1036 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 506

dents 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 summer
sessions, and shall formulate rules and regulations for the
conduct and management of these schools.

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 col-
lege, or the equivalent, who has not had in addition not less
than two years of special academic and professional prepara-
tion in a standard university, and five years of teaching expe-
rience, two of which have been in the training of teachers.
Provided that nothing in this section shall affect the terms of
the present 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 administration and supervision of
all its departments. The principal shall nominate for appoint-
ment by the board of trustees, and may recommend for dis-
missal 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 statement of the
academic preparation of each student admitted during the
year, of the state and condition of the school, of its achieve-
ments during the year, of its present and future needs, and of
his recommendations for the support and advancement of his
school.

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 standard four year high school
course, or the equivalent, may be admitted. There may be
maintained, in addition, advanced specialized industrial and
practical courses in manual training, in domestic art and sci-
ence and in the applied arts for the preparation of teachers in
these special branches.