Evening star., 1955-11-13

appears TO have the authority "a
approve the operation Of schools
in g locality for q period Of less
than nine months with no loss
in State funds. This should be
made clear.
The requirement for minimum
school ievies or cash appropria-
tions in lieu thereof should be
eliminated and levies or cash ap-
preparation for educational pur-
poses authorized.
The procedure for the rever-
sion Of unexpended school funds
should be broadened so as to
make it apply to appropriations
for educational purposes.
Those sections Of the code re-
lating to distribution Of school
funds which are obsolete. being
covered BY the appropriation act
should be repealed.
The section of the code requir
ing segregated schools had been
rendered void by the Supreme
Court Of the United States and
should be repealed.
The section Of the code requir-
ing cities to maintain q system
of public schools should be re-
|pealed since 1t duplicates an
other provision Of the code.
CONCLUSION
The commission has set forth
at length the bill the adoption
|of which Is essential to the
enactment Of legislation to avoid
enforced integration. It has
discussed In detail the proposals
which II believes the General
Assembly should consider and
adopt subsequent to the amend
Iment Of Section l4l Of the
Constitution. They are so inter-
related that it is impractical to
consider them except In their
entirety and at the same time,
TO attempt to pass some Of them
without at the same time being
able to consider and to act upon
the others would not be feasible.
Finally. as this report has
stressed. II those educational
programs which have heen en-
dangered by the decision Of the
Supreme Court Of Appeals Of
Virginia In the case Of Almond
IS. Day are to be continued and
II your children are to escape
enforced integration and yet be
educated. it Is necessary that
Section l4l Of the Constitution
be amended through the calling
of q limited constitutional con-
vention.
The session Of the General
Assembly which considers that
matter should not have before 1t
other matters to becloud the
issue and delay action on the
most pressing problem confront
ing the State in this century.
We therefore recommend that
Your Excellency call Q special
session Of the General Assembly
for the sole purpose Of con-
sidering the bill attached hereto,
Subsequent to the Constitu-
tional Convention. the Commis-
sion viii be prepared to submit
specific bills carrying out the
proposals hereinaboye set forth.
In conclusions the Commits
sion wishes to express its graft
tude to Your Excellency:: to the
Honorable j. Lindsay Almond.
jr.. Attorney General: to the
Superintendent Of Public In
struction. Dowell j. Howard; TO
John g. Blount. jr., Finance Di-
rector Of the Department Of Edu-
cation: to Charles II. Smith,
Director of the Virginia Supple
mental Retirement System; to
David J. Mays and Henry T..
Wickham, counsel: and to John
B. Boatwright. jr., and g. M.
secretary and recording
secretary. respectively. to the
Commission. and their staff: and
to many others who have given
their counsel and made specific
suggestions, all OF which have
been carefully considered.
Respectfully submitted,
lSignedl Garland Gray, chair
man; Harry B. Davis, Vice chair
man: II. II. Adams, j. Bradie
Altman, Robert r. Baldwin, III:
Joseph =. Blackburn, Robert Y.
Button, Orby L. Cantrell. Rus
sell NJ. Carneal, Curry Carter,
w, G. Caudill. G. w. Cieaton,
.. H. Daniel. Charles r. Fenwick,
Earl A. Fitzpatrick. Mills e. Cod
win. jr.: j. D. Hagood, A. s.
Harrison. jr.:: Charles K. Hutch
ems. s. Floyd Landreth, Baldwin
q. Locher, ]. Maynard Ma
gruder, @. Edmond Massie, w. nj.
Minter. w. Tayloe Murphy,
Samuel Z. Pope, II. H. Purcell,
James w. Roberts, v. s. Shaffer,
Nv. Roy Smith. j. Randolph
Tucker. jr., and c. 8. Wheat
ley, jr.
SUPPLEMENTAL STATEMENT
We concur in the report and
recommendation Of the COM
mission insofar as they 60, but
believe that further safeguards
for the fundamental rights Of
the people should be enacted.
We, therefore. reserve the right
TO offer and seek the passage Of
additional legislation in the
General Assembly on this sub
ject.
tSignedl Sam 3. Pope,
Mills 3. Goodwin, jr.
Il Il