CHAP. 434.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2 of the act of the
general assembly entitled an act to create the Virginia normal school
board; to define its powers and duties, and to abolish the boards of
trustees of the State female school at Farmville, the State normal
and industrial school for women at Harrisonburg, the State normal
and industrial school for women at Fredericksburg, and the State
normal and industrial school for women at Radford, Virginia, ap-
proved March 27, 1914. (H. B. 254.)

Approved March 21, 1916.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
section two of the act entitled an act to create the Virginia
normal school board; to define its powers and duties, and to
abolish the boards of trustees of the State female normal school
at Farmville, the State normal and industrial school for women
at Harrisonburg, the State normal and industrial school for
women at Fredericksburg, and the State normal and industrial
school for women at Radford, Virginia, be amended and re-
enacted so as to read as follows:

2. The said board shall succeed to all the property, property
rights, duties, contracts and agreements now controlled by and
vested in the board of trustees of the State female normal school
at Farmville, the State normal and industrial school for women
at Harrisonburg, the State normal and industrial school for
women at Fredericksburg, and the State normal and industrial
school for women at Radford. The State female normal school at
Farmville shall hereafter be called ‘“‘The State normal school for
women at Farmville.” The State normal and industrial school
for women at Harrisonburg shall hereafter be called ‘““The State
normal school for women at Harrisonburg.” The State normal
and industrial school for women at Fredericksburg shall here-
after be called ‘“‘The State normal school for women at Fred-
ericksburg.”’ The State normal and industrial school for women
at Radford shall hereafter be called “The State normal school
for women at Radford.”

The “Virginia normal school board” shall have full author-
ity to manage and control the four said State institutions of
learning located at Farmville, Harrisonburg, Fredericksburg,
and Radford, respectively. The said board shall safeguard the
State funds of the said schools and distribute all appropriations
by the State in a careful and economical manner, and shall ap-
point, subject to the limitations of its funds and appropriations
made by the State, such officers, teachers and employees as it may
deem necessary and may remove any one of them at any time for

cause.

It shall be the duty of the said board to prevent, as far as
practicable, unnecessary, duplication of work in said schools, to
provide for the correlation of the work of said schools with each
other and with the primary and grammar grades and high
schools of the State. It shall have the power to grant certificates
of graduation; and io confer appropriate degrees in education
upon students, completing courses in the institutions under
their charge. It shall fix the necessary entrance requirements
and courses of study, and shall provide proper facilities for car-
rying on the work of the said schools.

It shall be the duty of the said board to prepare all budgets
to be presented to the general assembly, and to make recom-
mendations for maintenance and enlargement as the needs of the
school demand. The said board is further empowered to ap-
point such committees of its members and employees, as, in its
discretion, it may deem necessary for the proper government of
the said schools, separately or collectively. If in its judgment
it seems best, the said board may appoint the presidents of the
respective schools as an executive council, which shall constitute
a committee on the courses of study, entrance requirements and
the proper correlation of the work of the said schools with each
other and with the public school system of the State. When re-
quested by the board to do so, the presidents of the respective
schools shall meet and confer with the said board in an advisory
capacity, and they may be appointed on any of its committees,
but shall have no vote in the meetings of the said board.