ART. 77] TEACHERS' INSTITUTES. 1741

1904, art 77, sec. 88. 1888, art. 77, sec. 81. 1872, ch. 377. 1904, ch. 584.

93. The state superintendent of public education shall fix a time of
the meeting of the institute, and it shall be the duty of the county super-
intendent to notify each teacher of the time and place of meeting, and
when so notified, each teacher in actual employment is required to
attend; the president of the school board shall select the place for the
institute to meet.

Ibid. sec. 89. 1888, art. 77, sec. 82. 1872, ch. 377. 1904, ch. 584.

94. These institutes, being designed as temporary normal schools,
shall be attended by the state superintendent, when possible to do so,
and by one or more instructors of a state normal school or normal depart-
ment faculty, to be selected by the state superintendent and the principal
of the school, and any member of the board of county school commis-
sioners who may choose to attend.

Ibid. sec. 90. 1888, art. 71, sec. 83. 1872, ch. 377. 1890, ch. 323.
1904, ch. 584.

95. The members of the state board of education and the members
of the county school boards shall encourage the work of the Maryland
state teachers' reading circle, which was organized by the Maryland
state teacheis' association, and which is a body politic and corporate,
with power to organize, manage and direct a state teachers' reading
circle.

Chapter 14. Teachers' Associations.

Ibid. sec. 91. 1888, art. 77, sec. 84. 1872, ch. 377. 1890, ch. 323.

96. District, county and state teachers' associations are recommended
as important means of elevating the standard of public education by
mutual conference, interchange of views and suggestions as to systems
of teaching and discipline.

Ibid. sec. 92. 1888, art. 77, sec. 85. 1872, ch. 377.

97. Tt shall be the care of the county examiner to aid in the organi-
zation of these associations, to encourage attendance, to secure competent
lecturers, and to impart such information as will encourage teachers in
their work, and fit them for the performance of their duties.

Ibid. sec. 93. 1888, art. 77, sec. 86. 1872, ch. 377.

98. These associations may occupy any of the school houses.

Chapter 15. Public Libraries.

Ibid. sec. 94. 1888, art. 77, sec. 87. 1872, ch. 377. 1904, ch. 584.

99. For the further encouragement of education, district libraries
ought to be established in each school house district under the care of
the teacher, as librarian; for this purpose the sum of ten dollars per
annum is ordered to be paid by the board of county school commissioners