[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 76 (Monday, April 21, 1997)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10485]
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Part VIII
The President
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Proclamation 6990--Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., 1997
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 6990 of April 17, 1997
Education and Sharing day, U.S.A., 1997
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
A commitment to learning has been at the heart of
America's progress for more than 200 years. Now, as we
stand on the threshold of the 21st century, our
continued success as a Nation depends on the quality of
education that we provide to all our citizens.
American children must have all the tools they need to
make the most of their God-given potential. We must
help them harness the powerful forces of technology, so
that every student, including those in the most
isolated rural towns and those in the poorest inner-
city schools, has access to the vast universe of
knowledge available on the Internet.
However, education involves more than books, facts, and
homework assignments. Education also concerns the
building of character. Character is an anchor of our
society, and we should work hard to cultivate it among
our young people. If our Nation is to continue to
thrive and prosper, we must continue to live up to our
ideals.
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher
Rebbe, grasped these fundamental truths. Espousing the
values of education, morality, and civic duty
throughout his distinguished life, he understood that
learning and the sharing of experiences are crucial to
developing the skills that will mold the character of
each new generation. By striving to provide the best
education possible, we can better prepare our Nation
for the challenges that confront us as we move forward
into the next century. The Rebbe rightly saw education
as a continuous process of effort and experience, in
which each person is nurtured from the cradle
throughout life, bringing out the best in all of us.
I urge all Americans, on this day and throughout the
year, to remember the teachings of the Rebbe, and to
work in partnership with educators, administrators,
community leaders, and parents to help our young people
thrive and prosper.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United
States, do hereby proclaim April 18, 1997, as Education
and Sharing Day, U.S.A. I call upon all Americans to
observe this day with appropriate activities and
programs.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
seventeenth day of April, in the year of our Lord
nineteen hundred and ninety-seven, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-first.
(Presidential Sig.)
[FR Doc. 97-10485
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