The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-06-22
Sr. JoHsis CoLLKoE,
Annapolls, Ad., Mag BE-, ls72, ]


annapolis, I'D, May 3lsf, 1872,
TO The Secretary Of the board Of School
Commissioners Of Carroll County.
DEAR SIX I'll have the honor to state for
your informant on and guidance the following
provisions ofan Act Chapter 1891 recently
passed by the General Assembly Of the
State. This Act provides for furnishing
ain the Collegiate course" Of this Col.
lege,n (St John's,) board, fuel, lights and
washing, to two Of the Students educated
free Of charge for tuition from each Sena..
torial District Of this State, and appointed
by the Commissioners Of the Primary
Schools, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senator, in their respective Sena-
torial Districts, after competitive examina-
ton Of the candidates Propided, that the
snid appointment shall not be held by the
same Student for more than four years, and
that each Student receiving such appoint
ment shall give his bond TO the State Of
Maryland, for such amount with such
security as may be approved by the Princi.
pal Of said College, that he will teach
school within this State for not less than
two years after leaving College, and shonld
any Student neglect or refuse 10 teach the
length Of time required by this Section, his
bond shall be liable"
You are aware that uuder tho present
regulations Of the Board of Visitors ard
Governors, in virtue Of the State annuity,
six Students from each Senatorial District
IN the State ARE educated free Of charge for
tuition, room rent aud use of text books,
aud that these Students pay two hundred
dollars each for board, fuel, lights and
washing. The Act recently passed fur
nishes board, fuel, and lights aud washing.
to two Of this number Of Students, who are
TO be appointed by the Board Of School
Commissioners, after competitive exam
nation Of the candidates, the appointments
being subject to the approval or disappro
val OF the State Senator. The number Of
State scholars is not increased, but two Of
these are maintained. subject 10 the pro.
visions Of the Act stated above. would
call your special attention TO the fact that
the Act requires that these two Students be
prepared for the Collegiate Course, aud
that they will not be received free Of charge
into the Preparatory Department Of the
College. They will be required to pursue
the regular Academic course as specified
in the Catalogue Of the College, and will be
examined for entrance into the Freshman
class upon the following studies:
"English Grammar, U. S. History, An
Gent and Modern Geography, Arithmetic,
Algebra TO Quadratic Equations, Geometry,
first book, Hadley's or Runners Greek
Grammar, Greek Reader, Aenophon's An
abasis, Harkness'S or Aliens Latin Gram
mar, Caesars Commentaries, or some equiv.
alent, sallust, Virgil, Latin and Greek
Composition"
The amount Of the bond mentioned in
the Act to be executed with tico sureties by
by each successful Student, to guarantee
that &c will teach in the State as the Act
requires, is Seren Hundred and Fifty Dol
lars.
Each successful competitor must present
himselfto the College at Annapolis for ex-
animation on the Monday aud Tuesday
preceding the first Wednesday in October.
Applications may be made to any one Of
the Board Of County School Commission
ers, or to the Secretary, ia time to be sub
mitied to the Board in session on Monday,
the first day of July next, at which time
notice viii be given Of the day and place
for holding the competitive examination.
Applications for the other four Scholar.
ships in St. Johns college, which exemia
pupils from the payment Of only room-rent
and tuition fees, aud for which competitive
examinations are not required, may be made
at the same time and through to same
mediums.