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same should be done for elementary and secondary schools

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and the change from this concept should be affected by all

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the people on that same basis and not by legislative or ex-

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ecutive act alone.

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To argue that which is running well, need not

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be constitutionalized as is suggested in the minority

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report is somewhat begging the question. To say such is

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denying the trends toward centralized control which while

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desirable in other areas are grossly inconsistent with

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and totally repugnant to a free educational system. The

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effectiveness of the State Board of Education of this

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State was recently recognized in an editorial in the

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Baltimore Sun.

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Moving to Section 5 , we now deal with the next

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part of the majority report in the local school boards.

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The minority in this instance has again misquoted the

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majority report in support of its contention. The

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majority recommends an article to guarantee for all times

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a system of free public schools, not an organized system

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of inflexability. It seems unbelievable to us that there

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can be any real opposition to the recognition of local