§ 356. Superintendent to furnish blanks, et cetera.- The superintendent shall provide school officers with blank forms of affidavit for the purposes herein required, and shall include in his annual report a statement showing each city or district which has failed to comply with the foregoing provisions during the preceding school year. [Con. School Law, tit. XV, § 20, as added by L. 1895, ch. 1041, and as amended by L. 1896, ch. 901. (Page 104, § 20.)] § 357. When superintendent to withhold school money.-The superintendent on a written complaint alleging the violation of any of the foregoing provisions, shall make immediate investigation thereof, and if satisfied of the truth of the complaint, shall thereupon and thereafter withhold all state school moneys to which the district or city would otherwise be entitled, until it complies with such provisions; and the superintendent may reclaim money already apportioned, or deduct the same from a future apportionment, in the same manner as in the case of an excessive apportionment under this chapter. A complaint under this section can only be made by an adult resident of the district or city. [Con. School Law, tit. XIV, § 20, as added by L. 1895, ch. 1041, as amended by L. 1896, ch. 901. (Page 104, § 20.)] § 358. Instruction in natural history.-The superintendent may furnish to the free schools in each city and village that has a superintendent of schools, additional facilities for instruction in natural history, geography and kindred subjects, by means of pictorial representations and lectures. All residents of a city or village may be admitted to such lectures under regulations to be prescribed by the school authorities, or such lectures may be repeated apart from the school. [L. 1895, ch. 362, § 1 rewritten. (Page 2, § 150.)] § 359. Free instruction in industrial or freehand drawing.— Free instruction in industrial or free hand drawing shall be given: 1. In each normal school. 2. In at least one of the departments of the schools in each city. 3. In each union school, unless it is excused therefrom by the superintendent. [Con. School Law, tit. XV, § 21 rewritten. (Page 104, § 21.)] § 360. Evening schools.-A district meeting or the school authorities in a city may establish and maintain evening schools for free instruction in industrial drawing. [Con. School Law, tit. XV, § 22 rewritten. (Page 105, § 22.)] § 361. Vocal music.-Free instruction in vocal music shall be given in each normal, city and union school, and in each public school organized under a special law and subject to the provis ions of this chapter. It may also be given in any other school, or in a teachers' institute. [Con. School Law, tit. XV, § 23, rewritten and extended. (Page 105, § 23.)] § 362. Kindergartens.- A free kindergarten may be established and maintained in each school district by the trustee or board of education. A child under the age of four years shall not be admitted to such school, and the trustee or board of education may fix the highest age limit of children who may attend. The attendance of children under the age of five years shall be reported separately. [Con. School Law, tit. XV, § 24, rewritten without change, except that licenses for teachers in kindergarten schools will be placed in article on teachers' certificates. (Page 105, § 24.)] § 363. Industrial training in schools.-A department for instruction in the principles of industrial training and for teaching and illustrating the manual or industrial arts may be established and maintained: 1. By the school authorities of a city. 2. By the trustee or board of education of a school district when authorized by a district meeting. 3. Such instruction shall also be given in each normal and training school to the extent prescribed by the superintendent; but the authorities in charge of such school may provide for instruction in addition to that prescribed by the superintendent. [Con. School Law, tit. XV, §§ 25-27, rewritten and consolidated. (Page 106, §§ 25-27.)] ARTICLE XIV. INDIAN SCHOOLS. Section 375. Indian schools. 376. Maintenance of Indian schools. 377. Compulsory education in Indian schools. 378. Rules. 379. Duty of local superintendent. 380. Superintendent's report of Indian schools. 381. When Indian pupils may attend common school. 382. Indian children may take regents' examination. [General note. The subject of Indian schools has been rewritten and is included in this article. It is intended to provide a scheme by which these schools will be maintained directly by the state, from an appropriation made for that purpose. An apportionment is now made of a part of school moneys for these schools, but it seems inadvisable to continue this policy for the reason that the schools are wholly supported at the expense of the state, and it is unnecessary to make an apportionment for their support.] § 375. Indian schools.-The state superintendent shall: 1. Provide means of education for resident Indian children. 2. Cause an annual enumeration of Indian children to be made. 3. Ascertain from time to time the condition of the various bands and tribes in respect to education. 4. Establish schools on a reservation in such places and of such character and description as he deems necessary, and for that purpose he may divide the reservations into convenient districts. 5. Erect, when necessary, convenient buildings for the accommodation of such schools. 6. Employ superintendents for such schools and fix their compensation. 7. Contract with an Indian band or tribe for the use or occu pation of any land for school grounds, sites or buildings. Such contract shall protect the title of the Indians to their lands, and reserve to the state the right to remove or otherwise dispose of all improvements made at its expense. [Con. School Law, tit. XV, §§ 33, 34, 35, but mostly new. (Page 108, § 33.)] § 376. Maintenance of Indian schools.-The expenses of main taining the Indian schools shall be paid out of the treasury of the state, upon the certificate of the state superintendent. [New.] 377. Compulsory education in Indian schools. The superintendent may by order apply to Indian schools such provisions of this chapter relating to compulsory education as he deems expedient, and when such an order is made and entered in his office, the Indian schools named therein shall be subject to such provisions. The superintendent may appoint such persons as he deems necessary to aid in the enforcement of such provisions, and provide for their compensation. [New.] § 378. Rules.-The state superintendent may make rules and regulations for the enforcement of this article, and may require the local superintendents to make reports and furnish such information from time to time as he deems desirable. [New.] § 379. Duty of local superintendent.-A superintendent of Indian schools shall, under the direction of the state superintendent, have the immediate supervision of the schools under his charge. He shall, subject to the approval of the superintendent, employ teachers and make such contracts as may be necessary for the maintenance of such schools. [New.] § 380. Superintendent's report of Indian schools. The annual report of the state superintendent must separately show: 1. The number and location of Indian schools. |