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,
secs. 173-196).

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
rehabilitation and placement service to physically handicapped per-
sons. Branch offices are located in Baltimore, Salisbury, Hyattsville,
and Hagerstown (Code 1961, Art. 77, secs. 282-286).

Appropriations 1955

General Special Federal

Fund Fund Fund Total
State Department ............$ 628,171 $ 3,600 $ 45,094 $676,866
Vocational Rehabilitation.. 326,658 ............ 245,000 670,658
State Aid to Education...... 34,609,900 20,000 1,043,540 35,673,440
Teachers Colleges .............. 2,005,724 336,096 ............ 2,341,820

Appropriations 1956

General Special Federal

Fund Fund Fund Total
State Department ............$ 699,817 ............ $ 42,659 $ 742,376
Vocational Rehabilitation.. 302,643 ............ 323,091 626,734
State Aid to Education...... 43,229,146 $ 68,460 1,624,137 44,921,743
Teachers Colleges .............. 2,227,077 399,336 ............ 2,626,413

These figures do not include the following units: State-aided edu-
cational institutions, Maryland Teachers' Retirement System, and
employment of the physically handicapped.

Staff: 123.

STATE TEACHERS COLLEGES
BOWIE STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE

William E. Henry, Ed.D., President
Bowie Telephone: Central 8-2011

The State Teachers College at Bowie is a State-operated school
for preparing elementary teachers. Originally established in 1867
as the Baltimore Normal School, a private institution, it was pur-
chased by the State in 1908 and moved to its present location. The
college offers a four-year teacher preparation course leading to the
degree of Bachelor of Science in Education and a two-year junior
college course leading to the degree of Associate in Arts. Students
taking the full four-year course pay no tuition if they promise to
teach in the public schools of Maryland upon graduation. The approx-
imate enrollment for 1954-55 was 329.