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33 To give " a portion of their working time " such persons must give 



34 a portion of each day, week or longer period to such part-time class 



35 during the period in which it is in session. 



36 8. " Independent agricultural school " shall mean either an organi- 



37 zation of courses, pupils and teachers, under a distinctive manage- 



38 inent designed to give agricultural education, as hereinafter pro- 



39 vided for, or a separate agricultural department, offering in a high 



40 school, as elective work, training in the principles and practice of 



41 agriculture of an extent and character approved by the board of 



42 education as vocational. 



43 9. "Independent household arts school" shall mean a vocational 



44 school designed to develop on a vocational basis the capacity for 



45 household work, such as the callings of cookery, household service 

 4G and other occupations in the household. 



STATE ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION. 



1 SECTION 2. The board of education shall be charged with the duty 



2 and given all necessary power to investigate and to aid in the intro- 



3 duction of industrial, agricultural and household arts education; to 



4 initiate and superintend the establishment and maintenance of 



5 schools for the aforesaid forms of education; and to supervise and 



6 approve such schools, as hereinafter provided. The board of edu- 



7 cation shall make a report annually to the legislature, describing 



8 the condition and progress of industrial, agricultural and household 



9 arts education during the year, and making such recommendations 

 10 as such board may deem advisable. 



TYPES OP SCHOOLS. 



1 SECTION 3. In order that instruction in the principles and the 



2 practice of the arts may go on together, independent industrial, 



3 agricultural and household arts schools may offer instruction in day, 



4 part-time and evening classes. Attendance upon such day or part- 



5 time classes shall be restricted to those over fourteen and under 



6 twenty-five years of age; and upon such evening classes, to those 



7 over seventeen years of age. 



LOCAL ADMINISTRATION AND CONTROL. 



1 SECTION 4. Any city or town may, through its school committee 



2 or through a board of trustees elected by the city or town to serve 



3 for a period of not to exceed five years, to be known as the local 



4 board of trustees for vocational education, establish and maintain 



5 independent industrial, agricultural and household arts schools. 



1 SECTION 5. 1. Districts composed of cities or towns, or cities and 



2 towns, may, through a board of trustees to be known as the district 



