previously announced and instead of say-
ing it shall be noon each day, it shall be
two hours previous to the scheduled hour
for the session on that day. That means on
Monday, hopper rule, 2:00 P.M. Any further
announcements by committee chairmen ?
DELEGATE BOYER: Mr. President, the
well taken announcements of Delegate
Moser have sparked one of the more alert
members of the General Provisions Com-
mittee to invite this observation for the
edification of the Convention. We will be,
beginning Monday, starting our witness
hearings on education and plunging head-
long into the forward program of education.
The matter to be taken up on Monday will
be constitutional recognition of education,
which, of course, would include guarantees,
direction of education, the intent that this
Convention proposes to include in the Con-
stitution concerning the intent of education.
We would extend a hearty invitation to
any of the delegates present who may want
to be heard on this particular issue. Later
on the General Provisions Committee will
consider many other facets of education.
For the time being, we will limit our invi-
tation to those who may wish to be heard
on the constitutional recognition of educa-
tion, 2:00 P.M. on Monday. Thank you, sir.
THE PRESIDENT: Any further an-
nouncements by committee chairman?
If not, I have just a few other things to
mention before the adjournment. The an-
nouncement by committee chairmen indi-
cates that there is a rather heavy schedule
of committee meetings and hearings for
next week. We have thus far not received
requests from any committees to provide
stenographic reporting of committee hear-
ings, and I remind the committee chairmen
that in the absence of such request at least
two days before scheduled hearing, we will
not be able to provide the reporter to re-
port stenographically. I am not suggesting
that you now deluge us with requests, be-
cause we want to hold stenographic report-
ing of committee hearings to a minimum,
because of the expense and other problems
involved, but if any of you have been as-
suming that you have hearings of such
importance that it is desirable to have them
reported stenographically, and you have
forgotten to notify us, please communicate
with the Clerk's office before you leave
today.
I also want to remind you of what I
said yesterday about the transcript of these
proceedings, and emphasize again that I am
sure that you will find these to be docu-
ments you want to retain. Thus far you |
have or should have the first two install-
ments. The third installment is partially
complete. It has not been circulated because
we do not want to leave them lying around.
That installment and perhaps today's will
be available for you Monday. Please guard
them. We cannot possibly reproduce them.
Today marks the end of the first week
of an experiment, and I think that I could
speak for the delegates in taking note. of
the very excellent service rendered to the
convention during this past week by the
fourteen young pages who have served as
pages on the floor, have served as willing
and anxious messengers between the offices
and the committee offices and have served
as very interested observers at the commit-
tee hearings. Under the schedule worked
out, half of these young people will not be
here next week. They will be here later, but
on Monday you will have half of the pres-
ent group and another new group. Here-
after the changes will occur at two week
intervals.
I want to take this opportunity to say
for myself and I am quite sure that from
the comments I have heard, that I can on
the view of all the delegates, that we can
give them a very hearty well done and say
that we are glad we tried the experiment.
(Applause.)
Are there any delegates who were ab-
sent from roll call who desire to note their
presence?
(There was no response.)
THE PRESIDENT: If not, the Chair
recognizes Delegate Powers.
DELEGATE POWERS: Mr. President,
I move we adjourn until Monday, Septem-
ber 18, at 4:00 P.M.
THE PRESIDENT: All those in favor,
signify by saying Aye; contrary, No. The
Ayes have it. It is so ordered.
(Whereupon, at 3:34 P.M., the Convention
was adjourned to reconvene at 4:00 P.M. on
Monday, September 18, 1967.)
PLENARY SESSION
SEPTEMBER 18, 1967—4:00 P.M.
PRESIDENT H. VERNON ENEY,
PRESIDING
THE PRESIDENT: The Convention will
please come to order. |
