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DEL AGATE WHEATLEY: This is my
intention, if in order, Mr. Chairman. I
would like to so amend, that the section
would strike out the "provided by law"
and put in place of that the word "pro-
mote".
THE CHAIRMAN: "Provide by law
for" ?
DELEGATE WHEATLEY: "Shall pro-
mote" and take out "for" also; excuse me.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Gleason, for
what purpose do you rise?
DELEGATE GLEASON: A parliamen-
tary inquiry.
THE CHAIRMAN: State the inquiry.
DELEGATE GLEASON: Mr. Chairman,
do I understand correctly that the "pro-
vided" has been changed to "promote", and
the words "by law for" are deleted?
THE CHAIRMAN: The modification is to
delete from line 14 the words "provide by
law for" and insert the word "promote".
DELEGATE GLEASON: I wonder if the
Chairman would consider substituting for
the General Assembly the word "State"?
T1HE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Wheatley.
DELEGATE WHEATLEY: Mr. Chair-
man, I could not speak for the Majority. I
would certainly have no objection to it.
THE CHAIRMAN: I do not think you
can amend the Committee Report in this
way unless you are speaking for the Com-
mittee.
DELEGATE WHEATLEY: I would have
to consult with them.
THE CHAIRMAN: Very well. As the
Chair understands the change that you are
making in line 14, it is a change by the
Committee, is this correct?
DELEGATE WHEATLEY: That is cor-
rect.
THE CHAIRMAN: Very well. This is a
change in section 2 as submitted by the
Committee and not an amendment, in line
14, in section 2, the second line, strike the
words "provided by law for" and insert the
word "promote".
Delegate Mitchell.
DELEGATE MITCHELL: Mr. President,
is it your ruling, or is it the will of the
Committee — I wanted to get clear — as to
whether the General Assembly alone should
promote.
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THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Mitchell,
Delegate Wheatley, as Chairman or Vice-
Chairman of the Committee, speaking for
the Committee, has the privilege of chang-
ing the recommendations of the Committee
so long as he speaks for the Committee.
He says that he cannot speak for the Com-
mittee in changing the words "General
Assembly" to "State". This could be sub-
mitted by an amendment later. We now
have before us Amendment No. 3. Dele-
gate Mitchell.
DELEGATE MITCHELL: The reason I
say that is that some of the members of
the Committee have informally suggested
that they would accept that change.
THE CHAIRMAN: I would suggest to
you that we will make faster time if we
move ahead in this way, Delegate Mitchell.
DELEGATE MITCHELL: Mr. President,
then I just want to speak briefly for the
majority report as amended.
THE CHAIRMAN: In opposition to the
amendment, I take it?
DELEGATE MITCHELL: In opposition
to the amendment.
THE CHAIRMAN: Very well, proceed.
DELEGATE MITCHELL: In opposition
to the amendment presented by the minor-
ity.
In 1931 I came out of the School of Edu-
cation of the University of Pennsylvania
with a Bachelor's Degree in education. Back
in those days, the educators of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania defined equal educa-
tional opportunity as Delegate Cardin and
some of those who have spoken for the
Minority Report defined it. Further, the
Advisory Committee on Education of the
Federal Government in a report in 1938
defined equal educational opportunity in
those terms so that equal educational op-
portunity has never meant solely, or has
never been measured solely, in terms of
dollars.
I find further, I am concerned by the
arrogance of some of our young lawyers
and bright reformers who are not educa-
tors, who have not had a background as
teachers. It may not appear to them con-
temptuous, but as we sit here as parents
and former teachers, and some of us former
educators, and listen to some of the educa-
tors who are authorities in the field speak
and note the lack of respect on the part of
some of the other members for their ex-
perience and educational attainment, I am
very concerned.
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