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
county school officials in welding together school interests in a State
system. He certifies to the Comptroller each year a list of schools
entitled to receive State aid, and the amount due each county in part
payment by the State of the salaries of superintendents, supervisors
and attendance officers. He audits the accounts of the county boards
of education and sees that their expenditures conform to the law. His
approval is necessary in the appointment of county superintendents,
supervisors, and attendance officers by the County Boards of Education.
The State Superintendent is a member ex-officio of the Board of Trus-
tees of the State Teachers’ Retirement System.
All communications pertaining to the supervision and administra-
tion of the State School System (Baltimore City not included) should
be sent to the State Superintendent of Schools, or to him as secretary
of the State Board of Education.

Work of the State Department of Education

The twenty-three counties of the State in 1932-33 enrolled nearly
173,000 pupils in 1,565 public elementary and secondary schools in
charge of 4,948 teachers. Over 33,500 of these pupils Were in the last
four years of work of the 175 high schools distributed in the twenty-
three counties of the State. In the same year the counties expended on
schools approximately $8,485,000 for current expenses, of which $2,597,-
000, or 31 per cent, was received by the twenty-three counties from the
State of Maryland and Federal vocational funds, Baltimore City re-
ceived $1,581,000 from State and Federal school funds for the main-
tenanco of schools and the retirement system for teachers.
White high school enrollment and attendance in the counties in-
creased last year hetween 7 and 8 per cent. There were *10,774 gradu-
ates from county white elementary schools and 4,921 from county white
lugh schools in 1933. Of the white girl gTaduates from county high
schools, 2.6 per cent entered the Towson, Frostburg and Salisbury
Normal Schools. The three normal schools had an enrollment in the
fall of 1933 of 690 students, which includes 230 enrolled from Baltimore
City at Towson.
Approximately 29 per cent of the white high school graduates of
1932 continued their education beyond high school in colleges, univer-
sities, normal schools, hospitals, commercial schools, etc., in 1932-33.
Towson, Frostburg and Salishury Normal Schools gave diplomas in
1933 to 83 young men and women, of whom 25 were from Baltimore City.
Most of thoso graduates were the first ones to complete the three-year
course inaugurated in September, 1931. A four-year course will he
offered to county students beginning in September, 1934. Of the 1933
county normal school graduates, 66 per cent received teaching positions
for 1933-34. Over 47 per cent of the county graduates returned to teach
in their home counties. Tn October, 1933, 98 per cent of the white ele-
mentary teachers and principals held elementary principals’ advanced
first or first grade certificates, 1 per cent second grade certificates and

 
 
 
* Includes eighth grade promotions in junior high schools.