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phrase, establish throughout the State; I do have some

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reservations about this, very frankly, and I would call

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this to your attention. You will note that the term

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throughout the State is no longer very exact in terms of

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government in Maryland, such as Mr. Sartorius' portion

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of it, as you discussed, the local subdivisions.

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It seems to me there should come in there such

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wording as the City of Baltimore and the twenty-three

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counties or the political subdivisions or some way that

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would make this a bit more specific than it nov? is. I

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would urge some slight definition or substitution here.

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Then the next phrase, a thorough and efficient

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system of free public schools. These are admirable words

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but would probably provide little protection if either

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the action of the General Assembly or the various school

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systems were to be challenged for their thoroughness or

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efficiency in terms of educational end products and I

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personally would like to see it word challenged in there.

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It is here that I believe that this section should be more

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clearly delineated. You can't measure this in human

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beings and how much they have learned very well.