Chap. 357.—An ACT to provide for a normal school in the Virginia
Normal and Collegiate Institute.

Approved May 21, 1887.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
the president, professors, and teachers of the Virginia Normal
and Collegiate Institute shall be required during each and every
year to conduct a summer normal school for the benefit of the
colored teachers of the public schools of this State and those
who expect to become teachers in the public schools; said
summer normal school shall begin on a day to be designated
by the superintendent of public instruction, not later than
the first of July, and to continue for a term of five weeks.
In said summer schoo! shall be taught such branches as re-
late to the academic and professional improvement of teachers.

2. The annual salary allowed the president, professors, in-
structors, and other employees in said normal and collegiate
institute shall be regarded as covering the time during which
they are on duty in said summer normal school: provided
that nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the super-
intendent of public instruction from employing other compe-
tent and skilled normal instructors to assist the regular faculty
in conducting said summer normal school.

3. The president of the institute, with the approval of the
superintendent of public instruction, may issue circulars or
adopt such other means as may be deemed expedient to con-
vey to teachers due notice of the time when said summer
normal school shall begin, and the course of instruction to
be given. The teachers attending said summer normal school
shall receive such certificates of merit as the authorities of
said institute may prescribe.

4. While in attendance upon said summer normal school
the teachers may occupy the institute buildings, and be fur-
nished accommodations as to board in like manner as are the
regular students of the institute. They shall be subject to
such rules and regulations as to government and discipline
as shall be approved by the board of education. The charge
for board and lodging to each teacher shall not exceed two
dollars per week. All regular employees of said institute
shall perform such service during the summer normal school
term as the authorities of the institute may require.

5. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent the
superintendent of public instruction from conducting insti-
tutes or teachers meetings in any other part of the State for
the benefit of colored teachers of the public free schools:
provided that no public free sthool funds shall be used for
this purpose.

6. That an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact chap-
ter three hundred and forty, sections one, two, three, four,
five, six, and seven, Session Acts of eighteen hundred and
eighty-three and four, in relation to the Virginia Normal and
Collegiate Institute, and the independent sections two and
three of said act, approved December one, eighteen hundred
and eighty-four, and all other acts and parts of acts in con-
flict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.

7. This act shall be in force from its passage.