EMERSON C. HARRINGTON, GOVERNOR. 1017

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 prepared all plans and specifi-
cations for the remodelling of old buildings, and the construc-
tion of new buildings, subject to the provisions of section 20
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 re-
modelling old buildings or the construction of new buildings,
and shall supervise such remodelling and construction. 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 approval of the county superintendent of schools.

72D. The county superintendent of schools shall be the
representative of the state superintendent of schools in all
state examinations for teachers' certificates conducted within
the county, and shall perform such duties in connection there-
with as may be required by the state superintendent of schools.
He may issue, without charge, provisional certificates to
teachers, subject to the provisions of Chapter 8 of this article.

72E. The county superintendent of schools shall nominate,
for appointment by the county board of education, all princi-
pals and all assistant teachers, shall assign them to their posi-
tions 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.

72F. The county superintendent of schools shall organize
and attend county and local institutes for teachers and citi-
zens, shall organize and direct the work of reading centers of
the county, advise teachers as to their further study and pro-
fessional reading, and assist parents and citizens to acquire a
knowledge of the aims and work of the schools.

72G. 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 prin-
cipals and teachers, counsel district trustees, and shall labor
in every way to awaken public interest and to improve educa-
tional conditions within the county.

72H. The county superintendent of schools shall grade and
standardize, subject to the rules and regulations of the state
board of education, all the public schools of the county, and