[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 76 (Monday, April 21, 1997)]
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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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                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
Filed 4-21-97; 10:49 am]
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