130                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                         [CH. 96

"How Awarded", providing for the manner of awarding certain
scholarships given to the State Senator from Caroline County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 258 of Article 77 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1951 Edition), title "Public Education", sub-title "Free Scholar-
ships", sub-heading "University of Maryland", and Section 273 of
said Article and sub-title, sub-heading "How Awarded", be and they
are hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as
follows:

258. The University of Maryland shall educate in its under-
graduate departments at College Park, free of charge for tuition,
three students from each legislative district in Baltimore City and
three from each county of the State; and these students shall be
appointed by the State Senators of the respective legislative districts
and counties. The University of Maryland, further, shall educate,
free of charge for tuition, at its College for Negroes at Princess
Anne, one student from each legislative district of Baltimore City
and one from each county of the State; and these students shall
likewise be appointed by the State Senators of the respective
legislative districts and counties. The University of Maryland shall,
further, educate in its undergraduate departments at College Park,
free of charge for tuition, from each of the legislative districts of
Baltimore City and from each of the counties a number of students
equal to the number of representatives of the respective legislative
districts and counties in the House of Delegates; and these students
shall be appointed one each by each member of the House of Dele-
gates. Appointments by Senators and Delegates shall be made on
any basis the Senators and Delegates may each elect, provided that
each student so appointed shall first show financial need and shall
satisfy the entrance requirements of the University. Each student
appointed under this section shall first show financial need, shall
satisfy the entrance requirements of the University, and shall main-
tain, while in the University, the educational and deportment stand-
ards of the University. Nothing in this section shall be construed to
affect tuition scholarships already established, or which may be
established, to attract outstanding students, without regard to
geographical restrictions, except that any scholarships established
to promote cultural relations with Central and South American
countries shall not exceed twenty in number. Any of said scholar-
ships to be awarded by the State Senator from Caroline County shall
be awarded only after a competitive examination supervised by the
Board of School Commissioners of Caroline County. The examina-
tion questions shall be prepared and the papers shall be graded
by the University of Maryland. From the list of successful applicants
passing the examination, the appropriate authorities of the Uni-
versity of Maryland shall award the scholarship, taking into con-
sideration the financial condition of the parents or guardian of the
applicant.

273. (a) All scholarships to Blue Ridge College, Charlotte Hall,
Maryland Institute, St. John's College, St. Mary's Female Seminary,
Washington College and Western Maryland College to which the
Senatorial 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th and 6th Districts of Baltimore City and
Allegany, Anne Arundel, Washington, St. Mary's, Calvert, [Caro-
line,] Carroll, Harford, Talbot, Frederick, Somerset, Charles, Wor-
cester, Wicomico, Howard, Cecil, Garrett, Kent, Queen Anne's and