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is as a member of the State Board of Education.

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I would speak and address my comments to the

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Minority amendment on line 12 and 13, and that is the

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phrase which says, headed by a governing board appointed

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by the governor, for which this phrase I would not be

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speaking today for the Minority.

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Most of the States in the United States have a

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State Board of Education. Most of the States of the

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United States have a State Board of Education appointed

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by the governor, and as Delegate Wheatley said, almost

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half of the States of the United States, not only have a

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State Board of Education appointed by the governor but

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have a State Board of Education appointed by the governor

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in the Constitution.

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It is indeed a good practice which now prevails

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in most States. By having a State board composed of able

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laymen, and as such they can and have been free from

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partisan political control and can be true representatives

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of the will of the people, free from any allegiance except

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that which we, the citizens of the State in this vital

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area, we insure to the people of this State that education