, Loss to Liberty: 'IJMyff§&Mi Flames 19-14 15 MONDAY. OCTOBER 2, 1989 JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY VOL. 67 NO. 11 Education summit Bush emphasizes need for reform at historic gathering By Stephanie Swaim sports editor CHARLOTTESVILLE — Calling Thomas Jefferson "the first education president," President George Bush told a crowd gathered at the University of Virginia's University Hall Thursday that it is time for reform in the structure and expectations of American education. For only the third time in history, a U.S. president called his cabinet members and the nation's governors together for a special meeting. At the start of the education summit Wednesday, Bush was attempting to make good on his campaign promise to be the nation's new "education president." During the summit's opening speech Thursday, Bush advocated "progress before partisanship, the future before the moment, and our children before ourselves." Bush, 53 governors from the states $* Staff photo by LAWRENCE JACKSON and territories, and most of the President Bush addresses the issue of educational reform at the University of Virginia last week. Presidential Cabinet attended meetings in UVa's Rotunda Wednesday and Abortion groups rally in political spotlight Thursday. They discussed the steps needed for accurate assessment of By Ann Eng pro-life supporters, and after the pro-life rally dispersed, progress and the need to judge staff writer Charlottcsville police held back a smaller pro-life group American education against that of The arrival of President George Bush and U.S. governors shouting, "Life! Life! Life!" as they ncarcd the NOW rally. other industrial nations. for a national education conference in Charlottcsville "I don't think people in NOW are aware that abortion Bush cited the need for national Wednesday drew a gathering of campus and national exploits them in the long run," Sheils said. "It doesn't help performance goals, a greater pro-choice and pro-life groups to express their opinions on them in the long run — it scars women physically for life flexibility in the use of federal funds abortion. as well as psychologically. and enhanced accountability in Twenty pro-life supporters from the newly-formed First "I don't believe we're out of the mainstream," Sheils said. education during his speech Right of JMU carried naked dolls to represent aborted fetuses "There is a silent or inactive majority (in favor of] the family." Thursday. and wore black clothing to "emphasize we're mourning for "We are simply not getting our the unborn and the emotional hurt of mothers and fathers," JMU NOW co-coordinator Lisa Hammctt said, "Since the money's worth in education," Bush said Julie Sheils, co-founder of First Right. Webster decision, abortion rights arc not etched in stone — said. "Our focus must no longer be on Twenty members of JMU's chapter of the National we won't have it forever if we don't fight for it. "We hope to influence the governors and the president by resources, it must be on results. Organization for Women carried posters reading "My Body, letting them know this is an important issue," she said. "We We are here to work, and work My Choice" and "My Choice, Not Yours." together to once again make American "I'm going because I believe in pro-choice," said JMU do not want them to control our bodies with their laws." The NOW Charlottesville rally was the beginning of a education the best in the world." NOW member Mary Moran. "I wouldn't get an abortion The summit also addressed the need myself, but I don't believe a white, 45-ycar-old man can tell "caravan" of rallies and speeches throughout Virginia, New for more parental involvement in their me what to do." Jersey and Florida, Hammctt said. children's education and the need for Despite high emotions on both sides, there were no Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial elections are slated for this November, and legislation that could restrict increased literacy, a project First Lady violent disruptions in either crowd during the demonstrations abortions will be considered in Florida later this month. Barbara Bush has worked for that were staged on opposite sides of Charloltesville's downtown mall. The NOW rally featured 12 speakers. Molly Yard, national At the NOW rally, there were occasional shouts by See ABORTION page 18> See SUMMIT page 2> ■ i Page 2, The Breeze, Monday, October 2,1989 Summit ► (Continued from page 1) The summit's convocation was held throughout much of Bush's political in University Hall, where the career. Cavaliers' home basketball games are "Education is not a utility, not played. The gym was transformed something to be delegated," Bush with red, white and blue banners, said. "Education is a way of life, and which clashed with the orange education reform is a responsibility stadium seats and ushers' coals. for every parent, every student, every Many of the students attending the community. Those who do not speech grabbed scats in view of the advance the cause of education hinder television cameras behind the podium, it. where Bush turned to greet them as he "Our children are growing up in an took the stage. Students also joked age where wonder is commonplace about how the president had and prosperity is often taken for mispronounced the school's slogan granted. ... In many ways we're "Wahoowa" in a speech the day close to fulfilling the enlightenment before. of universal education, the dream that As the governors and cabinet became a reality in the shadows of the members were introduced, several Shenandoahs, here at Mr. Jefferson's groups in the stadium cheered, most school," Bush said. noticeably for the governor of "Every step we take at this Massachusetts, Michael Dukakis. university is truly a walk in Thomas New York Gov. Mario Cuomo, Jefferson's footsteps," Bush said. Jack Kemp, Baliles and "When he first started the grounds on Transportation Secretary Elizabeth which we gather today, it was just a Dole also were crowd favorites. field of grass, the horizon limited Bush sported a blue and orange only by the blue mountains beyond. striped tie — UVa's school colors — But Jefferson surveyed the horizon for the convocation and made frequent that no one else could see. ... And it references to Thomas Jefferson. is his university, and his dream, that On Wednesday, the political inspires us today to follow in his delegation dined on the lawn of footsteps. Jefferson's home, Monlicello. "He was just one man, but look at About 7,500 tickets were given to what one man can do," he said. UVa students to attend the "Imagine what we can do if we are convocation in the 9,000-seat united by this great cause. Let us read, 'U-Hall,' but lines stretched around the let us talk, and if need be, let us stadium for more than a mile. argue. But in the end, let us walk Students gathered outside as early as together on a journey to 9 a.m. for the noon speech. Some enlightenment in the footsteps of professors canceled classes or made Thomas Jefferson." them optional, but many students said Gov. Gerald Baliles quipped during they had skipped class to come to the Staff photo by LAWRENCE JACKSON his speech that, "As you may have event. President Bush greets the education summit audience. noticed during the course of this Secret Service men invaded the everywhere, and that the security had unprecedented education summit, "Yesterday after [Bush] walked up campus as early as Monday, and state been "very, very tight." the Lawn, that's when everybody got Virginia law and tradition oblige us to policemen and other security officers Freshman Jennifer Lanceley said the really psyched," she said. "They were properly evoke the name of Thomas were visible around the city. Everyone excitement over the presidential visit Jefferson at least once or twice an saying 'I saw Dukakis, I saw so and entering the convocation had their reached a high Wednesday as Bush and so.' It was really neat." hour." bags searched, and had to enter Members of the press also invaded While much of the talk at the through metal detectors. Cameras the governors arrived on campus. the city for the summit. According to summit was of the future of were taken apart. "It just kind of hit us yesterday education, the historic setting and Senior Brad Baxter said the extra the Sept. 27 edition of The really, because of all the security," Washington Post, 700 members of collegiate atmosphere of UVa surfaced security had been "a hassle" because Lanceley said. "There were helicopters during much of the summit. the students were re-routed the press were expected in circling all day and all night Tuesday. 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