422                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 267

CHAPTER 267
(Senate Bill 226)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 258 of
Article 77 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition),
title "Public Education", sub-title "Free Scholarships", sub-head-
ing "University of Maryland", providing for the manner of
awarding scholarships to the University of Maryland by the State
Senator from Baltimore 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", be and it is 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repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows: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 like-
wise be appointed by the State Senators of the respective legisla-
tive districts and counties. The University of Maryland shall, fur-
ther, educate in its undergraduate departments at College Park, free
of charge for tuition, from each of the legislative districts of Balti-
more City and from each of the counties a number of students equal
to the number of representatives of the respective legislative dis-
tricts 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 geo-
graphical restrictions, except that any scholarships established to
promote cultural relations with Central and South American coun-
tries shall not exceed twenty in number. Any of said scholarships
to be awarded by the State Senator

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from Bal-
timore County shall be awarded only after a competitive examinar-
tion supervised by the Board of School Commissioners of Baltimore
County. The examination 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

EXPLANATION: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.