J. Arnett Frisby, Jr., M.M.A., Comptroller
Edward N. Wilson, A.B., Registrar

Hillen Rd. at Arlington Ave., Baltimore 12 Telephone: Clifton 4-6870

Morgan State College was organized under the auspices of the
Methodist Episcopal Church in 1867, as the Centenary Biblical Insti-
tute. The school remained under church jurisdiction until its purchase
by the State of Maryland in 1939. The name of the school was
changed to Morgan College in 1890 in honor of Dr. Lyttleton Morgan
whose gift of a large sum of money to the institution enabled it to
offer academic work on a collegiate level. The College moved to its
present location on Hillen Road in 1917 from its former location on
Edmondson Avenue, Baltimore. Morgan State College is under the
direction of a Board of Trustees of nine members, appointed by the
Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate for terms of nine
years, the term of one member expiring each year. The administra-
tion of the College is vested in the President who is appointed by the
Board of Trustees (Code 1951, Art. 65A).

Morgan State College is an institution of higher learning devoting
its primary efforts to the training of prospective teachers for the
junior and senior high schools, and the preparation of students for
entrance to graduate and professional schools. It also offers courses
for women in homemaking and prepares students for employment in
recreational and leisure-time activities through its departments of
music, drama, and physical education. Through courses in commerce,
training is given to students looking forward to careers in business.
In order to perform these functions the College operates in three
divisions: (1) The College which is at the campus on Hillen Road
offers a standard four-year course in the liberal arts and teacher
training; (2) The Summer School, which meets at the Hillen Road
campus for six weeks each summer and is designed primarily to
offer "in-service-training" to teachers in Maryland schools; (3) The
Evening School which is operated in cooperation with the Department
of Education of the City of Baltimore; courses are given each eve-
ning throughout the academic year at Douglass High School and in
various county centers providing an opportunity for youth and adults
to secure instruction on the college level and to provide "in-service-
training" to teachers in the Baltimore area. During the academic year
1953, Morgan had a gross enrollment in all divisions of 2,430, with
1,872 regular students, 175 evening students, and 383 summer stu-
dents.

Appropriations 1955 1956
General Fund ...................... $1,236,131 $1,303,251
Special Fund ........................ 543,460 601,516

Total .............................. $1,779,681 $1,904,777

Staff: Professional and Faculty 113
Classified Service 138

Total 261

STATE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR NEGROES
Edward N. Wilson, Secretary
Morgan State College, Baltimore 12 Telephone: Clifton 4-6870

The first State scholarships fund for Negroes was established in
1933 when the Commission on Higher Education for Negroes received