Interim President Droge Proclaims Democracy Day
More than 200 years ago on September 17, 1787, the 55 delegates to the
Constitutional Convention held their final meeting in which they signed the
Constitution of the United States of America. This momentous assembly set forth
the foundation and future of our great nation.
In honor of this historical occasion, the U.S. Congress passed a bill requiring
federally funded schools and colleges to hold an educational program each year
to commemorate the anniversary of the signing of the Constitution. This holiday,
CONSTITUTION DAY, is a day we as citizens should pay tribute to the greatest
expression of statesmanship and compromise ever written—the Constitution of the
United States of America. It is more than four hand-written pages—it is a guide
for the greatest form of government the world has ever known.
To celebrate and support this federal holiday, I am declaring Tuesday, November
3, “Democracy Day” using the U.S. Constitution as the theme.
Educating citizens of the United States is the key to a vibrant democracy. Park
University supports our students and communities in understanding their freedoms
and to realize their Founding Fathers’ vision for a prosperous future.
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