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

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 730

   Honoring the 100th anniversary of the University of Wisconsin-La 
                                Crosse.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 10, 2009

Mr. Kind (for himself, Mr. Petri, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Kagen, Ms. 
Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Walz, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Rogers of 
 Michigan, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Welch, and Mr. Peters) submitted 
   the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Education and Labor

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Honoring the 100th anniversary of the University of Wisconsin-La 
                                Crosse.

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 State 
        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 Wisconsin 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 9 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.
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