The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-11-11
Governor Backs
Education Week
Calls on People to Make It a
Success in Proclamation
Issued Monday

that "a liberal education should b
the birthright of every child borr
TO this world" because knowledge
is the key to mans progress. the
insurer of his safety and the light
which guides him in the pursuit
of his happiness Governor Viii.
son G. Harvey today issued a proc.
lamation calling upon every 10y.
al South Carolin:an TO unite II
making American education weei
a notable one in our history" an6
officially designating December
to 9 as the week in question.
This proclamation. which spe.
cifcally appeals to ministers
teachers, managers Of motion pic.
ture houses, the newspapers and
organizations Of every Kind. is tat
second act Of Governor Harvey ir
connection with the educational
movement. A few days. ago he i:s.
sued a call for a statewide coli-
ference to promote rural education
which will be he'1 here November
10. The South Carolina Citizens
Educational Association. Of which
J. Rion Mcciss.ck. of Greenvillte
is president. is backing this confer
ence, and the, observance OF educa.
ton week.
The governors proclamation fol
lows:
Whereas, the bureau of educa-
ton, in cooperation with the
American Legion and the National
Education Legion and the Nation
al Educational Association. has
designated the week Of December
3 to 9. 1922, as American educa-
ton week; and,
Whereas, this great movement
has as it's purpose the uphft oi
the educational standard of Che
men. wcmen and children Of the
United States, and the arousing OF
the nation to a consciousness of the
importance of widespread public
education along the lines Of Amer
lean citizenship. physical education
hygiene and equality Of advantages
afforded to every boy and girl .oi
the nation: and.
Whereas, the president Of the
United States. realizing that the
hope of the world for cleaner
stronger and more intellectual men
of tomorrow rests on the founda-
tions we build today along these
outstanding phases of mans de-
velopment. has issued a proclama-
ton urging that the observance oil
this week be nation vide:
Now, therefore, I, Wilson G
Harvey, as governor of the state. dc
call upon every loyal South Caro-
linian to unite IN making Ameri-
can education week a notable one ir
our history; let us not forget the
obligation of the educased TO the
uneducated, and that public en-
lightennlent is the basis OF citi-
ZenShip. l urge that ministers
teachers. managers OF our motion
picture houses, our clubs, local state
organizations as we'll as citizens,
study our educational needs. our
weaknesses and our strength. as
compared with the progress OF 9TH
er states in the union, and indulge
in a full and free exchange OF
ideas and opinions. with view to
securing concerted action where
action is needed A liberal edu-
cation should be the birthright OF
every child born into the world,
for knowledge is the key to mans
progress, the insurer of his safety,
and the light which guides him in
the pursuit of his happiness. Let
US therefore lend our wholeheart-
ed cooperation, 20 the end that we
may erase the blot of illiteracy
from the name Of the state and
nation we love. and that we may
guarantee to all All unfettered start
and a fair chance in the race of
life