Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-02-18
Shepherd College and Normal School,

Wegive below the bill establishing branch
State Normal School at Shepherd College,
passed February 9th, 1872. and the amended
bill passed February 4th, 1873:
A BILL establishing branch State Nor
NAL School a. Shepherd College.
Be It enacted By; the Legislature of Vest
Firginiu:
l. That a branch State Normal School. for
males, be, and the same is hereby established
at the building known Shepherd College,
10 Shepherdstown. 10 the county of Jefferson;
and the said school is hereby placed on the
same footing, aud subject to the same regula>
tions ns The other branches of the State Nor
nal Schools; provided that the said building.
and the lot on which it is erected, shall be
fitted up in suitable manner for the pur>
poses of such school, and con veyed in fee. for
term of not less than ten years by demise,
assigned or original free of charge to the State,
for such fitting up or occupancy
a BILL to amend an act entitled, ssAn act
to establish a branch state normal school a,
Shepherd College. in Jefferson COUNTY"
passed the twenty-seventh day of February,
1872
Be 1t enacted ly the Legislature of Hest
Virginia
That chapter one hundred and one of the
acts of eighteen hundred and seventy-two. is
hereby amended and re-enacted so as to read
as follows:
l. That branch state normal school be.
and the same is'hereby established at ..Shep-
herd College," in ShepherdStown, county of
Jefferson. for the instruction and practice of
teachers OF free schools, in the science of ed
ucation and the art of tenching. and the board
ct trustees of Shepherd College. with the
State and county superintendent of free
schools, and their SUCCESSORS. shall constitute
board of regents, for the government of said
normal school.
eral supervision and control of said board of
regents, who shall have power to pass such
general laws and adopt such general rules and
regulations for its government, not inconsis.
tent with the laws of the State as they NAV
deem hest calculated to effect the object of its
establishment. There shall fix the number
and compensation of the teachers to be en-
ployed therein, appoint and remove the same
prescribe the preliminary examination. the
terms and condition on which pupils shall be
received and instructed in the school the
branches ct learning to he taught therein
They shall determine what shall be the num-
Der of pupils received from the several conn
ties OF the State, confirming as near as DOS
s'bic, to the ratio of population, and prescribe
the mode of selecting the same. They NAV
also admit into the said school, from this or
any other State. as many students, who NAV
not desire to become teachers of free schools
as they may deem proper, aud upon such terms
as they may prescribe.
The board of regents and faculty NAV
graduate any student of said Shepherd Cal
lege who may have pursued the studies pre-
scribed and found. upon examination. dulv
qualified, and shall certify the same. by affix-
ing their signatures aid seal of the college to
his dnloma.
4 The board of regents shall transmit tn
the Legislature, at each regular session, "a full
account OF their proceedings under this act,
together With detailed report of the progress
condition and prospects of said school.
3. They shall elect, at their first meeting.
or as soon thereafter practicable our of
their own number president, secretary and
treasurer. They shall prescribe the duties of
said officers, and determine what amount of
compensation the secretary and treasurer shall
receive tor their services, not to exceed $50
each. per annum. No compensation shall be
allowed the regents for their services as such.
except tor personal expenses incurred in the
discharge Of their duties as regents.
6 The board of regents shall NEE. to or
ganlze as soon official notice shall he given
by the board of trustees of Shepherd Col
lese. that the College is ready for the reccp-
ton Of pupils
Z. The said school shall continue to be
called and known by the name of ''Shepherd