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then a number equal to the entire number of counties shall be received from such other applicants as may present evidences of having complied with the conditions of this act. Provided, That an equal number shall be selected from each of the counties from which there are applicants; and, provided, also, that in case there are not vacancies to admit all the applicants, the preference shall be given to those from the most populous counties. Provided, also, that no college shall be required to receive for gratuitous instruction a larger number of applicants than will exhaust its distributive share of the college and seminary funds at the rate of twenty-five dollars per annum for each student so instructed. 5. No applicant shall be admitted to gratuitous instruction under this act except those who exhibit the certificate of the judge of the county court of the county in which he resides, that he possesses a good moral character and promising talent. 6. Every candidate for gratuitous instruction shall, on being admitted to either of the colleges, give security that, in case he does not spend in the course of five years after leaving college as long a time in teaching within this State as it may require to complete the entire course prescribed for the qualification, he shall refund to the college the amount of the regular rates of tuition during the time he was gratuitously instructed, with six per cent interest thereon from the time it became due by the rules of the college; and such security shall be by bond satisfactory to the treasurer of the college; and, if required by him, the bond shall from time to time be renewed, said bond to be void only on condition that the teacher give satisfactory proof of having in good faith taught school for the time and in the manner required by this act, which proof shall be by quarterly reports in such form as shall be prescribed, verified by the certificate of the trustees of the schools taught or such other evidence as may be satisfactory to said treasurer. 7. Each college receiving a share of the benefits conferred in thifl( act shall sustain, upon the same footing as its other professors, a professor of ^aglish literature and Normal instruction whose duty it shall be to secure all pupils wishing to qualify themselves for teaching, such a course of instruction as shall be