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Section 2 , as I indicated in my report, to change the

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word "provided" to "promote", and with the assurance that

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this does not mean anything other than the word "promote"

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as it is commonly understood. At this time I yield five

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minutes to Delegate Beachley.

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THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Beachley.

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DELEGATE BEACHLEY: Mr. Chairman, fellow dele-

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gates, there are 142 delegates attending this Convention,

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and we are all here for the purpose to seriously carry

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out our obligations to the people of this State, and as

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mentioned a while ago, to our posterity. For that

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reason I would like to speak against the amendment that

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has been presented and speak for the Majority Report, which

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includes equal opportunities for all.

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In reply to what Delegate Lord said a while

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ago, or mentioned, that it was a radical departure, I

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would like to state that this proposition of equal oppor-

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tunity is not a radical departure. It is not exhortatory

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expression but a sensible, broad and evolving perspective

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toward the field of education.

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This point of view by the Majority is the