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reference to the State board makes it difficult to vote

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against this particular amendment. However, in further

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considering this it would seem apparent that if this

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amendment were adopted, we would then be faced with ad-

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ditional questions concerning language in State superin-

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tendent, and therefore, I would urge the Convention, the

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Committee to vote against the particular amendment, even

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though it doesn't appropriate the reference to the board

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and suggest further that the debate could be limited to

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more specific issues in Section 4.

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I also would like to comment on the question of

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draftsmanship. It would seem to me more appropriate that

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Section I would be a general statement of educational

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policy throughout the State, and that Sections 4 and 5

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would be held to more specific areas; and for that reason,

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draftsmanship and on the substantive questions presented,

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I would respectfully urge the Committee to reject this

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amendment .

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THE CHAIRMAN: We now enter the period of uncon-

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trolled but limited debate. Are there any amendments to

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the amendment to be submitted? Is Delegate Kirkland in the