PROCLAMATION 5899—NOV. 4, 1988 103 STAT. 2601 mathematics, languages, history, the sciences, and other disciplines; and transmit understanding of and appreciation for the many influ- ences that have shaped our land of liberty and justice. Teachers do much good as well as they offer vocational instruction, continuing edu- cation, and education for special needs. By word and deed, teachers foster intellectual and all-around development; they must do so in con- junction with the example and guidance parents and families give their youngsters. Oiu* country's great teachers often make many sacrifices as they fulfill their countless responsibilities. They have earned, and truly deserve, the utmost gratitude and esteem of students, parents, and community members. The Congress, by House Joint Resolution 438, has designated November 4, 1988, as "National Teacher Appreciation Day" and authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of this day. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim November 4, 1988, as National Teacher Appreciation Day. I call upon all Americans to observe this day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereimto set my hand this fourth day of November, in the year of our Lord nineteen hxmdred and eighty- eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two htmdred and thirteenth. RONALD REAGAN Proclamation 5899 of November 4, 1988 National Farm-City Week, 1988 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Communication systems are the essential circuitry of democracy, the lifelines of information and ideas that provide the motive power for economic growth, social development, and personal enrichment. Throughout our history as a Nation of great size and dynamic opportu- nities, America has relied on the creation and extension of new lines of communication as a primary means of achieving greater cohesion and more rapid transfer of knowledge and services. During National Farm-City Week, we pause to recognize formally this aspect of our heritage and to rededicate ourselves to the goal of open and effective commimication between rural and urban people, groups, and institutions. The pace of change in this regard has been truly ex- traordinary over the past century—^with, for example, rural free deliv-, ery, the telephone, radio, and television. From the vantage point of the late 20th century, it may be hard for us to imagine how significant these and other developments in urban-rural communication actually were.
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