DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Vol. 1, No. 8
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Harrisburg March, 1957
A PATTERN
FOR ACTION
At the halfway mark in Governor
Leader's term of office it is interesting
and profitable to review the concluding
remarks in his inaugural address, Janu¬
ary 18, 1955. In many respects his
administration has shown that the words
of the inaugural address were not idle
but were purposeful arid a design for
action:
.... I am loyal to my party and
want it to succeed.
But that very loyalty joins with my
conscience to tell me that party success
can only follow public success; that any
party deserves to win and to hold office
_ ^ only if it attains the objectives which
it has promised and gives a competent
administration of the affairs which are
committed to its trust.
I may say that I detest and will not
tolerate laziness and sloppy perform¬
ance of a public duty. No one in my
administration, no matter who he is, is
going to draw pay from the state with¬
out rendering a fair return in work
performed. This administration will be
no hayride for anyone; it is going to
he work, hard work, and more work.
I will be impatient of failure.
It follows that I will be merciless to¬
ward corruption and strictly judge of¬
fenses against ethics, even if they are
within the letter of the law'.
This administration will not suffer
itself to be wrecked or sabotaged by
self-seekers whose interest is not the
state, not its people, and not the Demo¬
cratic party .
It will be our cardinal principle to be
always open to ideas; to seek the par¬
ticipation in our state’s affairs of Penn¬
sylvania citizens, regardless of their
party, who have a zeal for public serv¬
ice; to set up new’ standards for the
state’s services; to improvise; to mod-
ernize; to excel.
We will have a sober respect for ex¬
perience and tradition, but we will be
unafraid of experiment, willing to take
risks, ready to adopt bold measures if
PENNSYLVANIA'S FIRST FAMILY VISITS THE FARM SHOW
The first family of Pennsylvania, Governor George M. Leader, Mrs. Leader, and their three
children (reading from left to right) Frederick, Jane Ellen, and Michael, were photographed as
they visited the DPI exhibits at the Pennsylvania Farm Show, January 14-18. Here they are
admiring a footstool, painted in a Pennsylvania Dutch motif, which was made by the Future
Homemakers of America, Fountain Hill Chapter, Bethlehem, to be presented to the Governor.
they promise to advance the interests
of the state. . . .
In this Bible on which I took my
oath today, these familiar words, from
Proverbs, Chapter 29, Verse 18, ap¬
pear:
“Where there is no vision, the people
perish.”
SCHOOL PROBLEMS-
SUBJECT AT NINE
REGIONAL CONFERENCES
February was the month set by Gov¬
ernor Leader for lay and professional
people to meet in regional conferences
to discuss the State school system and
current problems in education. Find¬
ings of each of the nine conferences will
be edited and combined into a single set
of conclusions for the guidance of State
officials.
Dates and meeting places for the con¬
ferences were: Feb. 7, Wilkes-Barre
area, Clark Summit- Abington School:
Feb. 9, State Teachers College, Edin-
boro; Emily Britton School, Butler;
Camp Curtin Junior High School, Har¬
risburg; and South Mountain Junior
High School, Allentown; Feb. 13, Uni¬
versity of Pittsburgh; Feb. 14, Altoona;
Feb. 7, Philadelphia; Feb. 22, State
Teachers College, Lock Haven.
