and pupils include courses of study cooperatively planned, certain
types of visual aids, and workshop and consultant service. The
division is responsible also for the administration of high school
equivalence examinations and for leadership in teacher education
(Code 1951, Art. 77, sees. 38,40, 42).

Division of Vocational Education

The Division of Vocational Education is responsible for the super-
vision of the vocational curricula of the public schools—home eco-
nomics, agriculture, and industrial arts. In addition the division
supervises the school lunch program and renders educational services
to industry. The Federal funds granted to the State for these pur-
poses are allocated through the division (Code 1951, Art. 77, sees.
275-278).

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 compilation
of the necessary statistical tables required for the administration of
the school system, and for the distribution of funds made available
to the local school system by the Federal and State governments.
The division also acts as the central accounting and purchasing
agency of the department and the State Teachers Colleges and is
responsible for the administration of high school equivalence exami-
nations (Code 1951, Art. 77, sees. 25, 29, 30, 209-217).

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. Leadership in teacher education, the licensing and inspection
of trade and vocational schools operating within the State are other
responsibilities of the unit (Code 1951, Art. 77, sees. 20, 95-103).

Division of Library Extension

400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore 1

The Division 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. Professional
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 1951* Art. 77,
sees. 173-195).

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