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PUBLIC EDUCATION. [ART. — .

CHAPTER XII.
State Normal School.

Where located
and its objects.

SEC. 1. There shall be located in the city of Balti-
more a state normal school, for the inspection and
practice of teachers in the science of education, the
art of teaching and the mode of governing schools;
it shall be under the control of the board of state
school commissioners, who shall appoint a principal

Salary of prin-
cipal.

at a salary of twenty-five hundred dollars per annum;
the principal of the normal school shall not vote upon
the subject of his appointment or removal.

Sessions, where
held.

2. The sessions of the state normal school, until
otherwise provided for by the state, shall be held in
such building as the board of state school commis-
sioners may select, the rent to be paid out of the
fund provided for its maintenance.

Faculty.

3. The faculty of the state normal school shall con-
sist of the principal and two male and two female pro-
fessors, who shall be appointed by the board of state
school commissioners, and have such salaries and per-
form such duties as said board may direct.

How long open.

4. The sessions of the state normal school shall be
determined by the board of state school commissioners ;

Proviso.

provided, that the school shall be open for not less than
nine months in each year.

Students in
normal school.

5. Students of both sexes shall be admitted to the
state normal school, females at the age of sixteen years,
and males at the age of seventeen years. The students
shall be apportioned by the board of state school com-
missioners among the several counties and the city of
Baltimore in proportion to their respective representa-
tion in the general assembly of the state. The students
shall be selected by the several boards of county school
commissioners, and the board of commissioners of pub-
lic schools of the city of Baltimore, from among per-
sons having the scholastic qualifications hereinbefore

Certificate of
proficiency.

required for teachers. Before any appointment shall
be made, the applicants shall procure the certificate of