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1	Committee on Finance Provisions, not to remove the guaran-
2	tee of funds for public education from Section 52. In my
3	opinion, such o recommendation along with those already
4	rumored, discussed in public meetings, recommended by the
5	Subcommittee on Miscellaneous provisions, or adopted by
6	the entire Commission, could easily frighten all local
7	boards of education, all school administrators, teacher
8	organizations throughout the State, parent-teacher associa-
9	tions, and other civic groups interested in education into
10	a negative attitude toward the revision of the Constitution
11	which could defeat the referendum on September 13 on the
12	call of a Constitutional Convention thereafter.
13	I might simply add, first of all, my thanks for
14	being invited to come before you. If there is any discus-
15	sion that I can add to, I would be happy to stay for that,
16	but finally, just to say here in connection with my final
17	paragraph, that I have been named a member of the Citizens
18	Committee to Promote the Constitutional Convention on
19	Referendum. 1 do have a concern that this go ahead, but
20	I tried to indicate here that I am rather worried about
21	some of the preliminary recommendations or proposals.