to those residing in the States of Delaware , Maryland , or New Jersey ; fourth , to those residing elsewhere in the United States . And in all cases , other things being equal in the order of preference , the preference shall always be given to the poor . But I especially direct that no scholar who has been properly admitted with reference to the order of preference , shall thereafter be displaced to make way for any later or subsequent applicant who may be higher in the order of preference hereinabove directed to be observed . And the decision of the Trustees as to the number of scholars to be admitted , and as to the conflicting claims of any or all rival candidates for admission , shall be final and conclusive upon all parties . All scholars shall be citizens of the United States or lawful resident aliens . All scholars admitted to the college shall receive scholarships for such respective periods as the Trustees may from time to time determine ; Provided , that no scholarship shall be for less than three years nor extend beyond the scholar ’ s twenty-third birthday .
All scholars admitted to the college shall be fed with good , wholesome food and decently and fitly housed and lodged . They shall also , if in the opinion of the Trustees they have not been sufficiently educated before their admission , be thoroughly instructed and grounded in the rudiments of a good common-school English education , embracing spelling , reading , writing , arithmetic , grammar , geography , history , particularly of the United States , and also such of the natural and physical sciences and lower mathematics as in the opinion of the Trustees it may be important for them to acquire , to fit themselves for the trades they are to learn . In describing this course of English education I do not intend to make it obligatory that all the branches I have named shall be taught , or that those not named shall be excluded , nor do I intend that any one fixed or established course shall be taken by all the scholars , I leave all this to the discretion of the Trustees , but I request that they shall at all times bear in mind the fact that the main object I have in view is to train young men to mechanical trades , so that they may earn their own living , and that while the acquisition of any branches of an English education which may be of aid to them in their several trades is necessary and important , any higher or advanced knowledge which might render them dissatisfied with or unfit for their employments is unnecessary and may be disadvantageous . I expressly direct that each and every scholar shall be compelled to learn and be thoroughly instructed in one good mechanical trade , so that when they leave the college they may be able to support themselves by the labor of their own hands . I leave to the discretion of the Trustees the selection of the several kinds of mechanical trades to be taught , and the determination of the particular one that shall be taught to and acquired by each scholar , but I particularly desire that the taste , capacity , intelligence , and adaptability of each scholar be ascertained and considered before assigning him to any particular trade . Among the trades which may be taught are those of baker , blacksmith , bricklayer , butcher , cabinetmaker , car builder , carpenter , carriage maker , coppersmith , the crafts of constructing , managing ,
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