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602 PUBLIC EDUCATION. [ART. LXXVII
misconduct in office, incompetency, insubordination and wilful neglect
of duty, but no teacher or professional assistant may be dismissed
without being given a copy of the charges against him and an oppor-
tunity of being heard, in person or by counsel, in his own defense, upon
not less than ten days' notice. The board of trustees shall authorize the
course or the courses of study to be offered, including courses for
observation and practice in teaching. They shall prescribe the entrance
requirements, subject to the provisions of this article, to the different
departments and courses of study; shall determine the number of stu-
dents to be admitted from the city of Baltimore, and each of the several
counties, provided that students of both sexes shall be admitted; they
shall regulate the length of the regular sessions, provided that it shall
not be less than nine months; they shall provide and arrange for sum-
mer sessions, and shall formulate rules and regulations for the conduct
and management of these schools.
1904, art. 77, sec. 79. 1888, art. 77, sec. 72. 1872, ch. 377. 1916, ch 506, sec 84
84. The board shall elect a principal for each of the state normal
schools, provided that no principal shall be elected to a white normal
school who is not a graduate of a standard college, or the equivalent,
who has" not had in addition not less than two years of special academic
and professional preparation in a standard university, and five years of
teaching experience, two of which have been in the training of teachers.
Provided that nothing in this section shall affect the terms of the pres-
ent incumbents or their eligibility for reappointment. The principal
shall be the head of his respective school and shall be responsible for
the discipline and successful conduct of his school and for the admin-
istration and supervision of all its departments. The principal shall
nominate for appointment by the board of trustees, and may recom-
mend for dismissal by said board, all heads of departments, all teachers,
and all assistants of whatever kind. He shall submit to the board of
trustees, for adoption, courses of study and plans of work, and shall
in every way take the initiative in working out the policies of his
school and in promoting its development and efficiency. He shall each
year make an annual report to the state superintendent of schools,
including a copy of the annual report of the treasurer of the state board
of education, of the receipts and disbursements of his school, a state-
ment of the academic preparation of each student admitted during the
year, of the state and condition of the school, of its achievements during
the year, of its present and future needs, and of his recommendations
for the support and advancement of his school.
1804, art. 77, sec. 80. 1888. art. 77, sec. 73. 1872. ch. 377. 1904, ch 584
1916, ch. 506, sec. 85.
85. There shall be maintained at each white state normal school a
two year course or courses of study designed for the preparation of
teachers for the elementary schools, and to which only graduates of a
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