[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 776 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 776

Congratulating the Dartmouth Outing Club of Hanover, New Hampshire, for 
     100 years of service to the United States and its wilderness.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 24, 2009

    Mr. Hodes (for himself and Mr. Capuano) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Congratulating the Dartmouth Outing Club of Hanover, New Hampshire, for 
     100 years of service to the United States and its wilderness.

Whereas, December 14, 2009, marks the centennial of the founding of the 
        Dartmouth Outing Club (DOC) at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New 
        Hampshire;
Whereas the DOC, the oldest and largest collegiate outing club in the Nation, 
        was founded by Fred Harris, Dartmouth Class of 1911;
Whereas the DOC has continually promoted environmental stewardship through 
        student leadership;
Whereas the DOC has promoted environmental stewardship by caring for over 100 
        miles of hiking trails, including over 70 miles of the Appalachian 
        National Scenic Trail from Route 12 in Woodstock, Vermont, to Route 112 
        in Woodstock, New Hampshire, as well as maintaining cabins and shelters 
        and teaching wilderness skills, sports, and safety to students and 
        community members;
Whereas the DOC is a student-run club and has consistently focused on student 
        leadership by providing students with the opportunity to lead by 
        carrying out projects which have included constructing the Class of '66 
        Lodge, organizing the largest freshman trips program in the world, and 
        directing sub-clubs that together allow students to learn about, 
        appreciate, and experience the natural environment year-round;
Whereas in 1969 the DOC founded the Environmental Studies Division, which has 
        continually promoted environmental sustainability and conservation;
Whereas the Environmental Studies Division of the DOC has displayed national 
        leadership in environmental conservation by testifying before Congress 
        regarding the Alaska Lands Act in the spring of 1977, establishing the 
        Dartmouth Organic Farm, and constructing a carbon-neutral greenhouse;
Whereas the DOC has promoted sustainability by having Dartmouth students buy and 
        re-engineer a passenger bus into the DOC's Big Green Bus, powered by 
        vegetable oil and solar energy;
Whereas on June 16, 2009, 15 Dartmouth College students began the Big Green Bus' 
        fifth annual cross-country trip, traveling 11,300 miles to promote 
        environmental awareness and action; and
Whereas throughout 2009, the Dartmouth Outing Club, along with current members 
        and alumni of Dartmouth College, took part in Centennial Celebrations 
        for the organization by participating in a 100-mile hike of Outing Club 
        trails, a Riverfest on the Connecticut River, the 63rd annual Woodsmen's 
        Weekend, and a hike of the entire Appalachian National Scenic Trail from 
        Georgia to Maine by students and alumni simultaneously in different 
        sections: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives congratulates the 
Dartmouth Outing Club of Hanover, New Hampshire, for 100 years of 
service to the United States and its wilderness, and commends the 
Club's ongoing commitment to further environmental stewardship and 
student leadership.
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