FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - September 15, 2005
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HOUGHTON OBSERVES CONSTITUTION DAY

HOUGHTON, N.Y. — Houghton College will observe Constitution Day with an evening lecture on Monday, Sept. 19 at 8 p.m.

Observing this new national holiday, Academic Vice President and Dean of the College Ronald Oakerson will speak on “More than a Scrap of Paper? Reflections on the U.S. Constitution” in the Recital Hall located in the Center for the Arts.

Oakerson also holds a faculty appointment as a professor of political science. He is a former member of the Task Force on Civil Education of the American Political Science Association. He holds a bachelor’s from Taylor University and a master’s and doctorate from Indiana University.

On Sept. 17, 1787, the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention held their final meeting. Only one item of business occupied the agenda that day — signing the Constitution of the United States of America. Last year President George W. Bush signed a bill on Dec. 8, 2004, designating Sept. 17 as Constitution Day.  

The public is welcome to attend this free lecture. The first 200 attendees will receive free pocket copies of the Constitution.