Taking steps to place higher education in Maryland on a firmer basis, Governor. Albert C. Ritchie has announced the appointment of the Maryland Commission on Higher Education, in accordance with an act passed by the last Legislature. Judge Eli Frank, of the Baltimore Supreme Court Bench, was named a member of the commission, which is composed of seven members.
Governor Ritchie also named a commission, authorized by the last Legislature, to investigate the land and inheritance tax laws of the State and recommend changes to the next General Assembly. One of the members appointed by the Governor, all of whom are attorneys, is B. H. Hartogensis, Baltimore lawyer.
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