[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 23 (Monday, February 6, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E277]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                   STAY IN SCHOOL YEAR--CHANDLER, TX

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                            HON. JOHN BRYANT

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, February 6, 1995
  Mr. BRYANT of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I call the attention of my 
colleagues and fellow Americans to the leadership role individuals and 
governmental groups have assumed in my district, the Fifth 
Congressional District of Texas, in stressing the importance of 
education to our young people--particularly in the city of Chandler.
  The counties, cities, and towns of this congressional district have 
for decades mirrored the economic and educational makeup of our Nation, 
with farming being the economic foundation of the rural counties, while 
finance, manufacturing, and the service industries stoked the furnace 
of urban areas.
  These traditional roles are now less defined throughout our Nation, 
and nowhere more so than in the district that I am privileged to serve. 
New technologies, boosted by the information explosion, have resulted 
in greater production from fewer individuals on lesser acreage, in 
dairy, beef, and farming operations.
  The result is that, more than ever before, fewer and fewer people are 
able to work the land in exchange for a comfortable, rewarding living.
  The answer to this challenge facing our youth is found in one word--
education. It is an accidental illustration of the times that the 
boundaries of the Fifth Congressional District of Texas are defined by 
two of the Nation's leading institutions of higher learning.
  Just to the north of the district is Southern Methodist University, a 
long-time Dallas fixture as a liberal arts college and graduate school 
that supplies the area with leaders in business, legal, and other 
professions. Just beyond the southern border is Texas A&M University, 
the Nation's premier land-grant educational system. Scientific 
breakthroughs within the A&M system have changed the face of 
agriculture for the better, while A&M graduates exert influence on 
virtually all phases of industry.
  And throughout the fifth district community, private and State 
universities, and junior college systems enhance educational 
opportunities for students.
  In the Fifth Congressional District of Texas the hardware is in 
place, the dedication is in place, and the commitment is in place to 
make sure our leaders in the next century will be at the very least the 
equals of their competitors in the world market.
  An outstanding example of this dedication to excellence in education 
was recently exhibited in the city of Chandler, Anderson County, TX, 
thanks to the cooperative efforts of city leaders and the U.S. Army.
  Mayor Winston Reagan introduced to the Chandler City Council a 
proclamation stating that 1995 be Stay In School Year in Chandler. It 
states:

       Whereas, each and every young person in this country needs 
     at least a high school education for both financial and 
     personal reasons, and,
       Whereas, the United States Army, through its recruiters, is 
     stressing for all U.S. youngsters to ``stay in school and 
     stay off drugs'' because an education provides the best 
     opportunities, whether in enlisting in the Army or working at 
     a civilian job; and,
       Whereas, Army recruiters will serve as role models for 
     youth and will provide programs encouraging youngsters to 
     stay in school, I, Winston Reagan, Mayor of Chandler, Texas, 
     hereby proclaim 1995 as ``Stay in School Year.''

  I commend Mayor Reagan, the City Council of the City of Chandler, the 
citizens of Chandler, the U.S. Army and its recruiters for their 
concerted and cooperative efforts to stress the importance of 
education, and recommend that their example be followed throughout our 
Nation.


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