ART. 77] STATE NORMAL SCHOOLS. 1739

general assembly of the State; the students shall be selected by the
several boards of county school commissioners and the board of commis-
sioners of the public schools of Baltimore city from among worthy
persons who desire to make teaching their profession, and who may
possess the necessary scholastic qualifications, namely, scholarships equal
to graduation from approved high schools for the normal course, and
scholarship equal to completion satisfactorily of the seventh year grade
of our public school curriculum for the academic course; applicants for
scholarships must file their application for scholarship, and also with
the state board of education, a written declaration that their object in
obtaining admission is to qualify themselves as public school teachers,
and that it is their intention to engage in the profession in this State:
whenever it is possible to do so, the board of county school commissioners
and the board of school commissioners of Baltimore city shall appoint,
an alternate for each person who may receive a scholarship, and if for
any reason such person who was awarded the scholarship does not use
or accept the same, or for any other reason fails to become a student of
the normal school or normal department, then the person appointed as
alternate shall be entitled to the privileges of such scholarship. If there
be not applicants sufficient from any county or the city of Baltimore,
then the state board of education may fill all vacancies by selecting
applicants possessing the requisite qualifications from any portion of the
State, in proportion aforesaid.

1004, art. 77. sec. 81. 1888, art. 77, sec. 74. 1872, ch. 377. 1904, ch. 584.

86. In addition to the students admitted from the counties and the
city of Baltimore, who shall enjoy the privileges of the school and be
furnished with the use of the text-books free of charge, there may be
admitted, in the discretion of the state board of education, to the full
capacity of the state normal schools, or normal departments, such other
persons as may possess the requisite qualifications, who shall pay the
sum. of twenty-five dollars per session and be subject to the same rules
and regulations as the other students

Ibid. sec. 82. 18S8, art. 77, sec. 75. 1872, ch. 377. 1904, ch. 584.
87. The state board of education shall prescribe the course of study
for the state normal schools and normal departments receiving State aid,
which shall be uniform as far as is practicable, and supervise such
schools and departments in every particular not provided for in thi?
article; they shall make arrangements for practice teaching, and may
organize and maintain model and experimental schools as a part of the
normal school or normal department, when deemed best, in which stu-
dents of the normal course shall have opportunity to teach and practice
the modes of instruction and discipline inculcated in the normal schools,
or normal departments.