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The original documents are located in Box 34, folder "American Education Week" of
the William J. Baroody Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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Digitized from Box 34 of the William J. Baroody Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
THE OF OF STATES THE UNITED
SEAL
American Education Week, 1974
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
The greatness of a nation of free institutions is measured by the degree
of enlightenment of its citizens.
By that measure, ours is a great Nation. Our States provide schools
for all Americans. And those schools-public, private and church-affili-
ated-are the vital centers of neighborhood and community life through-
out the Nation.
It is most appropriate that the theme of this year's American Educa-
tion Week is "Stay Involved," for there is no end to the educational
process. "Staying involved" means that each of us is sufficiently con-
cerned about the training and development of our young people to make
the contribution to that educational process that our special training,
experience, and perspective allow us to make.
I know that all Americans will resolve to stay involved in the educa-
tional process, for the knowledge we impart to our children today will
determine the future of our people.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the
United States of America, do hereby designate the week of October 27
through November 2, 1974, as American Education Week.
I invite all Americans to join with me and the dedicated educators
of our Nation in exploring the more vital role schools can play in neigh-
borhood and community life.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-
eighth day of October, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-
four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one
hundred ninety-ninth.
Gerall R. Ford
THE OF ISIDENT OF THE UNITED
American Education Week, 1975
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Our schools are no better than we make them. They can provide a
solid educational foundation for our children. They can provide a training
ground for leadership development. They can offer an opportunity for
expanded technical knowledge and cultural enrichment through con-
tinued education. They can become a center for community involvement.
But the future our schools provide is in large measure dependent upon
our involvement.
We must be concerned for our sake, for our children's sake and for
the future of our Republic. This Nation's greatness depends upon the
enlightenment of each generation.
Although we can be justly proud of our system of American educa-
tion, we must not become complacent. What we teach our children in
school and what adults continue to learn through advanced courses and
community educational opportunities will affect our own future-and
our Nation's future.
It is particularly appropriate, therefore, as we celebrate our 200 years
of history, to emphasize the importance of American education in the
lives of every American.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the
United States of America, do hereby designate the week beginning
November 16, 1975, as American Education Week.
I urge parents to visit their children's schools, to learn what their chil-
dren are learning and to join with teachers and administrators in
providing an enriching environment for their children's educational
experience.
I urge all students to recognize the unique opportunity they have in
this great Republic to reach out for greater knowledge and deeper under-
standing of man and his environment.
I urge students, teachers and administrators to plan appropriate activi-
ties which encourage participation in student government.
I urge everyone, either informally or in the classroom setting, to take
advantage of the growing opportunities for adult education in technical
skills, employment skills and cultural and intellectual pursuits.
During American Education Week, I urge every American to recom-
mit himself to the process of continuing education for every man, woman
and child.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this tenth
day of November, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-five,
and of the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundredth.
Gerall R. Ford
THE BO OF THE UNITED
American Education Week, 1976
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
One of our Nation's greatest gifts to its children is the right to free public edu-
cation through the high school years. No country on earth offers at public expense so
extended an education to so many young people without regard to their social or eco-
nomic background and regardless of their race, creed, color and sex.
The quality of our education system is still improving steadily. As just one indi-
cation of this, the National Assessment of Educational Progress shows that children in
the elementary grades are reading significantly better than they did five years ago.
Federal aid programs are helping disadvantaged, bilingual, and handicapped children
gain equal access to education's mainstream, thus offering all students the benefits of
education's progress.
Beyond high school, our many fine colleges, universities, and occupational schools
give young people the opportunity to prepare for virtually any career and to fulfill
almost any desire for self-enrichment. Federal grants and loans, along with State and
private aid, ease the financial burden of education after high school to an extent never
before enjoyed by our Nation's youth.
People of all ages are taking advantage of their many higher education options.
A decade ago the average American had a high school education. Today the average
American has some postsecondary experience.
We may be justifiably proud of our achievements in education while still
recognizing that our schools and colleges face problems. Some school districts and
colleges are experiencing financial difficulties. Some are plagued by vandalism and
violence that disrupt the learning environment and cost taxpayers more than a half-
billion dollars a year. Some are re-evaluating their mission in response to the demand
for greater emphasis on basic learning skills and career training.
Our education system is resilient and responds positively to challenge. I am
confident that it will continue to be responsive to the needs and aspirations of all
Americans.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the United States
of America, do hereby designate the week beginning November 14, 1976, as American
Education Week.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-fifth day
of October, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-six, and of the Independ-
ence of the United States of America the two hundred and first.
Gerald R. Ford
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 7, 1974
Dear Mr. Hazlett:
President Ford recently signed a Proclamation
designating the week of October 27th as American
Education Week, 1974. In his Proclamation the
President states, "It is most appropriate that
the theme of this year's American Education Week
is 'Stay Involved', for there is no end to the
educational process
I know that all
Americans will resolve to stay involved in the
educational process, for the knowledge we im-
part to our children today will determine the
future of our people.'
The President asked that I send you the enclosed
duplicate of his American Education Week Procla-
mation as a small remembrance of this occasion.
It comes to you with his very best wishes.
Sincerely,
William J. Baroody, Jr.
Assistant to the President
GLARTO R.808
Enclosure
FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE
*
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Mr. James A. Hazlett
Past Administrative Director
National Assessment of Educational
Progress
3130 Broadway
Kansas City, Missouri 64111
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 7, 1974
Dear Miss Henderson:
President Ford recently signed a Proclamation
designating the week of October 27th as American
Education Week, 1974. In his Proclamation the
President states, "It is most appropriate that
the theme of this year's American Education Week
is 'Stay Involved', for there is no end to the
educational process
I know that all
Americans will resolve to stay involved in the
educational process, for the knowledge we im-
part to our children today will determine the
future of our people."
The President asked that I send you the enclosed
duplicate of his American Education Week Procla-
mation as a small remembrance of this occasion.
It comes to you with his very best wishes.
Sincerely,
William J. Baroody, Jr.
Assistant to the President
Enclosure
FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, D.C.
1
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Miss Vivian W. Henderson
President
Clark College
Atlanta, Georgia
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 7, 1974
Dear Dr. Kerr:
President Ford recently signed a Proclamation
designating the week of October 27th as American
Education Week, 1974. In his Proclamation the
President states, "It is most appropriate that
the theme of this year's American Education Week
is 'Stay Involved', for there is no end to the
educational process
I know that all
Americans will resolve to stay involved in the
educational process, for the knowledge we im-
part to our children today will determine the
future of our people."
The President asked that I send you the enclosed
duplicate of his American Education Week Procla-
mation as a small remembrance of this occasion.
It comes to you with his very best wishes.
Sincerely,
William J. Baroody, Jr.
Assistant to the President
Enclosure
FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Dr. Clark Kerr
2550 Shattuck
Berkeley, California 94704
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 7, 1974
Dear Mr. Peoples:
President Ford recently signed a Proclamation
designating the week of October 27th as American
Education Week, 1974. In his Proclamation the
President states, "It is most appropriate that
the theme of this year's American Education Week
is 'Stay Involved', for there is no end to the
educational process
I know that all
Americans will resolve to stay involved in the
educational process, for the knowledge we im-
part to our children today will determine the
future of our people.'
The President asked that I send you the enclosed
duplicate of his American Education Week Procla-
mation as a small remembrance of this occasion.
It comes to you with his very best wishes.
Sincerely,
William J. Baroody, Jr.
Assistant to the President
Enclosure
FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, D.C.
.
Mr. John A. Peoples, Jr.
President
Jackson State College
Jackson, Mississippi 39217
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 7, 1974
Dear Mr. Braddock:
President Ford recently signed a Proclamation
designating the week of October 27th as American
Education Week, 1974. In his Proclamation the
President states, "It is most appropriate that
the theme of this year's American Education Week
is 'Stay Involved', for there is no end to the
educational process
I know that all
Americans will resolve to stay involved in the
educational process, for the knowledge we im-
part to our children today will determine the
future of our people."
The President asked that I send you the enclosed
duplicate of his American Education Week Procla-
mation as a small remembrance of this occasion.
It comes to you with his very best wishes.
Sincerely,
William J. Baroody, Jr.
Assistant to the President
Enclosure
FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Mr. G. Holmes Braddock
Post Office Box 341278
Coral Gables, Florida
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 7, 1974
Dear Professor Worthington:
President Ford recently signed a Proclamation
designating the week of October 27th as American
Education Week, 1974. In his Proclamation the
President states, "It is most appropriate that
the theme of this year's American Education Week
is 'Stay Involved', for there is no end to the
educational process I know that all
Americans will resolve to stay involved in the
educational process, for the knowledge we im-
part to our children today will determine the
future of our people.'
The President asked that I send you the enclosed
duplicate of his American Education Week Procla-
mation as a small remembrance of this occasion.
It comes to you with his very best wishes.
Sincerely,
William J. Baroody, Jr.
Assistant to the President
Enclosure
FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Mr. Robert M. Worthington
Professor
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, New Jersey
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
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November 1, 1974
Dear
GERALD FORD LIBRARY
President Ford recently signed a Proclamation designating
the weekoof October 27th as American Education Week, 1974.
In his Proclamation the President states, "It is most ap-
prepriate that the theme of this year's American Education
Week is 'Stay Involved,' for there is no end to the educational
process...!.. I know that all Americans will resolve to stay
involved in the educational process, for the knowledge we
impart to our children today will determine the future of our
people."
The President asked that I send you the enclosed duplicate
of his American Education Week Proclamation as a small
remembrance of this occasion. It comes to you with his
very best wishes.
Sincerely,
William J. Baroody, Jr.
Assistant to the President
Enclosure
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 29, 1974
FORD & LIBRARY 938870
MEMORANDUM FOR:
Marguerite McAuliffe
The President has signed Proclamations entitled:
"American Education Week, 1974"
"National Parkinson Week, 1974"
D.Linder
Robert D. Linder
THE UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
WASHINGTON
INSURANCE EDUCATION
HEALTH.
OF
November 1, 1974
U.S.A.
Enclosed is a set of note-cards, bearing the names of
fifty outstanding individuals in the field of education,
in alphabetical order. Should you need any further
assistance, please call me or my assistant Pat McCoy
at 245-9251.
Robert R. Weatherford
Special Assistant
FORD is LIBRARY 9ERALD
THE WHITE HOUSE
FORD & LIBRARY OFRALD
WASHINGTON
November 4, 1974
Mr. Baroody:
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the Office of Education.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 1, 1974
Dear
President Ford recently signed a Proclamation designating
the week of October 27th as American Education Week, 1974.
In his Proclamation the President states, "It is most ap-
propriate that the theme of this year's American Education
Week is 'Stay Involved, for there is no end to the educational
process
I know that all Americans will resolve to stay
involved in the educational process, for the knowledge we
impart to our children today will determine the future of our
people. 11
The President asked that I send you the enclosed duplicate
of his American Education Week Proclamation as a small
remembrance of this occasion. It comes to you with his
very best wishes.
Sincerely,
Bill Baronly
William J. Baroody, Jr.
Assistant to the President
Enclosure
Mr. Robert Williams
Assistant Superintendent
Minneapolis School System
Minneapolis, Minnesota
James Harris
President
National Education Association
1201 16th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
Mr. Terry Herndon
Executive Secretary
National Education Association
1201 16th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
Robert M. Worthington
Professor
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Miss Kathleen McAuliffe
6 Crestwood Court
Cortland, New York 13045
Mrs. Peter J. Monoghan
Starr Road
Cortland, New York 13045
Ms. Imogene Lewis
Kansas City School District
Kansas City, Missouri
Mr. Robert Anastasi
Principal
Takoma Park Elementary School
Takoma Park, Maryland
Will Antell
Chairman
National Advisory Council on Indian Education
Department of Education
7th Floor Capitol Square Building
550 Cedar Street
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101
Howard R. Bowen
Professor of Economics
Claremont Graduate School
Claremont, California
Ernest Boyer
Albany, New York
Chancellor, State University of New York at Albany
Mr. G. Holmes Braddock
P.O. Box 341278
Coral Gables, Florida
Dr. Louis Brown
Associate Professor, Department of
Behavioral Disabilities
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Richard A. Fulton
Executive Director
Association of Independent Colleges and Schools
1730 M Street, N. W., Suite 401
Washington, D. C. 20036
Edward Glazer
President
American Association of Community and Junior
Colleges
One Dupont Circle
Washington, D. C. 20036
Keith Goldhammer
Dean
Michigan State University--College of Education
East Lansing, Michigan
Dr. Martin W. Essex
President
Council of Chief State School Officers
State Department of Education
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Dr. Carl Fenichel
Director, League School for the Emotionally
Disturbed
567 Kingston Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11203
Dr. Robert Frisina
Director, National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, N.Y.
Robert Childers
Executive Secretary--Occupational Education
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Atlanta, Georgia
Peter Clancy
Superintendent of Schools
Flint, Michigan
Dr. Edward D'Alessio
Executive Director
U.S. Catholic Conference
Division of Elementary and Secondary Education
1312 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D. C. 20006
Lowell A. Burkett
Executive Director
American Vocational Association
1510 H Street N.W.
Washington, D. C.
Mr. Richard L. Bye
President
National Association of State Boards of Education
615 Sellwood Building (home)
Duluth, Minnesota 55802
Dr. Jose Cardenas
5903 Seneca
San Antonio, Texas 78238
Garoll Gray
Superintendent, School District #87
Rocky Boy Indian Agency
Rocky Boy, Montana 59521
Edwin K. Hammer
Project Director, South Central Deaf-Blind Center
Collier Hearing and Speech Center
Dallas, Texas
Dr. Byron W. Hansford
Executive Secretary
Council of Chief State School Officers
1201 16th Street N.W.
Washington, D. C.
Mrs. Phyllis Harper
Teacher and Member of National Advisory Committee
on the Handicapped
420 North 16th Street
Keokuk, Iowa 52632
Mr. James A. Hazlett
Past Administrative Director
National Assessment of Educational Progress
(now located 3130 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. 64111)
Vivian W. Henderson
President
Clark College
Atlanta, Georgia
Mrs. Lillie Herndon
President
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
525 N. Trenholm Road
Columbia, South Carolina 29206
Father Theodore Hesburgh
President, University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
Dr. Roger W. Heyns
President
American Council on Education
One Dupont Circle, Suite 801
Washington, D. C. 20036
Ralph K. Huitt
Executive Director
National Association of State Universities and
Land-Grant Colleges
One Dupont Circle
Washington, D. C. 20036
Rosa G. Inclan
Chairlady
National Advisory Committee of Bilingual
Education
Consultant for Bilingual Education
Dade County Public Schools
Miami, Florida
Clark Kerr
2550 Shattuck
Berkeley, California 94704
Former President, University of California and
Chairman, Carnegie Foundation
Dr. Robert Lamborn
Executive Director
Council for American Private Education
1625 Eye Street, N.W.
Suite 1010
Washington, D. C. 20006
Ms. Vivian McCoy
Chairperson, Student Services Division, National
University Extension Association
Director of Student Services, Division of
Continuing Education
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas 66045
Alfred McElroy
Former Chairman
National Advisory Council on the Education of
Disadvantaged Children
Port Arthur I.S.D.
Post Office Box 1294
Port Arthur, Texas 77540
The Rev. John F. Meyers
President
National Catholic Educational Association
One Dupont Circle
Washington, D. C. 20036
Allan W. Ostar
Executive Director
American Association of State Colleges and
Universities
One Dupont Circle
Washington, D. C. 20036
Dr. Antonia Pantoja
San Diego State University
San Diego, California
Dr. Dale P. Parnell
Chairman, National Advisory Council on Equality
of Educational Opportunity and Chancellor, San
Diego Community College District
3375 Comina Del Rio South
San Diego, California 82108
John A. Peoples, Jr.
President, Jackson State College
Jackson, Mississippi 39217
Dr. Thomas Pettigrew
Professor of Social Psychology
School of Education
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
Dr. Wendell H. Pierce
Executive Director
Education Commission of the States
Lincoln Tower Building
1860 Lincoln Street
Denver, Colorado 80203
Edward C. Pomeroy
Executive Director
American Association of Colleges for Teacher
Education
One Dupont Circle
Washington, D. C. 20036
William J. Russell
Executive Officer
American Educational Research Association
1126 16th Street, N. W.
Washington, D. C. 20036
Dr. Paul B. Salmon
Executive Secretary
American Association of School Administrators
1801 North Moore
Rosslyn, Virginia
Albert Shanker
President
American Federation of Teachers
1012 14th Street N.W.
Washington, D. C. 20005
Raphael Simches
President
Council for Exceptional Children
1920 Association Drive
Reston, Virginia
Mr. Philip Swain
President
National School Boards Association
2609 Mount Saint Helen Place, South
Seattle, Washington 98144
Ms. Blosom Trimble
University of South Dakota
Vermilion, South Dakota
Dr. Robert E. Ward
Professor, for Political Science; Director, Center
Stanford University
Research in International Studies
Palo Alto, California