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DELEGATE ROBIE: I am sorry, I did
not know I was on the schedule, but I can
speak for the one idea that has kept me
hoping for some mention of school boards
on the local level.
When I came here, I was entirely against
the idea of saying anything about local
school boards in the constitution. I felt
that this was not the place for it, but when
I saw the fight that is developing in this
State wih the declaration of the county
commissioners saying that they should con-
trol the school boards, that they should be
allowed to appoint the school boards, this
is when I got on the band wagon and for
that reason only was I willing to go along
with some of the wording here.
I do have an amendment to this section
and I understand that the time to offer
that is at the end of the debate. Is this
right, Mr. President?
THE CHAIRMAN: If the amendment
now before us carries, the section would
be deleted and, of course, it would not
then be subject to amendment. You could
offer an amendment to restore a section
with some change.
DELEGATE ROBIE: If this is still
here, I would like to delete the words, "or
the existing physical authority of such
board".
I hate to agree with Delegate Hanson
because so often Ave are on different sides
of the fence, but I have been to states
where they are really having trouble trying
to pass school bonds and this is something
that we do not want in Maryland. It is one
of the things that we do not have as a
problem and I do not believe that we want
that, but we certainly need some recogni-
tion of how school boards will be appointed
so that they will not fall into the hands
of the governing officials on the local board
either.
I would say that it is very valuable, this
balance of having a board of education
looking only at the needs of schools and
then going to the commissioners and ask-
ing them for the money and then working
out this budget together.
Thank you.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Lord.
DELEGATE LORD: Mr. Chairman, how
much time is there remaining?
THE CHAIRMAN : You have seven min-
utes.
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DELEGATE LORD: I will yield all but
one of those minutes and can I reserve
that?
THE CHAIRMAN: Yes.
Delegate Wheatley.
DELEGATE WHEATLEY: I would like
to yield at this time four minutes to Dele-
gate Willis.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Willis.
DELEGATE WILLIS: Mr. Chairman, I
put in an Amendment B which I would
like to call up at this time if possible be-
cause I think it has some bearing on this
matter before we vote on the amendment
before us.
THE CHAIRMAN: It is an amendment
to what?
DELEGATE WILLIS: An amendment to
this section that we are discussing.
THE CHAIRMAN: I do not believe that
would be in order at this time. It could be
offered as a substitute later. The amend-
ment now before you is to delete the entire
section.
Delegate Willis.
DELEGATE WILLIS: I tried to get the
floor to get this up earlier but this can be
considered, then, after the other amend-
ment is voted; if it is voted down this can
still be considered.
THE CHAIRMAN : If Amendment No. 5
is rejected and the section is still open to
amendment — is that your idea?
DELEGATE WILLIS: Yes.
THE CHAIRMAN: That is true.
DELEGATE WILLIS: I have an amend-
ment that I would like to have at that time.
At the present time, then, I suppose I
would have to speak against the amend-
ment to strike the section.
I am probably the one in the chamber,
best qualified to speak on local boards of
education. I have worked under such
boards for the last twenty-three years, and
I have had a great deal of experience with
them. I think the best method of selecting
boards in Maryland is good.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Willis, I
think the Chair was in error in announcing
both to you and Delegate Robie that the
section was not subject to amendment now
inasmuch as the present amendment would
strike out the entire section. The secondary
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