CORRECTIVE REPRINT
PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2468 PRINTER'S NO. 2627
No. 189 Session of 1991
INTRODUCED BY DERMODY, DELUCA, CAPPABIANCA, KOSINSKI, NICKOL,
BLAUM, NOYE, TIGUE, MELIO, ITKIN, GEIST, KREBS, PISTELLA,
SALOOM, FAJT, JOSEPHS, HERSHEY, GERLACH, CALTAGIRONE,
M. N. WRIGHT, HALUSKA, B. SMITH, STRITTMATTER, FLEAGLE,
BATTISTO, KENNEY, HARPER, JOHNSON, OLASZ, BOYES, VEON,
SCHULER, ROBINSON, DEMPSEY, GIGLIOTTI, ARMSTRONG, CARONE,
TRELLO, COY, PESCI, BROUJOS, TRICH, ALLEN, BELFANTI,
STEIGHNER AND KING, OCTOBER 7, 1991
ADOPTED, OCTOBER 7, 1991
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the week of October 7 through 13, 1991, as "Social
2 Studies Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, 1991 is the 200th anniversary of the Bill of Rights;
4 and
5 WHEREAS, Social Studies is an important device to teach our
6 youth the historical events that have shaped todays world; and
7 WHEREAS, The changing world around us has given todays youth
8 the opportunity to witness events that will shape the world of
9 the future; and
10 WHEREAS, The importance of our educational system and the
11 teaching of a social studies curriculum are an important "eye on
12 the world" to our youth; and
13 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Council for the Social Studies is
14 conducting its 38th annual meeting on October 10 through 12,
1 1991, in Pittsburgh; therefore be it
2 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives hereby designate
3 October 7 through 13, 1991, as "Social Studies Awareness Week"
4 in Pennsylvania and urge all residents of this Commonwealth, in
5 honor of this observance, to promote social studies at all
6 educational levels in this Commonwealth.
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