[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 730 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 730

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                      October 13, 2009.
Whereas La Crosse is located on the western border of middle-Wisconsin on the 
        east side of the Mississippi River;
Whereas the first Europeans to see the site of La Crosse were French fur traders 
        who traveled the Mississippi River in the late 17th century;
Whereas La Crosse was incorporated as a city in 1856;
Whereas Thomas Morris sponsored a bill in the Wisconsin State Senate that led to 
        the creation of the current day University of Wisconsin-La Crosse;
Whereas University of Wisconsin-La Crosse was founded as the La Crosse Normal 
        School in 1909 for the purpose of teacher preparation;
Whereas the philosophy of Fassett A. Cotton, the university's first president, 
        was to train the whole person;
Whereas ``Mens Corpusque'', Latin for mind and body, is the motto on the 
        university seal;
Whereas the college changed its name to Wisconsin State College-La Crosse in 
        1951 when the La Crosse State Teachers Colleges could establish 
        baccalaureate degrees in liberal arts;
Whereas University of Wisconsin-La Crosse offers 88 undergraduate programs in 44 
        disciplines and 26 graduate programs;
Whereas University of Wisconsin-La Crosse celebrated its 50th anniversary in 
        1959, the same year that presidential candidate John F. Kennedy visited 
        the campus and spoke to the student body in Graff Main Hall auditorium;
Whereas U.S. News & World Report ranked the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 
        second among Midwestern public universities offering bachelor's and 
        master's degrees;
Whereas the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men's athletic teams took the 
        nickname ``Eagles'' in fall 1989, and the women teams a year later;
Whereas the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse athletic teams have won 59 NCAA 
        Division III national titles in nine different sports; and
Whereas 2009 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the University of 
        Wisconsin-La Crosse: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors the University of 
Wisconsin-La Crosse on its 100th anniversary and commends the institution's 
status as a leading public university that excels in academics, athletics, and 
quality of life for students.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.