Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-05-04
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Section 1. The annual donations to s..
Johns College, Annapolis, Washington Col.
in Prince Georges county and the Baltimore
ordered by the General Assembly, subject ta
the condition that they shall afford tuition in
all the branches taught and use of books free
Of charge to one student for every hundred
dollars that such College received from the
State; in accordance with which requirements
the further sum of seven hundred dollars in
addition to the present donation shall. on the
warrant Of the Comptroller of the State bs
annually paid on the first day of April of each
year, to the President of the Board of Trus-
tees of the Baltimore Female College, for .hs
support of said institution. The above Col
leges shall report annually to the State su-
perintendent in such form as may be ordered
by the Board of Education, and comply with
all the other requirements of Article 81 Of tho
Code entitled, Schools and Of their respective
Charters"
Section 2. The sum of three thousand dol
lars shall, on warrant of the Comptroller. be
paid annually by the Treasurer to the Facul-
ty of Arts and sciences Of the University oe
Maryland, situate in Baltimore, for the support
of the College Department of said Faculty to
afford tuition in all branches taught, and uss
of books free of charge, to one student for
every hundred dollars received from tho
State.
Section 8. The Faculty of Arts and scion.
ces of the University of Maryland shall re-
port annually to the State Superintendent ac-
cording to such form as may be ordered by
the State Board of Education, and comply
with all other requirements of article eighty
four of the Code of Public General Laws. en-
titled "sch,ols," as they apply to Colleges.
Section 4. st. Johns Colleges, Annapolis;
Washington College. Chestertown, the Mary
land Agriculture College, Prince George
county, and the Faculty of Arts and sciences
and the Law schools shall constitute the Uni
versity of Maryland. to be controlled and
governed as may be directed.
Section 5, The Law school of the Univer-
sity of Maryland shall be located at Annap-
oils and be connected with St Johns College.
Annapolis with the consent of the Board Of
Visitors of said College, and the sum Of ons
thousand dollars is hereby appropriated. to be
paid by the Treasurer upon the warrant Of
the Comptroller on the first day of April in
each year to the Board of Visitors St. Johns
College to aid in supporting the law school
whenever it shall be organized to the satisfac-
tion Of the state board of education For every
one hundred dollars granted to the law
school one pupil graduate of one of the Col
leges of the University of Maryland, appon-
ted by the state Board of Education shall en-
joy all the privileges of lectures aud other
instruction, free Of charge.
Section 6. Graduates of the high school
of the city Of Baltimore and of the several
counties shall always have preference for ap-
pointmcnt to the privileges of free tuition in
College. Such appointment shall be made
by the President Of Board of school commits
sioners on the first day of July in each year.
All applicants shall be examined and their
fitness determined by the faculty Of the Col
lege to which they are appointed, and those
who arc not graduates of High schools must
present satisfactory certificates of scholastic
ability, industry and good moral before they
can be examined for admission to any COL
lege.
Section 7. Thes, appointments shall bs
divided by the state Boards Of Education who
shall also designate the Colleges to which
students from the city of Baltimore and the
several counties shall be admitted, among
the counties and the city of Baltimore, ac-
cording to representation in the General AS
sembly, and in cases the city of Baltimore or
any county does not by the first day of S,p.
tember, avail itself Of the privilege Of nomi-
mating students, then the vacancies may be
filed by the state board Of ofeducation. from ap-
plicants at large, so that the whole number OF
youth may enjoy the advantage desis n ,tcd to
be secured through the state Donation and the
system of free public instruction in Primary
school, Grammar schools, High schools aud
Colleges be realized.
Section 8, The annual commenccments
for comforting degrees shall be held in the city
Of Baltimore on the fourth day of July. un-
der such regulations as the council of the
University of Maryland may from time to
time announce; this shall not take effect. until
the Board of Education, after consultation
with the regents of the University may direct
and shall in no way interfere with such liters-
ry exercises and class orations as are hold at
the different Colleges at the close Of each col
legiate year.
TITLE IIT-MoDEs OF SECURING COMPETENT
TEACHERS.
CHAPTER I.
EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS
Section l. 1t shall be the duty of the