992221 MARYLAND MANUAL 1955-56 Compiled by MORRIS L
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992221 MARYLAND MANUAL 1955-56 Compiled By MORRIS L. RADOFF Archivist and Records Administrator Hall of Records Annapolis, Maryland Issued By BLANCHARD RANDALL Secretary of State State House Annapolis, Maryland The Maurice Leeser Co. PRATT AND GREENE STREETS BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Copyright 1955 By The Hall of Records Commission of The State of Maryland FOREWORD The purpose of the MARYLAND MANUAL is to present in concise form to the citizens of Maryland a description and accounting of their government. Since it is a publication of the State, the emphasis is on the agencies of the State Government; that part having to do with local govern- ments is not intended to be more than a directory. Sketches of individual governmental agencies contain, at the very least, evidence of the legal status of the agency, its functions, the name of the administrator and the members of any governing body or commission, the number of persons employed, appropriations for fiscal years 1955 and 1956. A list of current publications of all agencies is given in a separate section. The cooperation of many State agencies is gratefully acknowledged. Special mention is due the following: James P. Brock and Mary L. Wilson of the Secretary of State’s Office; Carl N. Everstine, Director of the De- partment of Legislative Reference, who cared for changes in the Constitu- tion; Janet L. Hoffman of the Fiscal Research Bureau, who prepared the governmental chart; William H. Bayliff, who brought up to date “Maryland at a Glance.” In one way or another most of the staff members of the Hall of Records have a hand in preparing or publishing the MANUAL. Ultimately, all of it goes through the hands of John P. Hively whose special assignment it is. The greater part of the typing was done by Rose Mary DiStefano. The Index was prepared by Edna E. Jensen. The pictures of the Governor, the members of the General Assembly and the Court of Appeals are by Marion E. Warren; all the others were furnished by State agencies which built or have in charge the structures shown. Morris L. Radoff, Archivist and Records Administrator. THEODOR> R. McKJ • OfN Gorcr • Marylc uf Theodore Roosevelt McKeid • ■ born N< ember 20. 19th,. more City, one of the eleven eh:-: r- r, ■: the lati ./ante! A -jid Dora . McKeHin. He is married to . r Hone ::u Manner - ' ha\ son and a daughter, Theodor* : . and Clt • Governor McKeldin was e.'-; -j in the ] irdic schools of li t, o. and after completing his i;-o. ,> oducatii i, he took his high srtaxti courses at nigh; tn the Bairtr- ..tty C l!ej ■ while working dv-vi-.;, : days. He also took his la -. o ;■ in night lasses at the University of Maryland where he received ... 8, degr s nt 1925. He took pos! graduate work in economv . Johns H<; kins University. While practicing law in K i<; since 16i , the Govern or also was on. the faculty of the Unive’s ■. - Baltimore .aw School, -he K imore College of Commerce, th; i' - ti hoo!, the i nore Institute and the Forest Park Evening High He is ' Tonally knot*as a public speaker. The Governor has honorary deg;-.. a- f ••ows: It..!er f tllege, Trenton, N. J. (LL.I>. : Woshir,-.If, ,, (LL.i.t M -gas Stat< College (LL.D.); and ilia t.'uversif/ oi .v:ai i'-od d-dl, i-Htaver College, Jenkintown. Pa. :i T' an;' Hai r ‘. ■Hey Hiiaove* Ind., (LI.'J) 1952, WaHmia a- i d:,’, , dti.. r,,-.e ; dry, Ural (Lin D. Indiana Central College, IndianapolL-:, ;.n et.D.'), t. ", ltd,uea C liege, Ithaca, N. Y. (LL.D.;; Anderson Co ,;(■ •■•:«rson, , sd. (LL.D..; and Loyola College, Baltimore, Md. !. ; fdeed < ollege of iech- nology, Johnson City, Tenn. (Dr. i d : i ncoln ' 'oilere, Chicago, 111. (LL.D.;; 1955, Mt. St. Mar> s Colit, • ’ i ■ dsburg. Md. (I ...D . and Western Maryland College. (LI V> . Long interested in civic a; w ; as ; Htit Governor Mclveldiri was one of the organizers and .ht. seconl .• •>.; ; i n Junior Association of Commerce of Baltimore. He is a me b i a wd of Directors of the Council of Social Agencies nnd . >.< • Tn - ■ of he South Baltimore General Hospital. Si>. is . :■ Boaro o? 1.1„-Baltimore Civic Opera Company. In 1948 and ,:;a'T t:man of Brotherhood Week for She National Conference M Ci-. •; . >n-.; :■ .v- Ht n president of the America-Israei Societ;.. anii an hor: , dr r- ,'f Christ Church, Philadelphia. He is the recipient of the 1952 Fr-.xU ■ « .undation Award, the Sydney Hollander Foundation Award for tlv pro; . i n of better interracial rela- tions, International Youth’s Distinguui.ed r::r ice Citation of the Interna- tiona! Society of Christian Endeat ,»• >•. ieth Annual Citation of the Brotherhood of Temple Ohabei Sha',: von, Mass., for furthering the cause of human brotherhood r t)a- ; rot award for outstanding aid and service to the State oi r , u-i r: ' 'C'-'-':.V-"D • ", " : ' y ' . - ■ / tdMk... ' 03- , .. - CU;-'dD.‘ Lt‘ ..DU--- > i T -'. ■D^ - t - ' - - --. 'r.-j : - . - -er- -sty,jttfe ' ' He was the 1953 "Man of the Year,” selected and cited by the advertising Club of Baltimore, and was awarded that year’s citation of the National Conference of Christians and Jews for his accomplishments in the interests of Brotherhood and “an enduring democracy.” He also is the recipient of the 1954 Annual Award of the National Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs, the citation of the Massachusetts Committee of Catholics, Protestants and Jews; the Houston (Texas) Jewish Community Council Plaque, and the DeMolay Legion of Honor Medal. At the Republican National Convention of 1952 in Chicago, he delivered the address that placed the name of General Dwight D. Eisenhower in nomination for President of the United States. He has been named Chairman of the Rules Committee for the 1956 Republican National Convention in San Francisco. He was Mayor of Baltimore from 1943 to 1947, and was elected Governor of Maryland in 1950 by the largest majority ever given any candidate for that office. He was reelected in 1954—the first member of his party ever to win a second gubernatorial term. A lifelong Republican, his first public position was that of Secretary to Mayor William F. Broening of Baltimore. As Mayor of Baltimore, he was responsible for many governmental re- forms and improvements, including the revision and modernization of the then antiquated City Charter. Important projects of the improvement of the city’s physical plant also were launched during his administration, including the great Friendship International Airport, the big Patapsco River addition to the water supply system, the new tuberculosis wing at the City Hospitals, the Civic Center in the City Hall area which includes the new People’s Court, widespread health center and school construction. He also inaugurated the Baltimore Plan of slum clearance which has at- tracted considerable attention throughout the world. His first term in the Governorship was highlighted by inauguration of a long-range program for complete modernization and extension of the Maryland highway system; the authorization and planning of new State Office Buildings for Baltimore and Annapolis; replacement of the antiquated State budget methods with the modern program system of appropriations; reforms in purchasing, accounting and control; comprehensive and systema- tic salary increases for public school teachers; expansion of the State system of hospitals; inauguration of advanced methods of treatment for mental illnesses, tuberculosis, and chronic ailments; beginning of a group of clinics for alcoholism; adoption of Home Rule for municipalities; planning and financing for the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel, now under construction as the greatest project of engineering ever undertaken by the State. The Governor is an Episcopalian and a Lay Reader of the Episcopal Church. He has taught a Methodist Bible Class and has been superin- tendent of an Episcopal Sunday School. He has preached lay sermons in churches of many denominations from New England to Texas. Governor McKeldin’s present address is Government House, Annapolis, Maryland. TABLE OF CONTENTS o Page FOREWORD 3 BIOGRAPHY OF GOVERNOR THEODORE ROOSEVELT McKELDIN 4 MARYLAND AT A GLANCE 13 HISTORICAL SKETCH OF MARYLAND 15 STATE AGENCIES Executive The Governor 27 Governor’s Advisory Council 28 Governor’s Military Staff 28 Secretary of State 28 Fiscal Agencies Board of Public Works 29 Comptroller of the Treasury 30 State Appeal Board 31 Board of Revenue Estimates 32 Bureau of Revenue Estimates 32 Central Payroll Bureau 33 State Treasurer 33 State Auditor 33 State Tax Commission 34 Department of Budget and Procurement 35 Law and Legislation Department of Law 36 Department of Legislative Reference 37 Fiscal Research Bureau 38 Commissioners for the Promotion of Uniformity of Legislation in the United States 38 Supervision of Business Bank Commissioner 38 Banking Board 40 State Insurance Department 40 Administrator of Loan Laws 41 Public Service Commission 42 State Athletic Commission 43 State Aviation Commission of Maryland 43 Board of Boiler Rules 43 Maryland State Board of Motion Picture Censors 44 Maryland Racing Commission 44 Real Estate Commission 45 Labor and Industrial Relations Department of Labor and Industry 45 State Industrial Accident Commission 46 Medical Board for Occupational Diseases 46 State Accident Fund 47 Department of Employment Security 48 Governor’s Committee to Promote Employment of the Physically Handicapped 49 7 Table of Contents—(ComiiwMed) Page Supervision of State Employment State Commissioner of Personnel 50 State Employees Standard Salary Board 51 Employees’ Retirement System 51 Teachers’^ Retirement System 52 State Police Retirement System 53 Education State Board of Education 53 State Teachers Colleges 55 Maryland State School for the Deaf 57 Maryland Workshop for the Blind 58 University of Maryland 58 Maryland State College 60 Morgan State College 63 State Scholarships for Negroes 64 St.