Marvin Mandel, Governor                        1837

Whereas, There are no schools in Maryland to train veterinarians
and Maryland residents must enroll at veterinary schools outside of
the State; and

Whereas, There are only a limited number of places available at
out of State veterinary schools for Maryland students and increased
competition for these places has resulted in qualified Maryland appli-
cants being denied admission to veterinary schools; and

Whereas, The State presently subsidizes Maryland residents
attending out of State veterinary schools at the rate of $1,000 per
student in order to help defray costly out of State tuition fees; and

Whereas, The General Assembly adopted a House Joint Resolution
in the 1969 Legislative Session requesting the Board of Regents of the
University of Maryland to consider the establishment of a School of
Veterinary Medicine within the University, but the Board has ap-
parently decided not to authorize the creation of this long-needed
educational facility; now therefore be it

Resolved that the General Assembly of Maryland, Request the
Board of Regents of the University of Maryland to establish UN-
DERTAKE A STUDY AS TO THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTAB-
LISHING a School of Veterinary Medicine within the University
at the College Park or Baltimore County campus AND TO RE-
PORT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BY THE BEGINNING
OF THE 1972 SESSION; and be it further

Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be sent to each Regent of
the University of Maryland and to the Maryland State Veterinary
Medicine Association.

Approved May 6, 1971.

No. 34
(House Joint Resolution 44)

House Joint Resolution on behalf of the Lyric Theatre in Baltimore
City, which Theatre has for more than seventy-five years ren-
dered cultural services of the highest quality to the people of Balti-
more City and the State of Maryland, and to endorse its designation
as one of Baltimore's historical monuments.

The General Assembly of Maryland congratulates and commends
the management of the Lyric Theatre for their outstanding achieve-
ments in preserving this great historic and cultural attraction.

For seventy-five years the Lyric Theatre has been a vital part of
Baltimore's cultural life. Unfortunately, however, during most of
those years the management of the Lyric has been shadowed by
recurring financial peril and difficulties resulting therefrom.