Full Text of HR0427 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to recognize the students, alumni, | 4 | | faculty, and staff of North Central College as they celebrate | 5 | | the sesquicentennial of the school; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The first day of classes were held on November 11, | 7 | | 1861, at Plainfield College; the school name changed to | 8 | | North-Western College in 1864; the college moved to Naperville | 9 | | in 1870; on May 17, 1870, the cornerstone was laid for Old | 10 | | Main; and in 1926 the name again changed, to North Central | 11 | | College; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, The College founders believed that Christian | 13 | | commitment and intellectual attainments were compatible; from | 14 | | the beginning, North Central College was nonsectarian in its | 15 | | hiring and admission practices; this pioneering concept, along | 16 | | with the commitment to inclusiveness and diversity that is the | 17 | | hallmark of the United Methodist Church, is the heritage of | 18 | | North Central College and continues to add depth and meaning to | 19 | | its programs; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, North Central College has, for more than 7 | 21 | | generations, educated students who have become leaders in | 22 | | science, the arts, education, business, and many other fields; |
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| 1 | | North Central College is a community of learners dedicated to | 2 | | preparing informed, involved, principled, and productive | 3 | | citizens and leaders over a lifetime; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, North Central College has had 9 presidents in its | 5 | | 150-year history, beginning with A.A. Smith; notable alumni | 6 | | include: Egyptologist and professor James Henry Breasted, | 7 | | appliance company founder Frederick Lewis Maytag, barbed wire | 8 | | entrepreneur and Texaco founder John Warne Gates, Olympic Gold | 9 | | Medalist Dick Blick, President Ronald Reagan's personal | 10 | | physician Dr. Daniel Ruge, and National Institutes of Health | 11 | | Deputy Director for Intramural Research Dr. Joseph "Ed" Rall; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, North Central College will commemorate its | 14 | | sesquicentennial throughout the 2011-2012 academic year and | 15 | | celebrate its actual 150th anniversary on November 11, 2011; | 16 | | therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 | | we recognize the 150th anniversary of North Central College, | 20 | | and wish all the students, alumni, faculty, and staff the very | 21 | | best in this historic year; and be it further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to Hal Wilde, President of North Central College, as | 2 | | a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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