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A Celebration of American Values
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AMERICANPATRIOT VIEW IN
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MARCH 4, 2010
HENRY FORD’SMODEL T
WOMEN’S HISTORYMONTH TURNS 30
WEST POINTDUTY HONOR COUNTRY
AMERICANPATRIOT
WEST POINTDUTY HONOR COUNTRY
46
HENRY FORD’SMODEL T8
EVAN LYSACEKSURPRISE GOLD
14
Contents10
THIS WEEKIN AMERICANHISTORY
QUOTE OFTHE WEEK
16 17
THE BEAUTIFUL
BRANDYWINEVALLEY
12WOMEN’SHISTORY MONTHTURNS 30
14NATIONALTREASUREKEPT FOLK ART ALIVE
4 AMERICAN PATRIOT
WEST POINTDUTY HONOR COUNTRY
AMERICAN PATRIOT 5
After the Revolutionary War was won, the newleadership — Washington, Hamilton, Adamsamong them — recommended that West Pointbe the location for an American institution de-voted to building a homegrown military. It tookuntil 1802 for the idea to become reality, whenPresident Thomas Jefferson signed legislationestablishing the United States Military Academy.
The real foundation for the West Point we knowtoday emerged when Colonel Sylvanus Thayer,known as the “father of the Military Academy,”served as Superintendent from l8l7-l833. Heestablished strict academic standards, instilledmilitary discipline and emphasized honorableconduct. Aware of the need for engineers in theraw and growing country, Thayer made civil en-gineering the foundation of the curriculum.And Academy graduates played a large role inconstruction of the nation’s infrastructure.
After gaining experience and recognition duringthe Mexican and Indian wars, West Point grad-uates filled the highest ranks on both sidesduring the Civil War. Academy graduates, headedby generals such as Grant, Lee, Sherman andJackson, provided leadership in both the Northand South. In the post-Civil War period, West
Point broadened its curriculum beyond civil en-gineering to include all military arts and sciences.In World War I, Academy graduates again dis-tinguished themselves on the battlefield.
Eisenhower, MacArthur, Bradley, Arnold, Clark,Patton were among the array of Academy grad-uates who stepped up to leadership posts inthe World War II. In 1964, President Johnsonincreased the size of the Corps of Cadets; todayit stands at 4,000. In addition, minorities andthe first women were brought into the Academyreflecting a more diverse and multicultural soci-ety. In recent decades, the curriculum permitscadets to major in any one of more than a dozenfields, including a wide range of subjects fromthe sciences to the humanities.
The history of West Point is integral to the historyof the U.S. A favorite expression at West Point isthat “much of the history we teach was made bypeople we taught.” Guided by the motto, “Duty,Honor, Country,” West Point continues to prepareits graduates to serve as commissioned leadersof character in America's 21st Century Army.
From the very beginning of the United States, West Point has played a vital rolein our nation's history. As early as theRevolutionaryWar, it becameclear that thiscommanding plateau on the west bank of the Hudson River was critical. GeorgeWashington considered West Point the most important strategic position inAmerica, he had fortifications built there, and transferred his headquarters inl779. Soldiers built forts, batteries and redoubts and extended a l50-ton ironchain across the Hudson to control river traffic. Never captured by the British,West Point has been the oldest continuous military post in America.
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6 AMERICAN PATRIOT
HENRY FORD’S MODEL THenry Ford did not invent the automobile. He did notinvent the assembly line. His insight was to put the twotogether. In so doing, he changed the face of America.
Ford was a born tinkerer, coming into the world
on his father’s family farm in 1863. At sixteen,
against the wishes of his family, he left the farm
for Detroit, where he became a mechanic's ap-
prentice. He advanced steadily and worked his
way up to chief engineer at the Edison Illumi-
nating Company. Overseeing the steam engines
and turbines that produced electricity, Ford
began to envision adapting an engine to a small
passenger vehicle. At twenty-four, Ford married
Clara Bryant, whom he called “The Believer”
because she encouraged his dream of building
a “horseless carriage.” As early as 1891, he
showed Clara a design for an internal combus-
tion engine; by 1896, Ford had constructed and
sold his first automobile so as to raise funds
for a more sophisticated model.
After two brief failures, he managed to get the
Ford Motor Company up and running in 1903.
The small firm produced only a few cars a day;
groups of two or three men worked on each car
from components made to order by other com-
panies. His first car, the Model A, was out by
1903 and the Model N by1906. But Ford was
frustrated because he had not reached his goal
of producing a simple, affordable vehicle for
everyday people. The third time was a charm, as
the Model T turned out to be the answer. This
simple but powerful car could reach 45 mph
and had a 25 mpg. It made its debut in 1908
with a purchase price of $825, and ten thousand
were sold in its first year.
To meet the growing demand for the Model T, the
company opened a large factory at Highland Park,
Michigan, in 1910. Here, Ford had his next great
breakthrough. He combined precision manufac-
turing, standardized and interchangeable parts,
a division of labor, and a continuous moving
assembly line. Workers remained in place, adding
the same component to each automobile as it
moved past them on the line. Delivery of parts
by conveyor belt to the workers was carefully
orchestrated to keep the assembly line moving.
The introduction of the moving assembly line
significantly reduced assembly time per vehicle,
thus lowering costs.
In the 1920s, the Ford Motor Company contin-
ued to grow. In 1925, it was producing 10,000
cars every 24 hours. On May 26, 1927, accom-
panied by his son Edsel, he watched the fifteen
millionth Model T Ford roll off the assembly line.
By that time, Ford’s ingenuity had made his com-
pany the largest automobile manufacturer in the
world, provided average Americans with a car they
could afford, revolutionized American society,
and helped shape the world we live in today.
AMERICAN PATRIOT 7
PEAK INSIDE THE HIGHLANDPARK PLANT HERE
8 AMERICAN PATRIOT
EVAN LYSACEKSURPRISE GOLD
AMERICAN PATRIOT 9
Pre-Games favorite and 2006 Olympic Cham-
pion, Russian Evgeni Plushenko, finished 1.31
points out of first-place. “I couldn't have asked
for much more than that,” Lysacek said. “To get
a personal best in the most important moment
of my life – you dream about it.”
Lysacek is the first American to win the men’s
gold since Brian Boitano won at the Calgary
1988 Olympic Winter Games. He also becomes
the first reigning World Champion to win the
Olympic gold medal since American Scott
Hamilton did it back in 1984. “To be mentioned
in the same sentence as people I've idolized
like Scott and Brian is amazing,” the Naperville,
Illinois native said. He is the 13th skater from
the United States to be crowned an Olympic
Champion, with the last being Sarah Hughes'
victory at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City.
Lysacek is the second of three children born
to Don and Tanya, who he calls his biggest
supporters. After graduating from high school
in 2003, he moved to Los Angeles to work
with Frank Carroll. Standing at 6-2, he tow-
ers over many of his competitors, and thanks
to Coach Carroll and choreographer Lori Nichol
he has learned to capitalize on his height.
Says Lysacek: “For so long, because I'm so
much taller than the other skaters, I tried to
camouflage tha t . . . Lori was one of the first
people that said, ‘That's what sets you apart
and makes you different.’ She brought out a
creativity and a confidence in my skating.” But
the person, he credits most for his success
is Carroll. The coach, perhaps best known for
guiding Michelle Kwan throughout much of her
career, helped him improve in the standings
and also improve his confidence.
In addition to excelling at international com-
petitions, Lysacek makes a connection with
the audience. Appearances in shows and
tours, such as Fashion on Ice and Champi-
ons on Ice, have helped build on his natural
charisma. “Whatever choreography I'm doing,
even when I'm competing and I have to be so
focused, there are certain spots in the pro-
gram that I try to remember to establish a
connection, because that is what makes our
sport unique,” he notes. “The audience is able
to see our faces and see our emotions. It is
important for them to see, because it draws
people closer to the skater and they feel a
real connection.
WATCH LYSACEK’S 2010OLYMPIC SHORT PROGRAM
When Evan Lysacek arrived at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver,Canada, he wrote a message to himself on a note card and taped it to the wall.It read: “Mind your own business.” And take care of his business he did, when heskated the best performance of his career to win the Olympic gold medal andended an 18-year reign of Soviet and Russian skaters in men’s figure skating.
10 AMERICAN PATRIOT
The Brandywine River winds from SoutheasternPennsylvania into Delaware carving out thebeautiful rolling hills and valleys that charac-terize of the Brandywine Valley. The Valley iswhere the Du Pont's made their fortunes andbuilt their lives, where early American industrythrived, where great artists like Howard Pyle andthree generations of Wyeths worked, and wherea pivotal Revolutionary War battle was fought.
The original inhabitants of the Brandywine Valleywere an Algonquin Indian tribe who called them-selves Lenape. The Lenape were eventually dis-placed by early Swedish, Finnish and Dutchsettlers. One of the Valley's most famous figureswas William Penn, who had made Pennsylvaniainto a bastion of religious and political tolerance.He encouraged his fellow Quaker members ofthe Society of Friends to settle throughout theValley, where their quiet commitment to com-munity is still a major influence.
Under Penn and his successors, a large numbersof English settlers arrived. Water-powered millson the swiftly falling river made the Brandywinethe most important milling center in the countryfrom the last half of the 18th century, and wellinto the first half of the 19th. The area becamethe largest supplier of quality flour in the world.
By the early 18th century, the Brandywine Valleywas also the America's paper milling center. In1776, the mills supplied the paper to print cur-rency for the colonies and the Continental Con-gress and the Declaration of Independence.
The peaceful nature of the valley was shattered,when British and Hessian forces fought Ameri-can Continentals and local militia under GeorgeWashington and Marquis de Lafayette in thelargest land battle of the Revolutionary War. TheBrandywine River lay between the advancingBritish troops under General Howe and the Amer-ican capital at Philadelphia. The battle was foughton September 11, 1777, and the Americanswere defeated. The British drove the Americansnorth into Pennsylvania, and then marched onto take Philadelphia.
The Brandywine River watershed today is still aland of green and gently rolling hills. It looks asit does, in large part due to the protection andconservation work of the Brandywine Conser-vancy founded in 1967. Concerned residentstook quick action at a time when the Valley wasthreatened by massive industrial development.They permanently protected and preserved morethan 32,000 acres of land that is literally theheart and soul of the Brandywine.
THE BEAUTIFULBRANDYWINE VALLEY
AMERICAN PATRIOT 11
SITES TO SEELongwood GardensThousands of acres of garden, fountains andwoodlands, and a former duPont estatewww.longwoodgardens.org >
Winterthur Museum & GardensA former duPont estate and home to a world-class collection of American furniture anddecorative arts.www.winterthur.org >
Nemours Mansion & GardensThis beautifully preserved French villa,surrounded by acres of landscapedgardens, was given by a duPont heir.www.nemoursmansion.org >
Hagley Museum & GardensThe original duPont gunpowder mills,estates and gardens.www.hagley.lib.de.us >
Delaware Art MuseumKnown for its collection of the works ofHoward Pyle, and other English and Ameri-can art.www.delart.org >
Colonial Pennsylvania PlantationA working farm from the 18th Century, withspecial events and living history weekends.www.colonialplantation.org >
Brandywine Battlefield ParkAuthentic displays of the Revolutionary
War and era amid rolling hills, including the
Washington and Lafayette headquarters.
www.brandywinebattlefield.org >
Brandywine River MuseumA grist mill converted into a collection ofartwork by the Wyeth family.
www.brandywinemuseum.org >
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WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTHTURNS 30
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The goal of the National Women’s HistoryMonth is to educate the general public aboutthe significant role of women in Americanhistory and contemporary society. Estab-lishing this focus has encouraged schoolsto introduce new curriculum, communities torecognize women who have been pivotal intheir own communities, and thousands ofevents to be organized throughout the countryto celebrate the myriad accomplishmentsof women. This includes oratory contests,awards luncheons, conferences, exhibits,community service, and presentations.
This year’s theme is “Writing Women Backinto History.” Needless to say, only a smallpercentage of textbooks written in the pastmention the contributions of women to soci-ety. Women of color and women in fields suchas math, science, and art were completelyomitted. This limited inclusion of women’saccomplishments deprived students of fe-male role models.
The righting of this wrong is well underway,and this year’s theme seeks to encouragemore progress. The organizers are invitingwomen’s and educational organizations as
well as women’s history performers, authors,historic sites, museums, unions, militaryunits, universities, and women’s history pro-grams, and interested individuals to keepthe momentum going. Leaders of the move-ment note, happily, that when you searchthe Internet with the words “women’s +history + month,” you’ll find more than 40million citations.
Among the dozens of partners in the 30thanniversary celebration: The American As-sociation of University Women, League ofWomen Voters, Pearl S. Buck InternationalOrganization, Sisters In The Building Trades,and the Women at Work Museum. From girlsclubs to senior centers, from amateur toprofessional theatre productions, from com-munity awards ceremonies to individual guestspeakers, people all across the country arecelebrating Women’s History Month.
Has your school, community organi-zation or workplace made a plan torecognize this important anniversary?
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OFWOMEN’S HISTORY HERE
2010 marks the 30th anniversary of the National Women’s History Project.In March 1980, President Jimmy Carter issued a proclamation declaringa National Women’s History Week. In 1987, successful lobbying effortsresulted in Congress expanding the week into a month, and March is nowNational Women’s History Month.
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14 AMERICAN PATRIOT
‘NATIONAL TREASURE’KEPT FOLK ART ALIVE
Potters in this area were turning out fine workbefore the American Revolution and as early asthe 1740s. Because the clay and talent wereexceptional, the area became a major producerof utilitarian and decorative pottery and table-ware. With the advent of modern manufacturingtechniques, the potteries fell onto hard timesin the mid-1800s, and by the early 20th centurywere nearly gone.
Enter Julia Royster Busbee, a predecessor toSweezy. In 1917, Busbee is said to have fallenin love with a striking orange plate she saw at acounty fair in North Carolina. She and her hus-band, Jacques, a painter, scouted the area, founda few potters dabbling in the old traditions bymaking plates and pickle jars to satisfy local de-mand. The Busbees moved into a log cabin in asettlement they named Jugtown — the genericname for rural potteries that supplied earthenvessels to moonshiners. There, they nurtured theresurrection of old ways, sometimes in newstyles. They introduced the pottery to New York-ers (including Eleanor Roosevelt) who took to it,and the area also became a tourist attraction forwealthy Northerners visiting nearby Pinehurst.
Another decline came from the 1950s through1970s, and once again a savior stepped in. WhenSweezy and her daughter Lybess came shop-ping in March 1968, they learned Jugtown wasin danger of closing. “Mother and I looked atthe log cabin house and the kilns which werefalling apart,” Lybess Sweezy is quoted as saying."And we made up our minds to buy it in an hour."Sweezy begged and borrowed the money to buythe financially staggering Jugtown in 1968. Shecame up with new glazes to replace ones thatused lead, and gave them appealing names likeBlueridge Blue and Dogwood White. She re-cruited talented apprentices; leaned on influ-ential acquaintances, including the Rockefellers,for support; developed marketing strategies; andgot Jugtown pottery into upscale Northern stores.
The pottery area around Seagrove is thrivingtoday. Sweezy's effect on North Carolina is"profound and very much felt to this day," saidGeorge Holt, director of the N.C. Museum ofArt's performing arts and film programs. Holthelped organize an exhibition in 2005, "ThePotter's Eye," of which Sweezy was the co-curator.She also wrote two books on pottery and folk arts.
WATCH A VIDEO OF NANCY SWEEZY ON JUGTOWN POTTERY
Nancy Sweezy, who died last month, rode a surge of interest in American folkarts, to save Jugtown pottery, a famous and traditional North Carolina craftthat was on the verge of disappearing. For her efforts, the National Endowmentfor the Arts designated Sweezy “a national treasure,” saying that her efforts had“helped inspire a revival of the traditional pottery community.” The declarationnoted that the number of potteries in an area east of Charlotte, centered aroundSeagrove in the Piedmont Hills, increased from seven in 1968 to nearly 120 today.
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QUOTE OFTHE WEEK
“The object of war is not to die for your countrybut to make the other bastard die for his.”
— GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTONUS ARMY OFFICE BEST KNOWN AS A COMMANDING GENERAL IN WORLD WAR II
AND WIDELY KNOWN FOR HIS OUTSPOKENNESS AND STRONG OPINION.
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THIS WEEK INAMERICAN HISTORY
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