The Democratic advocate., 1872-06-08
Sr. JonS's ColLrer.

1HHdPOi's, Hd., Nay 3la, 1872, !
70 The Secretary Of The Bodrd Of School
Commissioners of Carroll County.
DEAR SE IL baye the honor 10 state for
your iniormalionand guidance the following
provisions 0fan Act Chapter 303) recently
passed by the General Assembly of the
State. This Act provides for furnishing
In the Collegiate course" Of this Col
!egc," (St John ST. board, fuel, lights and
washing, to two Of tee Students educated
free Of charge for tuition from ecch Sena.
torial District Of this State, aud appointed
by the Commissioners of the Primary
Schools, by aud with the advice aud consent
Of the Senator, in their respective Soua.
torlUl Districts, after Competitive examiua-
ton Of the candidates Propided, that the
said appointment shall not be held 10y the
same Student for more than four years, and
that each Student receiving such appoint.
meut shall give his bond 10 the State Of
Maryland, for such amount with such
security as may be approved by the Pnncl'
pal OF said College, that he will teach
school within this State for not less than
two years after leaving College, aud should
any Student neg Get or refuse 10 teach the
length Of lime required by this Section, his
bond shall bG liable"
You are aware that under the present
regulations of the Board of Visitors and
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 and use Of text books,
and that these Students pay two hundred
dollars each for Loard, fuel, lights and
washing. The Act recently passed fur.
nshes board, iaeI, and lights aud washing,
to two Of this number of students, who are
10 be appointed by the Board Of School
Commissioners, nlter competitive exam
nation Of the candidates, the appointments
being subject to the approval or disappro
val OF the Stato Senator. The number OF
state scholars is not increased, but two OF
these are maintained, suLJec, to 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 tor the Collegiate Course, and
that they will not be received free Of charge
into the Preparatory Department of the
College. They will he required to pursue
the regular Academic course Us specified
IN the Catalogue Of The College, and will be
examined for entrance int the Freshman
class uIon the following studies:
'Lugllsh Grammar, q. 5. History, An.
Gent and Modern Geography, Arithmetic
Algebra to Quaduiic Equations, Geometry,
hfst book, Audley's Or Kuhuer's Gree
Grammar, Greek Reader, Xeuophou's An.
atasis, Hatkness' or Aliens Latin Gram,
mar, Caesar Commentaries, or some equiv
alen', salius'. Virgil, Lain and Greek
Composition
The amount Of tho bond mentioned in
the Act to be executed with t,e0 surctics b,
by each successful Student, 10 guarantee
that '.e will teach in the State as the Act
requires, is ScreH Hundred and fJtty DO!
iGsy.
Each successful competitor must present
himself 10 the College al Annapolis tor ex
animation ON the Monday and TUESDAY
preceding the first Wednesday in October.
Applications may be made to any one OF
the Board OF County School Commission
crs, or 10 the Secretary, in time to be sub
miited TO the Board in essiou on Monday.
Tie frs. day o! July next, at which Tin,
notice Will be given Of the day and piact
iOr holding the competitive examination.
Applications for the other four Scholar,
ships IN 81. johns college, which exempt
pupils from the payment Of only room rent
und tuition fees, aud for which competitive
examinations are uot required, may be made
al Tue same time ana through TO same
mediums.