A text book of the geography, history, constitution and civil government of Vermont; also Constitution and civil government of the US., a publication expressly prepared to comply with Vermont's state school laws . John G. Saxe, a Vermont poet 9. The Huntixgton Fund.—The Huntington fund,which became available in 1886, was a gift to the State ofVermont by Arunah Huntington, a native of Vermont, whohad acquired wealth in Brantford, Canada. The amount of Present Conditions 295 this fund was $211,, the Interest of which wasdivided equally among the towns in proportion to theirpopulation. In 1
A text book of the geography, history, constitution and civil government of Vermont; also Constitution and civil government of the US., a publication expressly prepared to comply with Vermont's state school laws . John G. Saxe, a Vermont poet 9. The Huntixgton Fund.—The Huntington fund,which became available in 1886, was a gift to the State ofVermont by Arunah Huntington, a native of Vermont, whohad acquired wealth in Brantford, Canada. The amount of Present Conditions 295 this fund was $211,, the Interest of which wasdivided equally among the towns in proportion to theirpopulation. In 1906 this fund was merged into the perma-nent school fund of the Industrial School, Vergennes, Vt. 10. Industrial School.—The Vermont IndustrialSchool, an institution for the education of w^ayward youth,was established in 1865 at Waterbury, under the name ofReform School. Afterwards it was removed to Vergennes,and in 1894 it was given its present name. This isa school of manual as well as of mental training. Itspurpose is to shield its inmates from bad influences ?nd toenable them to engage successfully in some honorable 1914, on account of an appropriation for a new building,and a fire which destroyed the main building, nearly theentire plant was newly constructed, the cottage system beingchosen. 296 History of Vermont II. Normal Schools.—The normal schools, located atCastleton and Johnson, arc under the control of the Stateboard of education, and tuition is free to all qualified toenter. Only graduates from high schools and academies areadmitted to the regular course of two years. 1 S i^ State Normal School, Castleton, Vt. 12. Cast
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