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Those of you in the galleries who are here for

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the first time perhaps will not fully understand this and

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it therefore may not be remiss for me to take a moment to

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say a word about the delight which the Convention has had

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in the service rendered by the pages to this Convention.

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They are a group of high school youngsters, 76 in all, who

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have served, each one of them, for a period of four weeks

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in periods of two weeks each. They are far enough advanced

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in their studies that they have been able to leave school

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this past term for that length of time. This has been an

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experiment with us. Its success really outdoes that of the

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Convention itself. We have all been delighted, and I would

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like the Reading Clerk to read this letter from the Chief

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of Pages.

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MR. QUILLEN: "The Honorable H. Vern Eney,

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President, Constitutional Convention of Maryland, State

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House, Annapolis, Maryland.

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"Dear Mr. Eney: I would like to express my

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appreciation for the opportunity you gave me to work with

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the Constitutional Convention. The experience is one which

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I shall always recall with pleasure, and especially the