[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 107 (Friday, August 5, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E]
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                       RETIREMENT OF VICTOR POOLE

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                         HON. EARL F. HILLIARD

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 5, 1994

  Mr. HILLIARD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend a man who has 
labored for over three decades for the cause of better education in 
Alabama, Mr. Victor Poole of Hale County. Mr. Poole has recently 
announced that he is soon to retire from the seat he has held as a 
member on Alabama's State Board of Education since 1963.
  Those of us who believe in a strong, independent, public education 
system will sorely miss Mr. Poole's presence on our State school board. 
Although quiet in his manner, Mr. Poole has always been steadfast in 
his resolve to improve Alabama's public education system. Through his 
efforts, Alabama's educational system has expanded its coverage to 
assist our working class men and women by the establishment of 
Alabama's 2-year postsecondary colleges.
  Even though Victor Poole will be leaving the board, I hope that his 
philosophy for a strong and independent public school system will 
remain in attendance for many more years. I am speaking of a belief 
that all the people of our State, black and white, young and old, men 
and women, rich or poor, will have the basic right to pursue their 
educational goals as far as their abilities will take them. On behalf 
of the U.S. Congress, I wish to thank Victor Poole for his tireless 
work and diligence for the betterment of our children's education.

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