions are
chosen.
Speaking Of the primary brings us
to the women. This being the first
Vermont General Assembly following
the general participation OF women in
politics and the first in which woman
sver sat as a legislator, it was geaa.
ally expected that laws looking tow
ard the betterment OF conditions
among women and children would fol
low. Several such laws were enacted.
Provision was made for the appoint
ment II women inspector of factor
les to be a deputy to the commission
er of Industries. A law was passed
providing for med cal and surgical
treatment for crippled and physically
defective children, and provision was
made for examination Of children in
the custody of juvenile court.
The lady from Orange was directly
responsible for the introduction of the
bill which became a law including
among mothers who may receive aid
from the State one whose husband is
| in capacitated by an incurable disease
from earning living or is confined in
hospital. sanatorium or other insti
tuition Other laws enacted which re-
late to family relations include max
ling a father and mother JOINT guard
ians Of minor child; including the
step.child among members of the fam
lily whom the parent is required tc
support up to the age of is; providing
that only children less than two years
old shall be kept in poor houses, ane
then only in emergency, and that II
no case shall child be kept there