[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 203 (Friday, October 21, 1994)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Page 53037]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-26308]


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                        Presidential Documents 



                Proclamation 6743 of October 14, 1994

 

National Character Counts Week, 1994

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Our concern about character and ethics is one of the 
                great strengths of our Nation. In 1994, America 
                celebrates the continuing creation of and support for 
                programs that, by definition, are character-building--
                from our proud military units and law enforcement 
                groups to our new National Service program, AmeriCorps. 
                As we seek to instill important values in a new 
                generation of Americans, we must redouble our efforts 
                to improve student learning, responsibility, and sense 
                of belonging. We must revitalize the American ideal of 
                community if our schools are to achieve their full 
                potential. Adults, children, teachers--all of us must 
                set an example. All of us can make a new beginning.

                Schools need to emphasize the fundamentals: building 
                character and creating a stronger sense of self-worth. 
                The process of building moral values begins with the 
                family, and we must all aid parents by demonstrating to 
                our young people that hard work, honesty, and 
                responsibility are essential in all of our endeavors. 
                Passage of the ``Goals 2000: Educate America Act'' 
                will, in the years ahead, give parents, teachers, and 
                concerned citizens in every local school district the 
                opportunity to come together to define what they want 
                their schools to achieve for their children, not just 
                through high academic standards, but also through 
                setting high standards of compassion, understanding, 
                and community involvement. New civic standards 
                addressing the entire community, in addition to 
                voluntary national standards, will serve as catalysts 
                in this process, helping to better educate students to 
                be more responsible citizens in the years to come.

                To recognize the importance of character and to focus 
                national attention on character building, the Congress, 
                by Public Law 103-301, has designated October 16 
                through October 22, 1994, as ``National Character 
                Counts Week'' and has authorized and requested the 
                President to issue a proclamation in observance of this 
                commemoration.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim October 16 
                through October 22, 1994 as National Character Counts 
                Week. I call upon the people of the United States, 
                government officials, educators, and volunteers, to 
                observe this week with appropriate programs, 
                ceremonies, and activities.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                fourteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord 
                nineteen hundred and ninety-four, and of the 
                Independence of the United States of America the two 
                hundred and nineteenth.

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[FR Doc. 94-26308
Filed 10-19-94; 1:40 pm]
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