Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-03-04
COMMITTEES REPORT
ON ST. JOHNS COLLEGE
Members Appointed to Visit the
College and Report Its Needs
RECOMMEND APPROPRIATION.
Impossible to Maintain High Standard
of Education Unless Funds Are
Provided.


/ ted TO the Legislature by the commit
tee who recentely visited and inspected
ST. Johns College. this city
Annapolis, Md. March 1916.
TO the Honorable Philip ID Laird. the
Speaker OF the House of Delegates.
Annapolis. Nd
Dear Sir:
The committee appointed TO visit St
Johns College, Annapolis. Maryland.
and TO report upon its needs and ne
cessities, begs leave to say that thew
Fe discharged this duty on the after
noon of February ninth.
They were met by DR. Thomas Fell.
President OF the College. and other
members of the Faculty, who accom-
panied them on = tour of inspection OF
al the buildings
Or. Fell, referring to the report of
the Board of State Aid and Charities.
pointed out that this Board admitted
that St.John's is practically a State in
stitution. that it occupies a leading
position among the colleges of Mary
land, and is one OF the best military
schools in the country.
The authorities Of st. Johns College
asked for the continuance Of the schol-
arship fund as enacted by law. also for
maintenance, Q91D. $4,000: G9tS).
500 600; repairs. G9171, $2.500; G919.
$500. laboratory and equipment
d9lO S2,500; C918), s2.500: electr5-
cal plant O917), $1,000: G9lS). .-,
total for 1917, $4,000; for 9lS. S25. 900
At the outset your committee is un-
able TO see how an institution which
virtually gives free tuition 70 an its
students and is. therefore. dependent
upon the state for its resources. car
be expected to maintain a high stand
are OF education unless funds by which
this can be accomplished. are granted
hy the State.
similar view is taken by the Board
Of state Aid and Charities. which rec
ommends tNat the scholarship fund be
continued and, in view of the exceed
ingly small salaries paid the profce-
s0rs OF the Faculty that the sum OF
$4,000 be granted annually In addi-
tion, FOR maintenance
Coming to toe matter Of repairs. we
also recognize the necessity for a new
roof on the gymnasium. which is es-
timated to cost $1,000 for concrete
walks. and additional bath and toilet
facilities in the dormitories. $3.50:
for general repairs Of the buildings.
s750,and to assist in building q grand
stand on the athletic field, s2,500. the
cd one having been destroyed i'm the
cyclone last sumner
Your committee then visited the
Chemical, Physical ana Biological
Laboratories. A great demand is made
for suitable equipment IN these de-
Dartments by the students, many Of
whom are taking a pre-medical course
in order 70 meet the increased re-
quirements for entrance to medical
schools. Therefore, as mach of sncb
necessary equipment is now lacking.
we concur in the recommendation Of
the Board Of State Aid and Charities
that the amour asked for by the Col
iege authorities be granted.
Strict economy in the use of its
funds charactcrizes the administration
of the Board Of Visitors and Governors
We therefore, unanimously recon-
mend the General Assembly to grant
20 this College, to which the State
owes so much. the full amount asked
for as an appropriation for the above
necessities.
There are other Improvements need
ed, such as an electric light plant and
rehabilitation of that part Of the Col
iege campus bordering on College
creek, ell of which are deserving. bat
we are Of the opinion tlat the need for
these IS not pressing, as The items we
have already mentioned, and that at
tention to them can wait until he f.
naees of the State are in a more pro-
pitious condition
We have the honor to be. very re-
spectfully.
FRANK n. DUvALL.
J0FNsF. MUDD.