and Procurement; Russell S. Davis, State Commissioner of
Personnel.

Appointed by the Board of Public Works: Albert W.
Ward, 1957.

Elected by the Members: George E. Gannon, 1957; Walter
T. Gough, 1959.
John P. Mannion, Director

C. W. Barnes, Assistant to the Director

31 Light Street, Baltimore 2 Telephone: Plaza 2-6169

The Employees' Retirement System was established in 1941 to
provide a plan of retirement and to administer pensions to retired
state employees. The System is under the direction of a Board of
Trustees of seven members, four of whom are ex-officio; one is ap-
pointed by the Board of Public Works for a four-year term, and two
are elected for four year terms by the state employees who are
members of the Retirement System. Not included within the Retire-
ment System are the faculty members of the State teachers colleges,
Morgan State College and the University of Maryland who are mem-
bers of the Teachers' Retirement System, the uniformed personnel of
the Maryland State Police who have their own retirement plan, and
certain other groups of State employees as defined by law (Code
1951, Art. 73B).

Appropriations 1955 1956
General Fund ...................... $3,690,126 $4,906,691
Staff; 9.

TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM

The Board of Trustees:

Chairman: Hooper S. Miles, State Treasurer
Ex-officio Members: J. Millard Tawes, Comptroller of the
Treasury; Thomas G. Pullen, Jr., State Superintendent of
Schools.
Elected by the Members: Mary S. Ellis, Willis H. White.

John P. Mannion, Director

31 Light Street, Baltimore 2 Telephone: Saratoga 7-3929

The Teachers' Retirement System was established in 1927. It is
administered by a Board of Trustees of five members, three of whom
are ex-officio members and the remaining two are elected by the mem-
bership of the retirement system. The system administers the retire-
ment allowances and benefits for the teachers of the State and is
responsible for the proper investment and administration of funds
entrusted to its care. In addition to the teachers of the public
schools of the State, the members of the faculties of the State
teachers colleges, the University of Maryland, Morgan State College
and St. Mary's Seminary Junior College are members of the System
(Code 1951, Art. 77, secs. 104-123).
Appropriations 1955 1956
(General Funds)
County Teachers ................ $4,297,988 $5,068,114
Baltimore City Teachers .... 1,692,669 2,636,324
Supplementation to Teach-
ers' Pensions .................... 260,000 302,078
Expense Fund ...................... 40,455 42,664

Total .............................. $6,291,112 $8,049,180
Staff: 8.