Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-04-23

School tnr the instruction ana practice NJ
.eaoher> IN the science Of education. tho
TT ot Is aching and the mode Of govern
ing schools For the government of the
normal school and the election ottac prln
cipal and professors tho Governor shslt
papinata and, with the sdvicc and consent
= tie Senate. appoint al the present scs-
in Of the General Assembly of Maryland.
and at every regular session thereafter
three persons. to be styled the Board Of
Trustees of the Maryland State Normsl
School said board shall elect treasurer,
who. shall also be the secretary. st q sal
sry ot $500 per annum. who shall & We
bond ii such smount as the board NAV
direct. The principal of said school shall
receive a salary Of s., 500 per anuum,
,aTstlc quarterly, and the professors ari
teachers Of The Normal School shall re
ceivc such salary as the hoard may DC
c,lc.
Sec > The sessions Of the State Mt
NAL school, until otherwise provided for
by the State shall he held in such build
ing aS the trustees Of the Normal School
may select. the rent to be charged among
the Incidental expenses
sc. 3 The faculty Of thc State Nor
mai School shall consist OF the principal
AMI -f two male and two female prof.s-
sors, who shall be appointed by the trus-
cs Of the State Normal School. and TO
have such salaries and perform such du
ties rs said Board may direct and the
State superintendent now acting under
the system Of public instruction. about to
expire By limitation of the Constitution.
shall transfer all school property and Ell.
f"cts in his hands to the said principal of
the Normal School
Sec 1 The sessions Of the State Nor
nal School shall be determined by the
Board of Trustees of the State Normal
School; provided, that the school shall be
open for not less than nine months in each
year
Sec. 5. Students IF both sexes shall be
admitted TO the State Normal School fe
males At the age of sixteen years, and
males at the aye of seventeen yeays, The
students shall b" appointed by the trus-
tees of the State Normal School among
the several counties and the city of Baltl-
more in proportion to their respective re
presentation IN the General Assembly OF
the State. The students shall be selected
, by the several Boards of County School
J Commissioners and the Board Of Conans
! sioucrs of Public Schools Of tho city of
| Baltimore, from among PERSONS having
i the scholastic qualifications hcrcinbetorc
: required for teachers. Before any ap-
nontmcnt ehall be made the applicants
! SHAH procure the certificate Of the county
/ examiner tx testimony of their scholastic
G proficiency. md shall also file written
declaration that their object in obtaining
admission IS to qualify themselves as pub
! lie school teachers, and that it is their in
n tentlon to engage iii the profession OF
= teaching within the State and in case
g any students shall fail to fulfill the condl
: ton upon which they were admitted. they
!. shall forfeit and pay thirty dollars for each
session they have attended the Normal
School to be collected as other debts are
rollccted, and to be applied for the benc-
lit of the Normal School. If thctc be pot
applicants sufficient from any county, or
the city then the principal of the Nor
= NAL School may fill all vacancies by Sc
: Letting applicants possessing the reqm-
l site quaiihcations from any other portion
cf the State. in the proportion Aforesaid.
= 1, See 6 In addition to the students
= Admitted from the countic. and the city
: of Baltimore, who shall ENJOY 4 the pri-
- , yilcges # the school, and be turni> he'd
Il with the use of the text books free Of
- charge, there may be adWittcd, in the
TrcrCrticn Of Unc to two Of the scholars
selected BY the county and city boards, !,
!. other persons having the requisite qualifl-
! cations, who shaI! pay the sum oftwcnty-
: tiyc dollars per SESSION, and rurrhas" their
= own text books, and be subject iii every
respect t. the same rules and regulations
= as the other students provided tlat the
: number Of students sent by the State
shall not exceed two hundred and "A
long az this number Is not reached by the
; state. or after it shall have been reached
hv the State, all remaining vacancies may
b. hl.ci Ey Pay scholars to the full capacity
= Of the school
- See : The Board of Trustees of the
State Normal School shall prescribe thf
= course Of study, and supervise the school
il every particular not pc led or IN til.
4 law, they sha Il make provision for model
=, and experimental primary and grammar
!. schools under qualified teachers, IN which
the student of the Normal School Shall
have opportunity to practice the mole
Of instruction and discipline inculcated III
y tie Normal School The salaries ofthe teach
i. ers ofthe model and experimental schools
- shall be pad in part from the tuition fees de-
~ rived from the pupils Of said model $ hools
Sec :. The annual sum of eight thousand