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1872.J OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 169 on the premises available for that purpose, and this has been the means of inducing the students to pay more attention to their physical development, hut the building is too con- tracted, and a well-appointed gymnasium is still a desidera- tum, for nothing contributes more to a student's health than regular and not too excessive gymnastic exercise. STATE SCHOLARSHIPS. The system of State Scholarships, adopted by the Board of Visitors and Governors, is well-known to jour Honorable Body. In consideration of the aid received from the State, MX students from each Senatorial district are educated free of charge for tuition, room-rent and use of (.text-books, and the charge for board, fuel, lights and washing has? been placed at us low a figure as these could possibly he afforded in this city, which is two hundred dollars for the ten months' session. In the endeavor to afford a higher education to all who might apply for entrance on an reasonable terms as possible, the entire charge lor students, who pay for their tuition, has- been placed at two hundred and fifty dollars, the same amount as previous to" 1861, terms which are too low (or the maintenance of the College, as may be seen by comparison with the Colleges, and oven the high schools and academies of other States, but which the Board is unwilling to raise, for fear 01 excluding some deserving youth. In addition to the State Scholarships there are ten Foundation Scholarships belonging to the City of Annapolis, and, besides those edu- cated on the State and city scholarships, the sons of all min- isters of the Gospel of any denomination, are received free of charge for tuition, and some others have been received free of all charges in return for slight services rendered. Thus, during the past session, eighty-one students were educated free of charge for tuition, and two of these free of all charges, and, during the present session, of the one hundred and eighteen students in attendance seventy-thiee are received free of charge tor tuition, and two of these free of all charges. But it does not appear that this system has been properly appieciated in the State, for otherwise the whole number of scholarship!* ought to be filled each 3 ear. It does not yet effect satisfactorily the object for which it was established; that is, to enable (hose to obtain a Higher education who are unable pay for it. Also, .111 omission in the syhtem is, that it does not. provide for any remuneration to the State by per- sonal services, or otherwise, for the relief afforded The University of Virginia educates free of charge for tuition alone one student from each senatorial district, tor (i period of two years, and requites these students to teach for two years within the State in return for the assistance! afforded. The |
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