MARYLAND MANUAL. 25
The Governor, with the consent of the Senate, appoints nine Regents
for a term of nine years from the first Monday in June.
The first appointments were made in 1916 for terms of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8 and 9 years, and as these terms expire a. successor is appointed
for a full term of nine years. (Ch. 372, 1916.)
This Board of Regents displaces the old Board of Trustees of the
Maryland State College.
Under Chapter 480, Acts 1920, the old University of Maryland was,
on July 1, 1920, consolidated with the Maryland State College, under
the former name.
THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND.
The University of Maryland is located at College Park, in Prince
George's County, Maryland, on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, eight
miles from Washington and thirty-two miles from Baltimore. At least
eight trains a day from each city atop at College Park, which makes
the place easily accessible from all parts of the State.
The campus fronts on the Baltimore and Washington Boulevard. The
suburban town of Hyattsville is two miles to the south, and Laurel is ten
miles to the north on tile same road. Access to these towns anil to
Washington may be had by steam and electric railways and busses.
The Professional Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Dentistry,
and Law are located in Baltimore at the corner of Lombard and Greene
Streets.
Administration.
The government of the University is vested, by law in a Board of
Regents, consisting of nine members appointed by the Governor each for
a term of nine years. The administration of the University is vested, in
the President. 'The University Senate acts in an advisory capacity to
the President.
The University organization comprises the following administrative
divisions:
College of Agriculture.
Agricultural Experiment Station.
Extension Service.
College of Arts and Sciences,
College of Education.
College of Engineering.
College of Home Economics.
Graduate School.
Summer School.
Department of Military Science and Tactics.
Department of Physical Education and Recreation.
School of Dentistry.
School of Law.
School of Medicine,
School of Nursing.
School of Pharmacy,
The College of Agriculture includes the following departments:
Agricultural Economics; Agronomy (including Crops and Soils); Ani-
mal Husbandry; Bacteriology; Botany, Dairy Husbandry; Entomology
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