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the Minority group, because that is what is the first step

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in the freezing process that he was evidently against.

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Now, apparently from my point of view he should go one

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step further, and he should extend that to have a geograph-

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ical division of this board, and I think we should make

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it a lay board, and I think he should go a step further

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and prescribe who shall be on that board so far as the

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State superintendent to be selected by the board itself.

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Now, we know that in the case of Purnell v.

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State Board of Education in 125 Maryland, the legislature

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could modify, control and abolish and change all the

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appointed members of this board. I am glad to see at

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least that the Minority has conceded the fact that we

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should now constitute the State Board of Education as a

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part of constitutional recognition.

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The State board constitutes a representative

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body in education more than any other field. The voice

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of the people is to be heard clearly and distinctly.

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State constitutions have provided an avenue

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through which oncoming generations may have their educa-

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tional needs satisfied and supplied by a board with authority