Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-01-29
old ST. JOHNS
ASTAIE INSTITUTION
Among Public and Private Insti-
tutions Requesting State Aid
Financially.
PLEA OF EMERGENCY HOSPITAL.
A State Hospital Doing a Splendid
Work Worthy of States Financial


In connection with the announce
ment made Thursday by the Finance
Committee of the Senate and the Ways
and Means Committee OF the House
that public and private institutions re-
questing State aid in a financial way
must file their applications within
twenty days, the recommendations of
the Board of State Aids and Charities
upon the requirements OF ST Johns
College. the Emergency Hospital. both
OF Annapolis, the Anne Arundel Acad-
emy. on the w, b. & A line. at AIiners-
Vile, and the Patapsco Academy. at
Shipley Station, on the Short Line. are
creating not a little interest.
OF st. Johns College, the Board. in
its report to the legislators. says
st. Johns is practically a State in
stitution. 1t IS doing college grade
work, offering classical courses lead
ing to the bachelor of arts degree
1t is also one of the best military
schools in the country. its graduates
being in most cases, admitted TO the
United States Army when there are
vacancies. Last year this college had
an average of lat scholars. 1t grants
State scholarships as follows: 27
one from each senatorial district Gov
ering tuition, board and room rent:
26-one from each senatorial district.
covering tuition only; in addition the
Board of Governors offers thirty-four
free tuition scholarships to the grad
pathes of certain high schools and
academies.
The college is now getting ST 500
for maintenance and continuing appro-
priations of S14.700 It asks that the
latter be continued and its mainte-
nance raised from $17 500 to $4,000
In view of the exceedingly small sala-
ries paid the professors, the Board
thinks the increase justifiable and
therefore recommends $4,000 St
Johns also asks for $4,000 for build
ing purposes, as follows. New roof
on gymnasium, $1,000 grandstand on
athletic field $4,000 (alumni to get ad-
ditional $4,000: repairs to buildings
$3.50; physical laboratory equipment
$4,000; chemical laboratory. 81 500;
biological laboratory, 81 900; electric
light plant, $4,000 (which could save
the college from $500 to S400 a year,
$1,750 for concrete walks and addi-
tional bath tub and toilet facilities in
the dormitories.
"Of the above, the board recommends
the $4,000 for laboratory work and
feels that the remainder can wait until
the system of higher education is reor-
ganized.'
The Emergency Hospital receives
this report from the Board:
Being as close to Baltimore as is
Annapolis. it is very hard for this in
stitution to get many pay jatients. il
is a small institution. having treated
4705 patients the last year OF these
2,766 were fire and 734 part pay: per
capita cost this year was $279. Al
the rate named on page so of this re
port, this institution would be entitled
TO $5,482.75, plus extra charges. The
hospital has requested $4,000; last
appropriation was $4,000; board rec
ommends $4,000 as q maximum under
the per capita system"
The Anne Arundel Academy, located
near Millersville, is recommended for
a reduction of $1,000. because it has
not installed an agricultural course.
Here is the report:
This institution is a non-sectarian
school, which has survived from the
old academic period. 1t should be con
verted into county agricultural high
school as practically all of its students
come from Anne Arundel county The
grade of work done is good This year
the average attendance is 43. The in
stitution charges no tuition fee, but
does charge board TO any student liv-
ing at the institution.
In addition to its maintenance ap-
preparation. given every two years. it
has confirming apurOuriaffOra Of GSn0