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Article: A six-string salute to public education. (President's Corner).(Column)
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- March 1, 2003
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I graduated from Louisiana High School in Louisiana, Mo., in 1969. I was a good athlete though not a great one, made the honor roll but was not the valedictorian, and was active in student council but never an officer. I was just a pretty good kid who stayed out of trouble.
Back then I dreamed of being a world-class guitar player. I listened often to Eric Clapton in the late '60s and early '70s. To me there never will be a better guitarist.
One day in my senior year, Mrs. Brown, a music teacher I revered, asked me to share my guitar-playing talents at the spring music concert. She wanted me to play and sing "Proud Mary" by Creedence Clearwater Revival. ...