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these provisions in effect. The Constitution should
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provide for the establishment of a nonpartisan lay
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State Board of Education to head the central education
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agency. This board should be empowered to, one, appoint
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the chief State school officer, two, exercise general
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supervision of the education in the State, three,
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coordinate educational activity in the State, four,
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formulate general education policies, rules and regula-
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tions within the framework of the statutes of the State.
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Also the Constitution should provide that the
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chief State school officer be designated as, one, execu-
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tive officer of the. State Board, administrative head of
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the State Department of Education, administrative officer
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of the State for executing the laws, rules and regula-
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tions relating to education which arise under the State
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Constitution, State statutes or policies of the State
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Board of Education.
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Now, I don't subscribe to each of those as I
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read them, but I have prepared a section for making the
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State Board a part of the Constitution and I have copies
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for you. If you want me to read them, I would suggest
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