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Furthermore , the choice of appointment by

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the governor for ones who are elected rather than appointee

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by local officials is designed to give the lay boards the

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maximum objectivity in assessing the educational needs of

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their county and presenting these needs based on impartial-

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ity to the elected officials who will decide on the funds

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which are available for allocation in light of the total

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needs — not merely on the needs of education alone. Such

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a balance, if it is submitted, is not only desirable, but

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necessary to give the maximum assurance that boards will

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be able to speak independently as to needs free from

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partisan politics, rather than serving as mere insulators

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from the public for local elected officials who appointed

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them in areas which become controversial.

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In conclusion, we claim that those who would

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claim that is mere excess verbiage would do well to

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ask themselves this question: Is the local board of

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education that can be changed by referendum and which for

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over a century has proven its worth, is this board less

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important and therefore not mentioned in the Constitution

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that mandates nonjudicial commissions or nominating