196 MARYLAND MANUAL:.

STATE AUDITOR—Elkton.
George R. Ash................................Elkton.

The State Auditor is appointed by the Board of Public Works for a
term of two years from the date of his qualification (Ch. 257, 1002).

EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT—Annapolis.
OFFICE OF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT—Annapolis.

NAME. POSTOFFICE.

State Superintendent of Education,

M. Bates Stephens.............................Denton.

Assistant Superintendent,

B. K. Purdum................................. Annapolis.

Stenographer,

Miss Elizabeth Schaefer........................Annapolis.

State Board of Education,

NAME. POST OFFICE. TERM EXPIRES.

Zadoc P. Wharton..............Stockton ...................1908

Clayton Purnell ................ Frostburg ................... 1908

Ruf us K. Wood................. Sparrow's Point............. 1910

Glen H. Worthington........... Frederick ................... 1910

Vacancy.

Robert C. Cole................. Baltimore ..................1912

Secretary to Board,

M. Bates Stephens...........................................1910

The Governor, with the consent of the Senate, appoints the Superin-
tendent of Public Education for a term of four years from the first
Monday in May (Ch. 466, 1902). The Superintendent appoints all
officers in his office.

The State Board of Education is appointed by the Governor, with the
consent of the Senate, as follows: two biennially for a term of six years
from the first Monday in May next ensuing their appointment (Ch. 584,
1904). Two of the six appointed must be chosen from the political party
which at the last election for Governor received next to the highest
number of votes. Those six members, together with the Governor and
the Superintendent of Public Education, constitute the State Board of
Education.

ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE—Annapolis.
(All Terms Expire 1908.)

NAME. POST OFFICE.

Adjutant General,

Clinton L. Riggs, Major General...............Baltimore.

Acting Assistant Adjutant General,

Edmund L. Woodside, Colonel.................Annapolis.

Officer designated by the War Department,

William Baird, Captain, U.S.A., Retired.......Annapolis.

Clerk,

Frank B. Culver...............................Baltimore.

Stenographer,

Miss Frances B. Wells.........................Annapolis.

The Adjutant General is appointed by the Governor, with the consent
of the Senate, to hold office during the term of the Governor (Constitu-