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We provided for advisory council to advise on

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these areas. I would like to summarize by comparing the

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constitution of a free government with those in foreign

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countries, more totalitarian in concept. Such governments

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have a constitution that provides lofty concepts of legis-

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lative, executive" and judicial freedom often coupled with

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the "right to vote" and high sounding dedication to educa-

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tion, but I submit the real difference is the actual aca-

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demic freedom and the nonpartisan political policies of its

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schools that differentiate it from the pseudo systems

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which they seek to espouse.

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We have enforcements of our majority report

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from the PTA's of the State, the superintendents of the

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local school boards', the University of Maryland, the state

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colleges, the community colleges and many other groups.

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I would like to submit to you that education is

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not a sacred cow, but rather a sacred trust to be pre-

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served for future generations. It is the obligation to

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pass on unfettered knowledge to succeeding generations and

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to stimulate new ideas and creativity. The majority

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position can best be summarized by saying that it advocates