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Ernest Rodriguez' "Impressions," 1960s-1980s

American GI Forum by Ernest Rodriguez Page 1

Ernest Rodriguez

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN on behalf of the Davenport Chapter of the American GI Forum I want to welcome all the students we are honoring tonight, their parents and friends and our guests of honor.

We hope you will enjoy the program tonight. 

We have some very fine speakers who have an important message on education for our youth of today to better prepare them for the world of tomorrow. 

At this time I would like you to please stand while Robert Trujilio Chairman of Davenport Chapter of the GI Foprum leads us in the pledge of allegiance to the flag and please remain standing for the invocation. 

Ladies and gentlemen at this time Rev. Martin A. Mottet, Director of the Social Action Dept of the Davenport Catholic Diocese to deliver the invocation. 

The ladies Auxiliary of our GI Forum Chapter has done a splendid job in helping organize this affair and also in their role as hostesses

To show our appreciation let's give them a generous round of applause which is really poor pay for their commendable efforts. 

Ladies and gentlemen I believe everybody has finished their dinner so we'll proceed with the program

Some people might wonder why we hold this special occasion to place emphasis on higher education for our young people. 

I think most will agree that the need of a college education in this day of higher requirements in almost every field of endeavor cannot be stressed too much. 

But to realize the full significance of our efforts to push our Mexican American youth to higher heights of education one must be aware of some of the unique problems facing Mexican Americans. 

Problems which were the concern of Mexican Americans leaders all over the country 

Not to my knowledge there has never been a study of the educational needs of Mexican Americans made her in the Quad-City area therefore we have to draw on studies made in the southwest and provided by the Mexican American Affairs Unit of the United States Office of Education. 

This source tells us that 1/2 of one percent of the college students enrolled in the 7 campuses of the University of California are Spanish surnamed. 

This in a state where there is great concentration of Mexican people.

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Ernest Rodriguez LADIES AND GENTLEMEN on behalf of the Davenport Chapter of the American GI Forum I want to welcome all the students we are honoring tonight, their parents and friends and our guests of honor. We hope you will enjoy the program tonight. We have some very fine speakers who have an important message on education for our youth of today to better prepare them for the world of tomorrow. At this time I would like you to please stand while Robert Trujilio Chairman of Davenport Chapter of the GI Foprum leads us in the pledge of allegiance to the flag and please remain standing for the invocation. Ladies and gentlemen at this time Rev. Martin A. Mottet, Director of the Social Action Dept of the Davenport Catholic Diocese to deliver the invocation. The ladies Auxiliary of our GI Forum Chapter has done a splendid job in helping organize this affair and also in their role as hostesses To show our appreciation let's give them a generous round of applause which is really poor pay for their commendable efforts. Ladies and gentlemen I believe everybody has finished their dinner so we'll proceed with the program Some people might wonder why we hold this special occasion to place emphasis on higher education for our young people. I think most will agree that the need of a college education in this day of higher requirements in almost every field of endeavor cannot be stressed too much. But to realize the full significance of our efforts to push our Mexican American youth to higher heights of education one must be aware of some of the unique problems facing Mexican Americans. Problems which were the concern of Mexican Americans leaders all over the country Not to my knowledge there has never been a study of the educational needs of Mexican Americans made her in the Quad-City area therefore we have to draw on studies made in the southwest and provided by the Mexican American Affairs Unit of the United States Office of Education. This source tells us that 1/2 of one percent of the college students enrolled in the 7 campuses of the University of California are Spanish surnamed. This in a state where there is great concentration of Mexican people.