ART. — .] PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.

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74. Suitable buildings for the high school, together
with a residence for the principal, shall be provided
by the board of school commissioners; provided, how-
ever, that before proceeding to locate the high school
the board of commissioners shall advertise and re-
ceive offers from the citizens of any district or town,
who may be inclined to provide suitable buildings,
apparatus, &c., in order to secure the location of the
high school in their neighborhood.

Ibid. s. 5.
Location of
high schools.

Proviso.

75. These buildings shall be kept in repair by,
and the title vested in the board of school commis-
sioners; in all particulars concerning text books,

Ibid. s 6.
Title and
repairs of
buildings.

course of study, mode, of discipline, the high school
shall be under the control of the state board of edu-
cation.

Under whose
control the
course of study.

76. Each high school shall be visited and exam-
ined annually by the state superintendent or a
professor of the state normal school appointed by
him; they shall also be visited, at least once each
school term, by the president of the board of school
commissioners, who shall report quarterly to the
board the result of his observations, making such
suggestions as he may think will improve the effi-
ciency of the instruction and increase the benefits
which the school is designed to confer, all of which
shall be included in his annual report to the state
superintendent.

Ibid s. 7.
Visitation and
examination of
such schools.

77. The principal of each high school shall report
annually to the board of school commissioners.

Ibid. s. 8.
Principals'
reports.

78. In every high school of the state, and if prac-
ticable, in each college, military tactics shall form
a department of instruction, and the general assem-
bly, from time to time, shall afford all possible facili-
ties to foster and render efficient military instruction.

COLLEGES.

Ibid s. 9
Military tactics
and instruction
in high schools.

79. The annual donations to St. John's College,
Annapolis; Washington College, Chestertown, the
Agricultural College, in Prince George's county, and

Ibid c. IX. s 1.
Appropriations.