In 1935 the General Assembly created a "Commission on Higher
Education for Negroes" and appropriated $10.000 to provide pro-
fessional and other scholarships for Negroes who could not obtain
the desired courses at Morgan or Princess Anne Colleges. In 1937
a "Commission on Scholarships for Negroes" was created and the
sum of $30,000 was appropriated" for the same purpose. In 1939 the
General Assembly transferred the administration of this fund to the
Board of Trustees of Morgan State College.

THE DEPARTMENT OF MILITIA

Name. Postoffice.

The Commanding General (the Adjutant General) ....... .Annapolis

Major General Milton A. Reckord.

Acting, The Adjutant General........................... Frederick

Brig. General Francis Petrott.
Chief Clerk:

Lieut. Colonel E. Leslie Medford. ................. .Annapolis
Finance Clerk:

J. Kensett Pyles................................. Annapolis
Stenographers:

Mrs. Elizabeth L. Pyles. ........................ .Annapolis

Mrs. Gordon L. Scible. .......................... .Annapolis

Headquarters Maryland National Guard
5th Regiment Armory, Baltimore, Md.

Major General Milton A. Reckord. .......... .Commanding General
Lieut. Col. Carey Jarman. ....................... .Executive Officer
Captain H. Melvin Smick............................... Secretary

QUARTERMASTER GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT

Quartermaster General:

Major General Milton A. Reckord. ................ .Baltimore
State Quartermaster:
Col. Harry C. Ruhl. ............................ .Baltimore

NOTE..All official correspondence and telegrams in con-
nection with the military establishment of the State should
be addressed to the Commanding General, Maryland National
Guard, Annapolis, Md. That which is intended for the Quar-
termaster General's Department should be addressed "The
State Quartermaster of Maryland, Fifth Regiment Armory,
Baltimore, Md."

Section 2, Article IX, of the Constitution provides: "There shall
be an Adjutant General, appointed by the Governor, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate. He shall hold his office until the
appointment and qualification of his successor, or until removed in
pursuance of the sentence of a court martial. He shall perform such
duties and receive such compensation or emoluments as are now or
may be prescribed by law. He shall discharge the duties of his office
at the seat of government, unless absent under orders, on duty."