The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1865-06-17


High school, which shall be open to youth Of
Section 3. Such Union High school shall be
governed by a Joint committee consisting of two
members Of each county Board, and shall be sub
ect to the visitation and examination equally OF
The President of the Board Of school Commits
sioners of each county uniting to establish the
school. ldn9 b ebot - ia 1.oi - 94t
Section 4. The state donations now made to
Academies and schools, consisting of an annual
to each county, and now divided
among several Academies, or paid to the school
for the General school Fund, shall
constitute--toecther with such other donations as
from time to time may be made, and annual APP
organizations by the County B0ard---a High school
Fund, and be used by the Board of school COM
missioners, to aid in paying the salary OF the
Principal and other teachers OF the High school.
Section 5. Suitable buildings for the High
school, together with residence forthe Principal,
shall be provided by the Board of school Com
missioners {: Provided, however, That before pro-
ceeding to locate the High school, the Board of
Commissioners shall advertise andoreceive offers
from the citizens of any district or town who
may be inclined to provide suitable buildings, APP
paratus, &c., in order to secure the location of
the High school in their neighborhood. aoll351
Section 6. These buildings shall be kept in re-
pair by and the title vested in the Board of school
Commissioners. In all particulars concerning
text books, course of study, mode of discipline,
the High school shall be under the control of the
State Board of Education. Il u feo,AV
Section 7. Each High school shall be visited
and examined annually by the State superinten.
dent or Professor of the State Normal school
appointed by him. They shall also be visited at
least once each school term by the President OF
: Al ID of uhrc hall
port quarterly to the Board the result of his OBJ
servations, making such suggestions as he may
think will improve the efficiency of the instruc-
ton and increase the benefits which the school
is designed to CONFER all Of which shall he include
in his annual report to the State superintendent
[ 91Seetion 8. The Principal of each High school
shallreport annually to the Board of school Com
missioners. - ~ hHn zifnnsl4a sGifaA il9i
Section 9. In every High school of the State
and if practicable, in each College, Military Tao
tics shall form department of instruction and
the General Assembly, from time to time, shall
afford all possible facilities to foster and render
efficient Military Instruction. q HtiL Or b949f
nol5iT fUa CHAPTER TX. aiil r. 1o7lt q
70 safe lins gdCOLLEGES. haaitfeH 23l .
Section l. The annual donations to St. john;
College, Annapolis !; Washington College, Ches
tertown; the Agricultural College in Prince
Georges county, and the Baltimore Female Col
lege are continued until otherwise ordered by thu
General Assembly, subject to the condition tina
they shall afford tuition in all the branches taught
and use of books free of charge to one studen
for every hundred dollars that such College re
ceives 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
be annually paid on the first day of April of eacl
year, to the President of the Board of Trustee
of the Baltimore Female College, for the supper
of said institution. The aboAe Colleges shall re
port annually to the State superintendent in sucl
| form as may be ordered by the Board of Educa
ton, and comply with all the other requirement
of Article "a of the Code, entitled, "Schools an
of their respective Charters" na Ja 2Hi no 7.tt
| Section 2. The sum of three thousand dollar
| shall, on warrant of the Comptroller, be paidan
| nually by the Treasurer to the Faculty of Art
and Sciences Of the University Of Maryland, sit
uate in Baltimore, for the support Of the Colleg
Departments; said Faculty to afford. tuition in a
| branches taught, and use of books free Of charg
to one student for every hundred dollars receive
| from the State ~ i's'''- t'1.a ''o-.,'
| Section 8. The Faculty of Arts and science
of the University of Maryland shall report annu
ally to the State superintendent according to sue
form as may be ordered by the State Board G
Education, and comply with all other require
ments of article eighty -four of the Code Of Pub
lie General Laws, entitled {" schools" as they ap
plyto colleges. ''- -. =
Section 4. st. Johns College, Annapolis
Washington College, Chestertown; the Mary
| land Agricultural College, Prince Georges coun
| ty; and the Faculty of Arts and sciences, an
| the Law schools, shall constitute the Universit
of Maryland, to be controlled and governed a
| may be directed. 'l. 81
| Section 5. The Law school Of the Universt
of Maryland shall be located at Annapolis, an
be connected with st. Johns College, Annapolis
with the consent of the Board of Visitors of sal
| College, and the sum of one thousand dollars
| hereby appropriated, to be paid by the Treasure
upon the warrant of the Comptroller on the frs
| day of April in each year to the Board of Visi
| tors of St. Johns College, to aid in supporting
the Law school whenever it shall be organize
| to the satisfaction of the State Board of Educa
| ton. For every one hundred dollars granted t
| the Law school, one pupil, a graduate of one 9
| the Colleges of the University of Mary land, ap
| pointed by the State Board of Education, sha
enjoy all the privileges of lectures and other in
struction, free of CHARGE. .'"'''.', -
| Section 6. Graduates of the High school G
the city of Baltimore and of the several countie
shall always have preference for appointment 7
the privileges of free tuition in College. Sue
| Y
| Board of school Commissioners on the first da
of July in each year. All applicants shall b
| examined and their fitness determined by the fac
ulty of the College to which they are appointet
| and those who are not graduates of High school
must present satisfactory certificates of scholasti
| ability, industry and good morals before they ca
| be examined for admission to any College.
Section Z. These appointments shall b
| divided by the State Boards of Education
who shall also designate the Colleges t.
which students from the city of Baltimor
and the several counties shall be admitted
among the counties and the city of Balti
more, according to representation in tn
General Assembly, and in case the city o
Baltimore or any county does not by tn
first day of September, avail itself of tn
| privilege OF, nominating students then thu
vacancies may be filled by the State Boar'
of Education from applicants at large, 81
that the whole number Of youth may EMO.
the advantage designated to be secures
through the State donation, and the system
of free public instruction in Primary school
| Grammar schools, High schools and Col
| leges be realized. ' 9ah'' 'i.- {.
| Section 8. The annual commencement
for comforting degrees shall be held in thu
| city of Baltimore on the fourth day Of July
under such regulations as the council OF the
University of Maryland, may from time tc
time announce i this shall not take etfec
until the Board of Education, after consul
tation with the regents of the University
may direct, and shall in no way interfere
with suchiliteary exercise and class oration'
as are held at the different Colleges at the
close of each collegiate year. is.--.-,a
TITLE III-MODE OF SECURING
/ COMPETENT TEACHERS. s9,n
| IT,. CHAPTER L., q iaa 97ua
EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS.il4
Section L. 1t shall be the duty Of the Pres.
ident of the Board of school Commission.
ers to examine all candidates for the pro-
fession of teachers in the presence of any
members Of the Board of school Commits
sioners, should they desire to be present,