St Johns College marks 300 years of history in Annapolis
The 1696 founded St John s College celebrated its tricentennial with a new library dedication and a USPS postcard in its honor. Alumni recall the Civil War era use as a receiving station, brief military school period, and thwarted Naval Academy moves. Tuition last year ran about 24500 dollars.
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Annapolis
St. John’s College
University of Maryland
Naval Academy
King William's School
Harvard
William and Mary College
St. John’s
The
U.S. Postal Service
McDowell Hall
Euclid
Einstein
Tacitus
Twain
Gessner
Leo Pickens
King William’s School
Military College
Howard County smoking law loophole targets bars
Howard County’s anti smoking ordinance bans smoking in most public spaces but allows smoking in bars if a no smoking area is provided. The law lacks size requirements for the no smoking area and could be tightened only by reopening debate. A council majority is reluctant amid proprietor complaints.
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Baltimore
Howard County
Darrel E. Crown
Ellicott City
Stan Nasiatka
Route 1
Jessup
Nasiatka
Preservationists push to save writers meeting place in Baltimore
In Baltimore the battered 913 North Charles building housing the former Peabody Book Shop and Beer Stube is urged to join Mount Vernon district as a contributing structure. Preservationists cite its history with H. L. Mencken and F. Scott Fitzgerald while owners and their architects seek demolition citing safety. The commission moves toward a hearing to weigh economic hardship and possible citations for deterioration.
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Baltimore
Peabody
H.L. Mencken
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Eric Holcomb
Charles Street
Commission For Historical and Architectural Preservation
913
North Charles
Mount Vernon
North Charles Street
Eva Higgins
St. Paul Street
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Christopher Nelson
Washington College
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Preservationists Campaign To Save Writers’ Meeting Place
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Cochran, Stephenson & Donkervoet
William Sammons
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Wachepore
Sara Lee Layte Cates
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Joa Ber
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Biomedical Sciences
Computer & Information Science
Washington, DC
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Nimuehood
Frederick, Maryland
MHEC
Che Frederick Newo
Poet
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TER Crems
Paulo
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Amy Boethe
Dine & Fun
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