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<br /> <br />. Office of the l\\ayor <br /> <br />G\1 ~{J () <br />~.~~.&o <br />.~ .t > l'<? <br /> <br />r <br /> <br /> <br />ion <br /> <br /> <br />ntI~rrr~.a: Mathematical literacy is essential for citizens to <br />~ function effectively in society; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Mathematics is used every day - both in the home and in the <br />workplace; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The language and processes of mathematics are basic to all other <br />disciplines; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Our expanding technologically based society demands increased <br />awareness and competence in mathematics; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The merging of mathematics, students, and heightened public <br />interest is one promising course for addressing pressing environmental questions; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The rising interest in environmental problems is also sparking a <br />rising interest in Mathematical Ecology, and Mathematics and the Environment is the theme for <br />the 1992 Mathematics Awareness week <br /> <br />NO~ THEREFORE, I, NORMAN L. MALONE, MAYOR of the City <br />of La Porte, do hereby proclaim the week of April 26-May 2, 1992, as <br /> <br />MATHEMATICSAWARENESS~EK <br /> <br />to be observed in the City of La Porte in recognizing the increased importance of mathematics <br />in our lives. <br /> <br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the <br />Seal of the City to be affixed hereto, this the 23rd day of April, 1992. <br /> <br />CITY OF LA PORTE <br /> <br />Norman L. Malone, Mayor <br />