The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-11-23
PRESIDENT BACKS
EDUCATION WEEK
ISSUES PROCLAMATlON IN IN
TEREST OF MOVEMENT
DECEMBER ) TO 9.


tion made public Saturday at the
White House sets aside the weekof
| December to 8 as American Educa-
tional Week. He recommends to the
appropriate state and local authori-
ties that they give cordial support
and cooperation and also calls upon
parents to enlist themselves in be-
half of closer understanding between
the school and the home.
The text of the proclamation fol-
lows:
"The ideals of democratic govern
ment and democratic education are
planted simultaneously in our coun,
try. The fathers rightly believed
that only a people trained to vision
of public needs and duties could de-
velop and maintain the institutions
of popular government. The system
of universal education, established in
the beginning, has developed with the
country and become one of the char
acteriStic features of our life. In it
we have laid the foundation of that
system of American culture which has
enabled US to absorb and aSsimilate
millions who have come to US from
many countries, bringing the tradi-
tions of widely varying institutions.
"In order that we may keep in
mind the need constantly to improve
our educational system, it is proposed
that the week of December 3 to 9,
inclusive, be set aside for special OBJ
servance as American Educational
Week. 1t is recommended to the gov
errors of the states that they cooper
ate with the educational civic author
tiles of their commonwealths to make
the week period for revival Of in
terest in the broad work of national
education.
"It is gratifying to know that in
time when public burdens have lain
very heavy upon the people there
has been everywhere a determined
purpose to maintain education unim-
paired, in order that the coming gen.
Grafton may be equipped regardless
of sacrifices in the present, for the
increasing responsibilities which it
must bear.
without vision the people perish.
Without education, there can be
little vision. Of education it may be
said that 1T is twice blest; it blesseth
him that gives and him that takes
It will be greatly worth the effort
if, as incident to the observance of
educational week, we can impress this
thought upon the young manhood and
womanhood of the nation and redict
their interest and their zeal to the
idea of making proper contribution
to educational work. 1t is regretta-
bic that so few young men and women:
equipped for such service, are now
adays not disposed to give their
time to teaching. There is no school
of discipline more effective than that
iE which the teacher goes to school.
We could do no greater service then
by convincing those young men and
women who have enjoyed educational
opportunities that they owe reason
able share of their time and energies
to teaching.
"The strength and security of the
nation will always rest in the intel
ligent body of its people Our edu-
cation should implant conceptions of
public duty and private obligation
broad enough to envisage the prob
lens of a greatly distraught world.
More than anything else, men and
women need the capacity to see with
clear eyes and to contemplate with
open, unprejudiced mind, the issues
of these times. Only through prop
erly motivated and generourly inspir-
ed process of education can this be
accomplished.
"In view, then, of these and many
other considerations, 1 hereby pro-
claim the week of December 8 to 9,
as American Educational Week, rec
ommending to the appropriate nation
al, state and local authorities that
they give their cordial support and
cooperation to making its observance
inspirational and beneficial. Civic
organizations and religious bodies
may render special service by their
cooperation, and particularly it is rec
commended that parents enlist them
selves in behalf of closer understand
ing between the school and the home,
with the purpose of mutual helpful
ness"
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