[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 258 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 258

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 10, 2009

    Mr. Kohl (for himself and Mr. Feingold) submitted the following 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Commemorating 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 the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse was founded in 1909 as the La 
        Crosse State Normal School 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 began awarding 
        baccalaureate degrees in liberal arts;
Whereas the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse offers 88 undergraduate programs 
        in 44 disciplines and 26 graduate programs;
Whereas the 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 adopted the 
        nickname ``Eagles'' in the fall of 1989, and the women's teams adopted 
        that nickname a year later;
Whereas the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse athletic teams have won 59 
        National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III 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 Senate--
            (1) commemorates the 100th anniversary of the University of 
        Wisconsin-La Crosse; and
            (2) commends the university for its status as a leading 
        public university that excels in academics, athletics, and 
        quality of life for students.
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