Preparatory Schools

CHARLOTTE HALL SCHOOL, Charlotte Hall; M. D. Burgee, Prin-
cipal; established 1774; boys' preparatory, military, grades 7-12.
29 State scholarships covering tuition, room, and board (Code
1957, Art. 77, sees. 276-77). Appropriations: 1959, $30,000; 1960,
$30,000.

WEST NOTTINGHAM ACADEMY, Colora; Charles W. Blaker,
Headmaster; established 1744 as an adjunct of the Nottingham
Presbyterian Church; grades 7-12 and PG, boarding and day;
co-educational. Appropriations: 1959, $1,500; 1960, $1,500.

Special Schools

MARYLAND SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND, Overlea, Baltimore 6;
Francis M. Andrews, Superintendent; established 1858; elemen-
tary and secondary education for blind students of Maryland,
Delaware, and District of Columbia regardless of race or creed.
Appropriations: 1960, $832,588; 1960, $348,102.

CARDINAL GIBBONS INSTITUTE, Ridge; Rev. Horace B. McKenna,
S.J„ Superintendent; established 1924; academic, voca-
tional agriculture, home economics, for boys and girls; rural
cooperatives, evening courses for adults. Appropriations: 1959,
$2,000; 1960, $2,000.

Societies and Associations

MARYLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 201 W. Monument Street,
Baltimore; George L. Radcliffe, President; James W. Foster, Di-
rector; museum, historical documents and manuscripts, library.
Appropriations: 1959, $22,525; 1960, $27,500.

STAR-SPANGLED BANNER FLAG HOUSE ASSOCIATION, 844
E. Pratt Street, Baltimore 2; J. Elmer Weisheit, Director; Flag
House and 1812 Museum. Appropriations: 1959, $4,800; 1960,
$4,800.

PENINSULAR HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Salisbury; W. Lee
Allen, Secretary-Treasurer; advancement of horticulture and
agriculture on the Delmarva Peninsula. Appropriations: 1959,
$500; 1960, $500.

MARYLAND ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, 400 Cathedral Street,
Baltimore; Thompson King, Director; established 1863 for the
purpose of promoting an interest in science and the dissemination
of scientific information. Appropriations: 1969, $3,000; 1960,
$3,000.

MARYLAND STATE FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION. The funds ap-
propriated are the State's share of the pension fund for disabled
firemen or for widowa and children of deceased firemen (Acts
1935, ch. 260). Appropriations: 1959, $37,600; 1960, $37,500.