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Now, what this does, it takes all of the old

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teachers' colleges, or normal schools, and has created

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State colleges out of them, and the progress has been

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astonishing in the four years . They are not research

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institutions. They do not have the problems that begin

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to measure up for even making a case for statutory autonomy,

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and I would hope that nothing more need be said on the

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subject.

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We do move even to a slightly more difficult

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area with the community colleges.

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Once again, this is very difficult to under-

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stand because community colleges are not State institutions.

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They are creatures of local boards of education. They

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are springing up all over the State to meet the need of

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people who want more education after going to high school,

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but for some reason do not want to attend the college or

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a university.

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THE CHAIRMAN: You have five minutes, Delegate

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Lord, for your presentation.

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DELEGATE LORD: Nine counties and the City of

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Baltimore now have these institutions. I would like to