There was created by this Act in the Bureau of Mines a State Mine
Examining Board with powers to examine and pass upon the qualifications
of applicants for certificates of competency as mine foremen, assistant mine
foremen, and fire bosses. Twenty-one examinations have been held at Frost-
burg, Maryland. The personnel of the Mine Examining Board is as follows:

George O. Tarleton, Frostburg, Md., representing Maryland Coal
Operators.

Stephen L. Cesnick, Lord, Md., representing Maryland Coal Miners.
John J. Rutledge, Chairman Ex-officio, representing the State of
Maryland.

It is also the duty of the Bureau of Mines, by authority vested under
Chapter 349, Session of 1937, to inspect and test all scales of dealers selling
solid fuel, outside of the City of Baltimore, and to place thereon a seal of
accuracy, and to license all weighmasters weighing solid fuel.

DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

Chapter 508..Acts of 1941.
Director, R. V. Truitt, Solomons Island, Maryland

Commission:
Dr. Lloyd M. Bertholf,

Western Maryland College 1948 Westminster, Md.
Dr. Julian D. Corrington

Washington College 1947 Chestertown, Md.
Dr. Ernest N. Cory

University of Maryland. 1945 College Park, Md.
Dr. B. H. Willier

Johns Hopkins University 1944 Baltimore, Md.
Harold R. Bassett. .................. ..1946.. .............. ........ .... ..Crisfield

The Department of Research and Education was created to function as a
fact gathering and fact disseminating agency in the promotion of conserva-
tion work in Maryland, and to carry on the functions of the Weather Serv-
ice. Supervision of the Department is vested in a Commission of Research
and Education consisting of five members appointed by the Governor from
among the citizens of the State, each of whom must, have either special
training in or extensive experience with natural resources. The members are
appointed for terms of five years with overlapping tenure of office.

The members of the Commission select their Chairman and appoint the
Director of the Department and such staff members as may be necessary.
All appointed personnel are selected according to the Merit System Law.

CHESAPEAKE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY
G. F. Beaven, M. A., Biologist I, Resident Manager
Evelyn S. Beaven, M. A., Assistant, Librarian.
Charles C. Davis, Ph.D., Biologist II, Plankton and Hydrography.
R. C. Hammer, M. S„ Biologist II, Hatcheries.
Harvey Mister, Captain and Fish Culturist.
Melba F. Litton, Secretary.