[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[S. Res. 396 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 396

Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the founding of The Pennsylvania 
                           State University.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 24, 2004

  Mr. Santorum (for himself and Mr. Specter) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the founding of The Pennsylvania 
                           State University.

Whereas in 1854, the Farmers' High School was founded in Centre County, 
        Pennsylvania in response to the State Agricultural Society's interest in 
        establishing an educational institution to bring general education and 
        modern farming methods to the farmers of the Commonwealth of 
        Pennsylvania;
Whereas in 1855, the Farmers' High School was granted a permanent charter by the 
        Pennsylvania General Assembly;
Whereas the Morrill Land-Grant Act of 1862 provided for the distribution of 
        grants of public lands owned by the Federal Government to the States for 
        establishing and maintaining institutions of higher learning;
Whereas in 1863, the Commonwealth accepted a grant of land provided through such 
        Act, establishing one of the first two land-grant institutions in the 
        United States, and designated the Farmers' High School, renamed the 
        Agricultural College of Pennsylvania, as the Commonwealth's sole land-
        grant institution;
Whereas in 1874, the Agricultural College of Pennsylvania was renamed The 
        Pennsylvania State College and in 1953, such was renamed The 
        Pennsylvania State University;
Whereas with a current enrollment of 83,000, The Pennsylvania State University 
        consists of 11 academic schools, 20 additional campuses located 
        throughout the Commonwealth, the College of Medicine, The Dickinson 
        School of Law, and The Pennsylvania College of Technology;
Whereas 1 in every 8 Pennsylvanians with a college degree, 1 in every 720 
        Americans, 1 in every 50 engineers, and 1 in every 4 meteorologists are 
        alumni of The Pennsylvania State University;
Whereas formed in 1870, The Pennsylvania State University Alumni Association is 
        the largest dues-paying alumni association in the nation;
Whereas The Pennsylvania State University has the largest outreach effort in 
        United States higher education, delivering programs to learners in 87 
        countries and all 50 States;
Whereas The Pennsylvania State University consistently ranks in the top 3 
        universities in terms of SAT scores received from high school seniors;
Whereas The Pennsylvania State University annually hosts the largest student-run 
        philanthropic event in the world, which benefits the Four Diamonds Fund 
        for families with children being treated for cancer;
Whereas the missions of instruction, research, outreach and extension continue 
        to be the focus of The Pennsylvania State University;
Whereas The Pennsylvania State University is renowned for the following: the 
        rechargeable heart pacemaker design, the heart-assist pump design, 4 
        astronauts to have flown in space including the first African-American, 
        and the first institution to offer an Agriculture degree; and
Whereas The Pennsylvania State University is one of the most highly regarded 
        research universities in the nation, with an outreach extension program 
        that reaches nearly 1 out of 2 Pennsylvanians a year and an 
        undergraduate school of immense scope and popularity: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That the Senate commemorates the 150th anniversary of the 
founding of The Pennsylvania State University and congratulates its 
faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends on the occasion.
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