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supporters of the Gray Flan are daily cnarging tne , .opposition with trying to confuse the issue. But this charge does not hold water, because from the very beginning of its deliberations which it took 14 months to conclude, the commission devised a plan that is riddled with contradic; tions. So much so that some of its own members are at variance with its true meaning. Yet, after spending more than a year putting together this gigantic crossword puzzle, the commission is asking the voters to accept it and vote for its passage after barely two months of study.
In short, what the Governor and the Commission is saying in effect, is what parents usually*tell their inquisitive children: “Do as we say . . . Papa and Mama know best.”
Senator Byrd, Virginia’s senior representative in the Congress of the United States, gave splendid advice when , he warned state 'officials against hasty actions fin this matter. But thus far, his advice seems to have fallen on deaf ears.
Belatedly, after many querries from supporters of the Gray Plan, Governor Stanley came out. with a statement to the effect that he would insist on the maintenance of the public school system, but he failed to say whether he would insist that public schools be maintained in those counties and cities that choose to close them and set up private schools. It will be recalled that in one of his several statements on the school issue, the governor mentioned seeking nullification of the compulsory school attendance law, under certain conditions. If this compulsory attendance law is subsequently repealed, to what advantage would the maintenance of public schools be if parents could keep their children from attending them? Certainly the state would not hire teachers and equip schools unless there were pupils attending them. That would simply he nullifying Section 129 of the Constitution in an indirect ^manner.
Nor has there been any worthwhile information forthcoming from proponents of a constitutional change as to just where these private schools are coming from ... or when they will be provided. " •
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