ART. 77] PUBLIC EDUCATION. 819

manner as shall hereinafter be set forth. All high schools of the Coun-
ties of the State of Maryland receiving State aid shall be arranged by
the State Board of Education into two groups, to be designated first
group and second group, according to the aumber of pupils enrolled,
teachers employed and years of instruction given. High schools of
the first group shall fulfill the following minimum requirements: (a)
an enrollment of not less than eighty pupils; (b) employ not less than
four teachers for the regular high school work, exclusive qf instructors
of special subjects named under (e); (c) four years' coiirse of instruc-
tion of not less than thirty-six weeks in each year, same to conform to
the standard required by the State Board of Education; (d) the annual
salary of the principal to be not less than $1,200 for a person of less
than three years' experience as principal of an approved high school,
not less than $1,300 for a person of three years' experience as principal

of an approved high school, not less than $1,400 for a person of five
Years' experience as principal of an approved high school, and not less
than $1,500 for a person of eight years' experience as principal of an
approved high school; and the annual salary of each assistant teacher
regularly employed to be not less than $500 for a person of less than
three years' experience as teacher in an approved high school, not less
than $600 for a person of three years' experience as teacher in an ap-
proved high school, not less than $700 for a person of five years' experi-
ence as a teacher in an approved high school, and not less than $800
for a person of eight years' experience as teacher in an approved high
school; experience prior to the year 1910 not to be considered in deter-
mining salary of principal and assistant teachers; (e) provision to be
made for manual training and domestic science courses, and also a

commercial or an agricultural course, as may be determined by the
Board of County School Commissioners; (f) no person, to be employed
as principal or assistant teacher whose qualifications have not been
passed upon by the State Board of Education. High schools of the
second group shall fulfill the following minimum requirements: (a)
an enrollment of not less than thirty-five pupils; (b) employ not less
than two teachers for the regular high school work, exclusive of in-
structors of special subjects named under (e); (c) a three years' course
of instruction of not less than thirty-six weeks in each year, same to
conform to the standard required by the State Board of Education;
(d) the annual salary of the principal to be not less than $1,000 for a
person of less than three years' experience as principal of an approved
high school, not less than $1,100 for a person of three years' experience
as principal of an approved high school, not less than $1,200 for a
person of five years' experience as principal of an approved high school,
and not less than $1,300 for a person of eight years' experience as prin-
cipal of an approved high school; and the annual salary of each assist-
ant teacher regularly employed to be not less than $500 for a person
of less than three years' experience as teacher in an approved high
school, not less than $600 for a person of three years' experience as