St. Mary's gazette., 1865-07-06
CHAPTER 4.
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.

Sec. /. There shall be located in the
city Of Baltimore, until the board of edu-
cation other wise direct, State normal
school for the instruction and practice O:
, teachers of pnhic schools in the science OF
education and the art of teaching AID the
mode Of governing schools.
Sec. 3 The sessions Of the State nor
NAL school shall be held in euch sui.Shle
building as may be provided by the May
or and, City council Of Baltimore, or they
declining SO to do. in such builling as the
State Superintendent may select the rent
being charged among the incidental ex
pens"s.
Sec g. The Faculty of the Normal
schoo! shal! consist of two male and two
female Professors. appointed by the State
board of education and to have such aala-
ries and perform such duties as they
may direct.
Sec + There sLall be in each year two
! sessions Of the school, the first session
commencing September IS. 1865. and en-
ding December 20. the second comrnen-
cling JaLu uary 5, 1866, and ending April
), and so on for each aud every year un-
til otherwise ordered
Sec. s. The number Of students shall
not exceed two hundred and fifty of both
sexes. Males being no. younger than
seventeen years, and females not younger
than sixteen years to be appointed as fol-
'ows:-Two for each member Of House OF
Delegates and one for each Senator, to be se-
iected from the respective counties and the
city of Baltimore By the board Of school com
msisioners whom the said board shall certify
they have examined and approved as pos
scssed Of the qualification required Of
teachers under this law. the ohjec, Of the
Normal school being. not 10 educate
teachers il studies now required by law,
bu, t. receive such as are found comp :tent
in these studies, aud TO train th"m in the
best methods Of teaching and conducir
public schoo.s. Before any sppoin'men,
shall be mala, the applicant shall file a
written declaration that tier object in
getting admission to the school is TO quail
ify themselves !or the employment oe pub,
lie sch o. Teachers. and that it is their in
ten,ion TO engage in that employment with
the State. and in case any studeC: should
fail TO fulh.! their obligations they shall
forfeit and pay thirty dollars for each ses-
SION they have attended the Normal school
as recompeuse Cor their tuition and the
rse sf text book@. II there be 90, q suf-
ficiens number OF apro!u'm"n's, then ;h-
State Superintendent may ill all vacancies
By selecting from among qualified app!i-
cauts from any otuer prtiou Of the
State
Sec. 6 II adli,ion 70 the student. ad-
q lttci from the Counties who shall eni,y
all the privileges Of the school aud be fur
nishcd with the use OF text books fire.. OF
charge, there may be admitted 6ftv pupils
possessed o. the required pla.,ic.iious :
who desire to prepare themselves for th,-
duties Of teachers in private schools a',d
academies. who shall pay the SUN of
. twenty-five dollars per session aud pur-
chase their own tex; books AID he .utl"ct
iu every respect to the rules aud ,cgul4-
tiu,s IA other students are.
SEC. :. The State Superin'er.d Mt .hali
be rx :io the Principal IT the u.rusi
school, shall prescribe the rou,s: Of study
aud supervise the general curriculum in
every p.r,icu'a, no, provided fr in this
Law. He -hsll make provision for model
primary ana e amman scLoois under per-
manert sui hish!y quaid'd toachr'o in
which the s;uL-EI- oi tie uo,n.sl school
sail have opportunity 70 ? a:'ice tie mod IS
, Il Instruction and dc r.iue incuIca;ei
in the normal ychv!l. Tue salary Of the
teacher. Of the nI"dei suj eAp-rinr. ntal
.cl 2c's TO be aid il pant f!Un Ihv Tuition