day in May. These five members, together with the State Librarian
and the Librarian of the Enoch Pratt Free Library, constitute the Com-
mission.

It shall be the duty of the Commission, from time to time, to advise,
counsel and aid the State Superintendent of Schools with respect to the
performance of duties relating to the work of the public libraries of the
State.

MARYLAND STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
Frederick, Maryland.

BOARD OF VISITORS.

Name. Postoffice.
John K. Shaw, President Baltimore
George R Dennis - ... Frederick
Palmer Tennant ....... . Hagerstown
Jesse O. Snyder ...... ...... .... . Hagerstown
Isaac H. Moss ... ...- ....- ... Govanstown
Richard P. Ross, Chairman Executive Corn Frederick
Ernest Helfenstein, Secretary ... . Frederick
J. Frank Harper .............. .- ... Centreville
Richard Potts -......................... ... Frederick
D. John Markey . . . Frederick
T. West Claggett .......... ............ . Baltimore
S. Elmer Brown ............ - Frederick
Charles H. Conley, MD.. . ... ... .... Frederick
M. Ernest Jenkins........- - ... Baltimore
Charles McC. Mathias, Treasurer Frederick
Jacob Rohrback Frederick
Frank L. Stoner ..... .... . Frederick
B O. Thomas, M. D..... - . Frederick
Marion T. Hargis .......... -. - ... Snow Hill
Walter W. Mobley... ,... - - .. - ... Derwood
Oscar E. Webb ...- ....... - Baltimore
Robert E. Delaplaine ... . . - Frederick
Thomas B. Hayward ... , Frederick
John H. Baker, Vice-President .. -. Buckeystown
Henry G. Penniman ......- .... Elkridge
S. Marvin Peach ...... ... . .. . Hyattsville
Frank I. Duncan ..... Towson
Samuel Grafton Duvall .... .... Frederick
W. W. Hanly . Cumberland
Milton D. Norris, M. D. Sykesville
Auditor, Ignatius Bjorlee.

Board consists of 30 members Governor appoints to fill vacancies
only. No term. (Ch. 247, 1867, and Ch. 787, 1916.)
All scholarships are free to deaf children of the State
The aim of the school is to make of deaf children self supporting mem
bers of society. Besides the regular course of study, including high school
branches, every boy at graduation has become master of some trade,
such as Printing, Cabinet-making, Shoemaking, Tailoring etc., while
the girls will have completed a course in Domestic Science and House-
hold Arts. Shops are supplied with modern equipment. A new trade
building and a new academic building have recently been erected.

In connection with speech and lip reading, as taught to all children,
vocal exercises, with aid of the piano, are given to encourage the speech