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board and not elected by the public.

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THE CHAIRLADY: You know, a number of con-

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stitutions call for election of the Board and the Super-

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intendent?

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DR. ZIMMERMAN: I know that.

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THE CHAIRLADY: As a constitutional measure

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to do exactly what you feel —

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DR. ZIMMERMAN: There is a trend across the

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country to appoint the State Superintendents rather than

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elect them. When I first went with the State Department

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of Education, the number of appointed superintendents

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were eight or ten. Now, more than half of them are

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appointed rather than elected and I think, without

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casting any reflection on any State Superintendent, the

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ones who are appointed become more professional and

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spend their time on the professional job of the school

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system of the state rather than to aspirations for the

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next higher office.

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THE CHAIRLADY: I don't think we have any

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intention of recommending the election of an officer.

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DR. ZIMMERMAN: Where there is a constitution,