MARYLAND MANUAL 61

Division of Finance and Research

The Division of Finance and Research is responsible for the com-
pilation of the Federal, State, and county reports, for the compila-
tion of the necessary statistical tables required for the administra-
tion of the school system, and for the distribution of funds made
available to the local school systems by the Federal and State gov-
ernments. The division also acts as the central accounting and pur-
chasing agency of the department and the State Teachers Colleges
(Code 1939, 1947 Supp., Art. 77, sees. 18, 19, 24, 197, 199C; Acts
1949, Chs. 458, 491).

Division of Certification and Accreditation

The Division of Certification and Accreditation is responsible for
the certification of the professional and instructional staffs in the
public and private schools of the State. All schools and colleges
(both public and private) operating in the State are accredited by
the division. The licensing and inspection of trade and vocational
schools operating -within the State is another responsibility of the
unit (Code 1939, 1947 Supp., Art. 77, sees. 14A, 86-91).

Division of Library Extension

400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore 1 Telephone: Mulberry 6580

The Department of Library Extension, established within the State
Department of Education by the General Assembly of 1945, exercises
supervision over school libraries and county libraries operating under
the State-aid act of 1945. The division provides direct service of
books and periodicals to individuals, groups, or libraries. Profes-
sional advice and assistance is available to all school and public
libraries through this agency. State funds made available under
the Public Libraries Act are administered by the division (Code'
1947 Supp., Art 77, sees. 163-181; Acts 1949, Ch. 703).

Division of Vocational Rehabilitation

The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, established by the Gen-
eral Assembly of 1929, is responsible for the administration of the
Federal Civilian Rehabilitation Act and the funds provided by it
within the State of Maryland. The division provides vocational re-
habilitation and placement services to physically handicapped per-
sons. Branch offices are located in Baltimore, Salisbury, Hyattsville,
and Hagerstown (Code 1947 Supp., Art. 77, sees. 262, 263, 267).
Expenditures Appropriations

1949 1950
General funds ........$24,563,341.76 $30,023,474.00

Special funds ............ 564,030.77 202,845.00*

Federal funds .............. 1,053,934.00 500,000.00

$26,181,306.53 $30,726,319.00
Staff: 135.

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STATE TEACHERS COLLEGES
BOWIE STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE

William E. Henry, Ed.D., President

Bowie Telephone: Bowie 2011
The State Teachers College at Bowie is the State-operated school
for preparing Negro elementary teachers. Originally established in
1867 as the Baltimore Normal School, a private institution, it was

* Fees paid by Teachers College students.