[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 684 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                         July 12, 2004.
Whereas Mr. David Scott Tidmarsh was a student at Edison Intermediate Center 
        located in South Bend, Indiana;
Whereas Mr. Tidmarsh earned his right to compete for the national spelling bee 
        title by winning the City of South Bend, Indiana spelling bee;
Whereas the 77th Annual Scripps National Spelling Bee was held in Washington, 
        D.C. June 1 through 3, 2004;
Whereas 265 spellers from across the United States, American Samoa, the Bahamas, 
        Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, and the United States Virgin Islands 
        all competed for the title;
Whereas Mr. Tidmarsh, competitor number 76, competed in the bee and survived 15 
        rounds of competition; and
Whereas Mr. Tidmarsh's achievement brings an immense sense of pride to Edison 
        Intermediate Center, his hometown of South Bend, and the state of 
        Indiana: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the United States House of Representatives--
            (1) congratulates David Scott Tidmarsh on his mastery of the English 
        language, culminating in his correctly spelling ``autochthonous'' in 
        Round 15, and becoming the 77th Annual Scripps National Spelling Bee 
        champion;
            (2) recognizes the dedication and achievement of Mr. Tidmarsh;
            (3) wishes Mr. Tidmarsh much success in achieving his life goals; 
        and
            (4) directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make 
        available enrolled copies of this resolution to Edison Intermediate 
        Center, located in South Bend, Indiana, for appropriate display and to 
        transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to David Scott Tidmarsh and 
        his family.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.