McCrory, Pat. Proclamation, North Carolina Classics Week, April 1, 2013

of ^orflj Carolina PAT McCRORY GOVERNOR NORTH CAROLINA CLASSICS WEEK 2013 BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, a classical education includes the study oflanguages, art, culture and literature of ancient Greeks and Romans, and is part of a well-rounded education; and WHEREAS, North Carolina students of all ages can benefit from the foundation that a classical education provides through the study of Greek and Roman plays, philosophy, rhetoric, culture, languages and other disciplines; and WHEREAS, a classical education provides insight into modern languages, literature, culture and political systems; and WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina is home to 54 chapters of the National Junior Classical League with over 1,800 middle and high school students of Latin, Greek and the Classics; and WHEREAS, in commemoration of the founding of Rome, and in celebration of the 62nd Annual North Carolina Junior Classical League convention, the State of North Carolina is proud to recognize the importance of classical education in relation to our own history; NOW, THEREFORE, I, PAT McCRORY, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim April 20-27. 2013, as "NORTH CAROLINA CLASSICS WEEK” in North Carolina, and commend its observance to all citizens. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this twenty-seventh day of March in the year of our Lord two thousand and thirteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-seventh.