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Which was read a first time and referred to the Com-
mittee on Judiciary.

Mr. Waller presented the Biennial Report from the
President of St. John's College to the General Assembly,
in conformity with the Act of 1832.

Which was read and ordered to be spread upon the
Journal.

ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE.

Annapolis Md., January 12th, 1900.
To the Hon. Lloyd Wilkinson,

Speaker of the House of Delegates:

SIR: —In accordance with custom, I have the honor re-
spectfully to submit through you to the General Assem-
bly of the State,, my report of St. John's College for the
past two years and of its present condition.

Denomination.

The College is non-sectarian. The Board of Visitors
and Governors is obliged by the terms of the charter to
uphold this characteristic. of the institution.

Its faculty is composed of men of various denomina-
tions, and has been selected chiefly with reference to the
scholastic attainments of the various members. An army
officer has been detailed for duty as instructor in mili-
tary tactics,

Past Legislation in Reference to the College.
For a correct understanding of the relations of the
college to the State, I would mention briefly a few points
in connection with its history, which may not be known
to all the members of your Honorable Body.

The College traces its foundation to the year 1696,
when it was first established as King William's School.
In 1784 it was reorganized and received its charter under
the name of St. John's College. It is thus recognized as
the third oldest college in the country.

By the term of the charter it was enacted (sec. 19)
" That the sum of 1, 750 pounds, current money ($8, 522. 50)
be annually, and forever hereafter, given and granted as
a donation by the public to the use of the college, to be.
applied by the visitors and governors of the said college