The Department of Law of Maryland was established by Chapter
660 of the Acts of 1816, which has since been amended by Chapter 22
of the Acts of 1918. These Acts provide that the head of this Depart-
ment shall be the Attorney-General of the State, who Is authorized to
appoint four Assistant Attorneys-General at a salary of $2,500 each.

The Attorney-General and his Assistants, in addition to the per-
formance of the duties now or hereafter prescribed by the Constitu-
tion and Laws of this State, are required to act as counsel to all of
the officials of Baltimore City appointed by the Governor and all
Boards, Commissions, Departments, Offices or Institutions of the State
government except the Boards of Supervisors of Elections, Boards of
School Commissioners and other county boards or officers of the re-
spective counties of the State.

THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Name Address Term Expires
Mary E W. Risteau ... Sharon .. ... .. 1930
E. W. McMaster .. .. ....Pocomoke City .. . 1929
Thomas H. Chambers .. .. .. ....Federalsburg 1931
John M. T. Finney, M. D. .. ....Baltimore 1933
Henry M. Fitzhugh.M.D. (Pros.) ....Westminster .. .. 1927
Tasker G. Lowndes Cumberland .. 1932
Emory L Coblentz . .. Frederick .. . 1929
Secretary-Treasurer, Albert S. Cook, Lexington Bldg., Baltimore.

Office of the State Superintendent of Schools
3014 Lexington Building, Baltimore, Md.

Albert S. Cook .. .. .. State Superintendent of Schools
I. Jewell Simpson

Assistant Superintendent in charge of Elementary Instruction
Samuel M. North .. .. Supervisor of High Schools
E. Clarke Fontaine . .. .. Supervisor of High Schools
William K. Klingaman .. .. .. Supervisor of High Schools
M. Theresa Wiedefeld Assistant Supervisor of Elementary Schools
J. Walter Huffington .. .. .. Supervisor of Colored Schools
Thomas L. Gibson .. .. Supervisor of Music
Dr. William Burdick .. Supervisor of Physical Education
J. D. Blackwell .. . .. Director of Vocational Education
Bessie C. Stern . Statistician, Bureau of Educational Measurements
Julia K. Sprenkel .. .. .. Assistant Satistician
Merle S. Bateman .. ...- Credential Secretary
Grace Steele Travers Secretary-Stenographer
E. Sue Walter .. ...... Clerk
Ruth E. Hobbs .. Stenographer
Natalie Thomas .. .. Stenographer
Clara McDonagh Simering .. Certificate Clerk and Stenographer
Elizabeth McGinnity .. .. . Stenographer

Principals of State Normal Schools

Lida Lee Tall .. Maryland State Normal School .. .. Towson
John L. Dunkle State Normal School .. .. .. Frostburg
William J. Holloway .. State Normal School .. .. Salisbury
Leonidas S. James Maryland Normal and Industrial
School (for Colored Students) .. .. Bowie