The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-20
SPECIAL SCHOOL
 WEEK SET ASIDE
 BY PROCLAIM |ON
President Calls Upon Parents to Bring About Closer Co., operation Between Home
 and Teacher
By Associated Press

Washington, November 19.-Presi- dent Harding, in a proclamation
 made public today at the White
 House, sets aside the week of De- cember 3 to g as American education week. He recommends to the proper national, state and local authorities that they give their cordial support
 and co-operatfon 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 follows:
 The ideals of democratic govern
 ments and democratic education were planted simultaneously in our coun-
 try. The fathers rightly believed that l only a people trained to vision of public needs and duties could de- ve1op and maintain the institutions of poular 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 hShas enabled us to absorb and assimilate millions who have come to
 us from many countries, bringing
 the traditions of widely varying in- stitutions.
 Week Set Aside
 Tn order that we may keep in mind the need constantly to improve our educational system it Is proper that the week of December S-9. in- .s@ n. servance as American education week. It is recommended to the gov ernors of the states that they CO., operate with the educational and civil authorities of their commonwealth to make the week period for revival of interest in the broad work of na- tional education.
 Tt is gratifying to know that in a time when public burdens have
 lain very heavy upon the people there has been everywhere deter
 mined purpose to mainta in educa- ton unimpaired in order that the coming generation may be equipped regardless of sacrifices in the pres ent for the increasing responsibili-
 ties which it must bear.
 Vision Needed
 without vision the people per ish.
 without education there can be
 little vislon.s Of education it may be
 said that 1t is twice blessed, 1t b1esseth him that gives and him that
 takes. It will be greatly worth the
 effort if, as an incident to the ob-
 servance of education week, wa can
 impress this upon the young man.
 hood and womanhood of the nation
 Latr i,fa and
 triotic zeal to the idea of making
 proper contribution to educational work It is regrettable that so few young men and women, equipped for such service, are nowadays dis posed to give their time and talents to teaching. Education needs their youth eagerness. zeal and enthusi- asm T re Is no school of discipline more effective than that in which . the teacher goes to school We could do no greater service than by con- vincing those young men and women
 who have enjoyed educational oppor- turities that they owe a reasonable share of their time and energies to teaching.
 See With Clear Eye
 "The strength and security of the
 nation will always rest in the 'ntel-
 l1gent bOdy or us people. our euu-
 cation should implant conceptions of
 public duty and private obligation
 broad enough to envisage the prob-l
 lems of greatly distraught world.
 More than anything else, men and
 women needsths capacity to see with
 clear eye and to contemplate with | : open. unprejudicted mind the issues of these times Only through prop
 erly motivated and generously in- spired process of education can this
 be accomplished.
 Tn view, then, of these and many other considerations. l hereby pro- claim the week of December s-9 as
 American education week, recom-
 mending to the appropriate national. state and local authorities that they give their cordial support and CO., operation to making it's observanct in spirant and beneficial. Civic organiza-
 tions and religious bodies may render special service by their co-operation: