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Senate
Resolution 419
By:
Senator Douglas of the 17th
A
RESOLUTION
Urging
public schools to observe Georgia Day; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
on February 12, 1733, the HMS
Anne
arrived on the coast of what is now Savannah, and a company of settlers, under
the command of James Edward Oglethorpe, disembarked in an area known as Yamacraw
Bluff, where they immediately set up tents and began the grand experiment which
would become the colony and later the State of Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
it is not merely important but imperative that all who now enjoy the results of
the hardship and labor of those early settlers set aside a day of remembrance
and thanksgiving for their sacrifices.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body urge all
public elementary and secondary schools in this state to observe the twelfth day
of February of each year, under the name of "Georgia Day," as the anniversary of
the landing of the first colonists in Georgia under Oglethorpe. The local boards
of education are urged to encourage the teachers of the schools under their
supervision to conduct on that day exercises in which the pupils shall take
part, consisting of written compositions, readings, recitations, addresses, or
other exercises appropriate to the various grade levels, relating to this state
and its history and to the lives of distinguished Georgians. When such date
falls on a day which is not a school day, Georgia Day shall be observed on the
following school day.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the public and the press.