The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-07-02
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND.
Two State Educational Institutions
Merged By Legislative Act.

Two State Educational Institutions
Merged By Legislative Act.
On July l the Maryland State Col
lege of Agriculture passed out of
existence, so far as it's name is con
cerned and entered upon its new his
tory as the University of Maryland.
The change from College to Uni
versity was effected quietly and the
celebration which will mark the
event will be delayed until the ar
rival of the student body in the fall
when appropriate exercises will be
held either at the College or in Balti-
more and will be participated in by
the faculty of both institutions af-
fected.
All the legal requirements in con
nection with the Act of the last State
legislature which authorized the con-
solidation of the. Maryland State
College and the old University Of
Maryland in Baltimore have been
completed. The resolutions Of &C
ceptance have been attested by Sec
rotary of State Perlman and new
seal has been adopted.
1t is probable that the first i'm
provement which the new University
of Maryland will witness will be the
athletic field at College Park for
which the Alumni Association of the
Maryland State College will raise a
fund of $4,000. Headed by M E..
Tydings of Havre de Grace, president
of the association, the Alumni are
already at work on subscriptions
toward the fund. Other improve
ments next year will consist Of a
number of more urgently needed
buildings for which President Woods
has an appropriation of 100000,
available next spring.
Speaking of the consolidation OF
| the two institutions and the probable
changes which will be made, DR..
Woods says:
''The Act passed during the last
Assembly, merging the old Univer-
sity of Maryland with the Maryland
State College of Agriculture. gives
the State an educational organization
modelled along the standard lines set
| by the United States Bureau Of Edu-
| cation and other high educational
authorities. The merger turns over
the entire property of the University
of Maryland to the Board of Trustees
of the Maryland State College and
makes the Board of Trustees of
Maryland State the Board of Regents
of the new University. Headquarters
of the University will be at College
Park and the administration of the
Maryland State College is to be con-
tinued as the executive authority OF
the new University of Maryland.
The acquisition of the Medical and
Law Schools in Baltimore does not
affect the educational organization
of the State College. The College
has for the last year been organized
on University basis and the merger
will occasion no changes other than
some minor arrangements for co-or-
4 dination. The present agricultural or
ganization will be retained in it's en-
1 tirety and it's further development
will not in any way be hindered. The
policy of the University will be to
follow out almost to the letter the
kind of development set forth by the
Morrill, Act, to which the present col
lege conforms.
Agriculture is the greatest of Mary
lands resources, and 1t is logical that
the greatest of Maryland's education
al efforts should be in relationship to
it. Under the University plan it is
not the intention to neglect othcl
lines of work, but rather to place
emphasis where emphasis should be.
The Experiment Station and the Ex-
tension Service will continue to rem
der service throughout the State.
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