[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 66 (Tuesday, May 24, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                  SALUTE TO NORTH ADAMS STATE COLLEGE

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                           HON. JOHN W. OLVER

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 24, 1994

  Mr. OLVER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor North Adams State 
College, the public liberal arts college of Massachusetts located in 
the northwest corner of the First Congressional District of 
Massachusetts in the City of North Adams. The college begins 
celebrating the 100th anniversary of its charter by the Great and 
General Court of the Commonwealth on Monday, June 6, 1994. Following 
the Charter Day program, a series of events, culminating in an October 
celebration, will recognize the Centennial.
  Created as a teacher's college in 1894 by an act of the state 
legislature, the college has a proud history. Under the first 
principal, Frank Fuller Murdock, the school began serving teachers in 
the rural towns of western Massachusetts, elevating the quality of 
public education for generations of citizens. In 1937 the college 
offered 4-year and masters degrees in education, and by 1976 it became 
authorized to grant degrees in liberal arts and other career fields. 
North Adams State College now serves over 2,000 students in 20 major 
academic disciplines.
  In 1992, the college officially revised its original mission as a 
teacher's college. The new mission, approved by the Massachusetts 
Higher Education Coordinating Council, is:

       To develop liberally educated individuals who have the 
     knowledge, perspective, critical thinking capabilities and 
     ethical values to become active citizens and leaders in their 
     chosen fields.

  Though the college is no longer only a teaching school, the new 
mission statement honors the college's proud past in that the school 
still seeks to provide the best quality public education for the 
citizens of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. I ask my colleges to 
join me in congratulating North Adams State College on its 100th 
Anniversary and in extending best wishes to all the faculty, staff, 
students, and alumni.

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