Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-05-26

that the satoaF ~ be open for not less
than nine meatE beach year.
/ Sec 5 Ssudeasx Shhath sexes shall he
admitted to the Ssaes n esl school. fe-
males ut the age Of sfcean years, AMI
males at the age Of seventeen years. Tic
students shall be appor,ionsd bv the
i Rsard of State school commissi ,ners
among the several counties aud the city
of B,l.imore in proportion to their res
pective representation Ia the General A.
sembly Of the State. Tho students shall
be selected by the several b ,aris OF e,ua-
~ school commissioners, and the Bard
city Of Balsimesr from amoas as+ rcrs ~ On
having the scholastic qualifications here
before required for teachers. Rsfore any
appointment, shall be made. the applicants
shall procure the certificate OF the county
Examiner or the city Superintendent, in
testimony Of their scholastic proficiency.
and shall also fie written declaration
that their object in obtaining admission
is to qualify themselves as public school
teachers, aud that it is their intention 10
engage in the profession of teaching with
in the State. and in case any students
shall fail TO fulfil the condition upon which
they were admitted. they shall forfeit an.
pay thirty dollars for each session they
have attended the Normal school. to DO
collected rs other debts are collected. aud
to be applied for the benefit Of the Nor
NAL school. II there be not applicants
sufii ,ient from any county or the city,
then the Board of S late schoo. commits
sioners may gill all vac ,ucias by selecting
applicants possessing the requisite quail
tica;ions, from any other portion of the
State in the proportion aforesaid.
See 6 In addition to the students adj
United from the counties and the city OF
Baltimore. who shall enjoy all the privi-
leges Of the school aud be furnished with
the use Of the text books free of charge.
there may be admitted in the proportion
of one to two Of the scholars selected by
the Board Of city and county school COM
missioncrs, other persons having the re-
auisite qualifications. who shall bay the
sum Of twenty-five dollars per session.
aud purchase their own text books, and
be subject in every respect to the same
rules and regulations as the other stu
DENTS; provided, that the number of stu
dents sent by the State shall no: exceed
two hundred. and as long as this number
! is MT exceeded by the Safe or att r it
shall have been reached by the State, all
remaining vacancies may be filed by pay
scholars to the full capacity Of the school.
Sec I The B'arl Of s ate school COM
mis- ,ioncrs shall prc>eribi the course OF
study, and supervise the school in every
particular not provide for in this law
they shall make provision for model and
experimental Primary audi Grammar
schools under qu..ili'l teachers, in which
the students OF the Normal school shall
have opportunity to practi the molcs Of:
/ instruction AMI discipline inculcltcl in
the Normal school, The salary of the
teachers of the model aud experimental
schools shall be paid in plrt from the tu-
ition fees derived from the pupils OF said
mode! schools.
Sc. The annual sum of nine'y-ive
hundred dollars is hereby appropriated
for the support o: the Normal sch ,ol, to
be paid in lialterly installmcnts by tho
Treasurer Oh the warrant of the Comp
troller. TO the Board of State school Com
missioners. and to be applied to the pay
:nent of teachers salaries aud the pur-
chase Of educational apparatus. for the
salary Of the Principal of che Normal
school, for text books, stationery, fuel i,
light aud other Incidental expenses of tho
school.
Sec Q All donations or requests Of mo-
ney or personal property. and all grant
or devises of lands for the benefit, of the
State Normal school shall be hell in tru,t
by the koard OF State school commission
cts.
Sc 10 The Beard Of Stxtc school com
missioners shall, on q kcfore the fifteen. h
day of January in each and every y;ar,
make \ report to the Governor Of the
schools Of the State ;, a statement Of the
app,rtionment Of money to the COUNT =
and the city of Baltimore for the support
of schools, an abstract of the reports re-
ceivcd from the Board Of county schoo!
commissioners, together with such sue-
: gesticns Cor the Improvement of schools
and the Advancement Of public education
as the Board OF State school commission
ers shall deem expelien,.
Sci IL And the Governor shall cause
three thousand copies Of said report to be
printed and distributed TO the members OF
the Legislature in those years in which
there is DO session Of the Legislature.
CHAPTER MI. ~
TtacAer.' hsti.a,S,. -
Sci A Teachers Institute, to contin
ue FIVE days. shall be held dasing vaca-
ton. in each county. once yclr. and the
county Examiner shall he present, aud
shall give nsssl instructions to the teach
ers each day.
Sc The Principal Of the Safe Nor.
NAL school shall fix the time Of the meet
ing o: the Institute, and it shall be the
duty Of the county Examiner u notify
each teacher Of the time and place OF meet.
Ing.
Sec 3 These institutes being designed
as Temporary Normal schools shall lie pre-
sided over By the Principal or one OF the
Professors Of the State Normal school. il
he can be present. assisted by the coun.
ty. school commissioners who nav cho,s..