ART. 77] COUNTY EXAMINER——STATE NORMAL SCHOOLS. 1733

such compensation as the board of county school commis-
sioners may direct.

1888, art. 77, sec. 69. 1872, ch. 377.

76. The examiner of each county shall, on or befoie the
fifteenth day of January in every year, notify the comptroller
how many months the schools of his county have been kept
open.

Chapter 12. State Normal Schools.

Ibid. sec. 70. 1872, ch. 377. 1898, ch. 406. 1904, ch. 584.

77. There shall be located in each of the cities of Baltimore
and Frostburg, a State normal school for the instruction and
practice of teachers in the science of education, the art of
teaching, and the mode of governing schools; the said schools
shall be under the control of the State board of education, who
shall appoint the principals and necessary assistants; the salary
of the principal of the Maryland State normal school of Balti-
more shall be twenty-five, hundred, dollars per annum.

Ibid sec. 71. 1872, ch. 377. 1898, ch. 221. 1900, ch. 428.
1904, ch. 584.

78. The faculty of each State normal school shall consist of
a principal and as many teachers as shall be determined by the
State board of education, who shall be appointed by said board,
and have such salaries and perform such duties as said board
shall direct.

Ibid. sec. 72. 1872, ch. 377.

79. The sessions of the State normal schools shall be deter-
mined by the State board of education; provided, that the schools
shall be open for not less than nine months in each year.

Ibid. sec. 73. 1872, ch. 377 1904, ch. 584.

80. There shall be maintained in each State normal school
and normal department receiving State aid a two years' normal
or professional course, in which common school branches may
be studied and received, and in which special emphasis is given
to professional subjects, including the history of education,
school organization, methods of teaching and such other
pedagogical subjects as the State board of education may pre-
scribe. Students of both sexes shall be admitted to the normal
course—females at the age of sixteen years and males at the
age of seventeen years; provided, such applicants satisfy the
requirements of admission, and hold scholarships from a board