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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the Illinois | ||||||
4 | School for the Deaf in Jacksonville on the occasion of the | ||||||
5 | 175th anniversary of its founding; and
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6 | WHEREAS, In 1838, Senator Orville H. Browning from Quincy | ||||||
7 | was so impressed by a fellow steamboat traveler, an educated | ||||||
8 | deaf man from Kentucky, that he decided to propose legislation | ||||||
9 | to establish a school that would give educational opportunities | ||||||
10 | for the deaf citizens of Illinois; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Senator Browning enlisted the support of State | ||||||
12 | Representative Abraham Lincoln for passage in the Illinois | ||||||
13 | House of Representatives; on February 23, 1839, Governor Thomas | ||||||
14 | Carlin signed Browning's bill creating the Illinois Asylum for | ||||||
15 | the Education of the Deaf and Dumb; and | ||||||
16 | WHEREAS, In 1903, the school's name was changed to the | ||||||
17 | Illinois School for the Deaf; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Throughout the years, the Illinois School of the | ||||||
19 | Deaf has grown considerably, with a humble enrollment of 4 | ||||||
20 | students on opening day and 14 students the following year; | ||||||
21 | today, it serves an impressive 253 students throughout the |
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1 | various programs that are offered; and
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2 | WHEREAS, The Illinois School for the Deaf is recognized as | ||||||
3 | a valuable community asset and has gained a prestigious | ||||||
4 | reputation in the State as a premier institution for the deaf | ||||||
5 | and those hard of hearing; and
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6 | WHEREAS, The Illinois School for the Deaf has done an | ||||||
7 | extraordinary job in accomplishing its mission to educate | ||||||
8 | students who are deaf and hard of hearing to become | ||||||
9 | responsible, self-supporting citizens; and
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10 | WHEREAS, The Illinois School for the Deaf has shown | ||||||
11 | exemplary leadership with the students in helping them achieve | ||||||
12 | their highest academic and social potential through their | ||||||
13 | instructional, residential, and recreational programs and | ||||||
14 | related support services; and
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15 | WHEREAS, The Illinois School for the Deaf empowers students | ||||||
16 | to explore technological trends and employment opportunities | ||||||
17 | for the future, while also providing a safe, healthy, and | ||||||
18 | respectful learning, living, and working environment; and
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19 | WHEREAS, The Illinois School for the Deaf offers an | ||||||
20 | extraordinarily supportive and caring atmosphere in order for | ||||||
21 | its students to develop positive self-esteem and skills |
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1 | necessary to be successful in an ever-changing world; and | ||||||
2 | WHEREAS, The Illinois School for the Deaf's 175th | ||||||
3 | anniversary celebration will take place on February 22, 2014 at | ||||||
4 | the Jacksonville Country Club; the celebration will include | ||||||
5 | dinner and a live performance honoring the founding of the | ||||||
6 | school; therefore, be it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
8 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
9 | we congratulate the Illinois School for the Deaf on its 175th | ||||||
10 | anniversary and wish the school's administration and faculty | ||||||
11 | many more years of success in the future; and be it further
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12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
13 | presented to the Illinois School for the Deaf as an expression | ||||||
14 | of our esteem and respect.
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