2486 ARTICLE 77.

An. Code, sec. 72C. 1916, ch. 506, sec. 72C.

137. The county superintendent of schools shall recommend for con-
demnation school buildings which are unsanitary and unfit for use; he
shall recommend all repairs, the purchase of grounds, school sites and
buildings, or the sale of the same, and shall prepare or cause to be pre-
pared all plans and specifications for the remodelling of old buildings,
and the construction of new buildings, subject to the provisions of section
30 of this Article; and he shall recommend, in his discretion, to the county
board of education, an architect or architects to assist in the preparation
of the plans and specifications for remodelling old buildings or the con-
struction of new buildings, and shall supervise such remodelling and con-
struction. He shall approve in writing all contracts of whatever kind
entered into by the county board of education, and no contract entered into
by the county board of education shall be valid without the written ap-
proval of the county superintendent of schools.

An. Code, sec. 72D. 1916, ch. 506, sec. 72D.

138. The county superintendent of schools shall be the representative
of the state superintendent of schools in all state examinations for teach-
ers' certificates conducted within the county, and shall perform such du-
ties in connection therewith as may be required by the state superintendent
of schools. He may issue, without charge, provisional certificates to teach-
ers, subject to the provisions of Chapter 8 of this Article.

An. Code, sec. 72E. 1916, ch. 506, sec. 72E.

139. The county superintendent of schools shall nominate, for ap-
pointment by the county board of education, all principals and all assis-
tant teachers, shall assign them to their positions in the schools, transfer
them as the needs of the schools require, recommend them for promotion,
suspend them for cause and recommend them for dismissal.

An. Code, sec. 72F. 1916, ch. 506, sec. 72F.

140. The county superintendent of schools shall organize and attend
county and local institutes for teachers and citizens, shall organize and
direct the work of reading centers of the county, advise teachers as to
their further study and professional reading, and assist parents and citi-
zens to acquire a knowledge of the aims and work of the schools.

An. Code, sec. 72G. 1916, ch. 506, sec. 72G.

141. The county superintendent shall visit the schools, observe the
management and instruction and give suggestions for the improvement of
the same. He shall advise with principals and teachers, counsel district
trustees, and shall labor in every way to awaken public interest and to
improve educational conditions within the county.

An. Code, sec. 72H. 1916, ch. 506, sec. 72H.

142. The county superintendent of schools shall grade and standardize,
subject to the rules and regulations of the state board of education, all the