CHAP. 322.—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. (H. B. 237.)

Approved March 27, 1914.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
a board of visitors for the State normal schools for white women
cf Virginia be, and is hereby created, which shall be and remain a
corporation and be known as the “Virginia normal school board.”

1. The said board shall be composed of twelve members, one
from each congressional district, and two from the State at large,

appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the senate.

‘Wach member shall hold office for a term of four years, provided
that at the first appointment one-half of the members shall be ap-
pointed for two years and one-half for four years. Thereafter all
“appointments shall be for four years, except in case of a vacancy,
in which event the appointment shall be for the unexpired term.

_Members of the said board shall serve without compensation, but

all expense incurred ,on account of services on said board shall be

.paid by the State. The superintendent of public instruction of

the State shall be ex-officio a member of the said board. The gover-
nor of the State, in his discretion, shall have all the rights and
privileges of a member of the said board. Six members shall con-

_ stitute a quorum.

2. The said board shall succeed to all the property, property
‘rights, duties, contracts and agreements now centrolled 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
industria} school for women at Fredericksburg shall hereafter be

called “The State normal school for women at Fredericksburg.”
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 authority
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 appoint, subject to the
limitations of its funds and appropriatons made by the State, such
otticers, 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 pos-
sible, unnecessary duplication of work in said schools, to pro- -
vide tor the correlation of the work of said schools with each
other and with the primary and grammar grades and high schools
of the State. 1t shall have power to grant certificates ot gradua-
tion and shall fix the necessary entrance requirements and courses
of study, and shall provide proper facilities for carrying on the
work ot 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 recommendations for maintenance and enlargement as the
needs of the schools demand. The said board is further empowered
to appoint such committees of its members and employees, as, in
its discretion, it may deem necessary for the proper government ot
the said schools, separately or collectively. if in its judgment it
seems best, the said board may appoint the presidents of the re-
spective 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 requested 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.

3. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith, are hereby
repealed, and the boards of trustees of the State female normal
school at Farmville; the State normal and industiial 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 are hereby abolished.