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interest in the health of public education. We in the

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schools intend to grasp, as we have today, every oppor-

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tunity presented to us to participate in any constructive

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way possible and appropriate to us to insure the health

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of the public schools .

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We would not presume to make suggestions with

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regard to the constitutional provisions for the public

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educational system on any level. Obviously, the people

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here in the public school systems are in a better posi-

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tion to make such recommendations. We would urge the

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Commission to consider such steps as are appropriate to

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insure the people of the State the values and safeguards

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which we feel are inherent in the educational system in

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the preschool, elementary, secondary and university

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level. Representatives of the private schools of

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Baltimore and individual members of the Association

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would be pleased to participate in any appropriate way

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in the consideration of constitutional provisions toward

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this end .

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THE CHAIRLADY: Thank you. Miss Stern has

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presented the Commission with a written statement which