Calvert . . . .Harry R Hughes . . . Prince Frederick
Caroline . . . Edward M. Noble .............. Denton
Carroll ' Maurice S. H. Unger . . Westminster
Cecil .. '". ............. Howard T. Ruhl . . .. Elkton
Charles" .. .. ........F. Bernard Gwynn ................ La Plata
Dorchester ..James B. Noble .. . . .. Cambridge
Frederick ...................Eugene W. Pruitt . .. Frederick
Garrett .........................Franklin E. Rathbun ................ Oakland
Harford ~ ........................C. Milton Wright .................... Belair
Howard ~~ .............. Woodland 0. Phillips............... Ellicott City
Kent . '"...................Louis C. Robinson . . .. Chestertown
Montgomery ..................Edwin W. Broome . . .. Rockville
Prince George's ............. Nicholas Orem . . . Upper Marlboro
Queen Anne's ......... Franklin D Day . . . . .. Centreville
St. Mary's ....................Lettie M. Dent . ,-. Leonardtown
Somerset ................................W. Stewart Fitzgerald Princess Anne
Talbot ..........."..................Thomas G Pullen, Jr. .. . .. Easton
Washington ...............B. J. Grimes . .. . Hagerstown
Wicomico .....................James M. Bennett ... .. . Salisbury
Worcester . . .. Arthur C. Humphreys ... . .. Snow Hill
Baltimore City ..............David E. Weglein .......... Baltimore

The head of the Department of Education is the State Board of
Education

In accordance with Chapter 606 of the Acts of 1916, the members
of the State Board of Education are appointed by the Governor. One
member is appointed annually for a term of seven years from the first
Monday in May next succeeding the appointment.

The State Board of Education selects a State Superintendent of
Schools, and through him and his assistants, has general control of
the Public School System of the State. The Board 18 a legislative
body, and, as such, enacts by-laws and prescribes rules and regulations
for carrying into effect the provisions of the school laws. These by-
laws and rules include regulations for the construction of school build-
ings, for grading and standardizing all public schools, for the certifi
cation of public school teachers, for taking the bi ennial school cen-
sus, and for a uniform series of forms and blanks for the use of
county superintendents, school officials and teachers.

The State Superintendent of Schools Is the executive officer of the
Board. The members of the State Board of Education and the State
Superintendent of Schools are ex officio trustees of the State Normal
Schools.

State Superintendent of Schools.

The State Superintendent of Schools is appointed by the State Board
of Education for a term of four years and is ex officio secretary and
treasurer of the Board. He is the executive officer of the State Board
of Education, which, in addition to having general control of the State
School System, is charged with the duties of interpreting school laws
and acting without expense to the parties concerned In all controversies
and disputes involving the proper administration of the public school
system He carries out the educational policies of the State Board of
Education. He conducts conferences of school officials and teachers,
issues teachers' certificates, passes upon proposals for the sale of school
sites and buildings, and the plans for the construction of new build-
ings He directs the taking of the bi ennial school census, prepares
courses of study and an annual report. He also issues bulletins from
time to time on the conditions and needs of the schools.

Either in person, or through his assistants, he has general supervi-
sion over the educational conditions in the counties and co operates with