for 1914. This is a purely educational institution, providing for the
deaf and dumb children of the State, or, more exactly, for the deaf
children of the State. The term deaf and dumb covers one class and does
not include those who are speechless though able to hear. Pupils are ad-
mited on application, to the Principal, Charles W. Ely, Frederick, Md.
Blank forms of application are furnished by him. The age limit is
six to twenty-one years. Exceptions to this rule may be made by the
Board of Visitors. Board, instruction and care are provided without
charge to residents of the State. Pupils from other States are charged
$150.00 per annum. Proper medical care is given, but deafness is not
treated. Pupils are received for school and industrial instruction and not
for medical care.

F. Knapp English and German Institute for Indigent Mutes, 851
Hollins Street. Baltimore— Receives from State $1,200 for 1913 and
$1,200 for 1914. It is required to maintain twelve free scholarships for
training and education of indigent mutes, and to furnish them with text-
books, ' ' appliances and so forth, ' ' and to train and educate them. Apply
to F. Knapp, Principal, 851 and 853 Hollins Street, Baltimore.

Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore, Maryland—Receives from
State $25,000 for 1913 and $25,000 for 1914. No State scholarships
are awarded in this institution, but the university has, since its foundation,
offered a large number of free scholarships to students from Maryland,
and in addition, Marylanders can compete for twenty University scholar-
ships and twenty fellowships. There are also five "Woodyear" scholar-
ships open to undergraduates Apply to T. R. Ball, Registrar. $600,000
for School of Technology.

McDonough Institute, LaPlata, Maryland—Receives from State $4,000
for 1913 and $4,000 for 1914, for which the institution maintains twenty
free scholarships to students of Charles county, who are appointed by the
School Commissioners of the county with the approval of the Senator of
the county.

Maryland Institute for the Promotion of Mechanics' Arts, Mount
.Royal Avenue and Lanvale Street, Baltimore—Receives from State $15,000
for 1913 and $15,000 for 1914. Furnishes one free scholar to be received
from each county of the State and one from each legislative district
of Baltimore city, to be selected by the School Commissioners of the
counties and Baltimore city, respectively, upon the approval of the State
Senator of each county and the legislative districts of Baltimore city.
As each scholarship is for the period of four years the number of pupils
always in the schools under the contract is 108. We have a similar
contract with the city of Baltimore for the education of free pupils.
Other pupils pay the tuition fees required in the different classes, vary-
ing in the day school according to the course pursued, but in the night
schools the standard fee is six dollars for the term of six months in the
mechanical, architectural and free hand classes alike. For detailed in-
formation, address John M. Carter, President, at address given above.

Maryland School for the Blind (For White Scholars), 220 East
North Avenue, Baltimore—This institution receives annually $81,000, for
which it admits, indigent blind persons of the age of seven years and
upwards, inhabitants of Maryland and of the county or city from which
recommended by the County Commissioners of the county or by the
judges of the Orphans' Court of Baltimore city, if the applicant be a
resident of that city. These applications are made to the Governor, who,
after examination to ascertain whether or not the provisions of the law
have been complied with and that the applicant is worthy to be a State
beneficiary, issues his warrant of admission specifying therein the term
for which the applicant is admitted.