WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE, located at Westminster, Md. It was founded under the auspices of the Methodist Protestant Church, and was first opened to students in 1867. It was the first college in the South to offer equal educational privileges to both sexes; hut it is not strictly co-educational, as there are separate classes for women, though they are taught by the same instructors and base practically the same courses of study as the men. The courses of study are arranged in three groups, which are practically the same in the first two years, but differ in the last two, and in accordance with the predominating study are known as the classical, the scientific and the historical. The degree of A.B. is conferred for the completion of a four years' course in any of these groups. In addition, courses are offered in music, art and elocution, and students who complete one of these courses may substitute it for certain studies of the junior year. There is also a pre
paratory school which in 1899 was established in a separate building (Levine Hall) a short distance from the campus. There are two State scholarships for each senatorial district. The campus contains 14 acres situated on elevated ground in the western part of the city. The main building consists of a central part, the original building and five wings: (1) Owings Hall, extending back from the central part; (2) Smith Hall, extending to the east; (3) Hering Hall, extending to the west; (4) Ward Hall, a rear extension of Hering Hall, and (5) a rear extension of Smith Hall. Other buildings are the Yingling Gymnasium, Y. M. C. A. Hall, Baker Chapel, built of white stone, and Alumni Hall, containing a large assembly room, the halls of the literary societies, etc.