[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 141 (Monday, October 3, 1994)]
[Senate]
[Page S]
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                       GERMANTOWN FRIENDS SCHOOL

 Mr. WOFFORD. Mr. President, this year the Germantown Friends 
School celebrates its sesquicentennial anniversary. I ask my colleagues 
to join me in congratulating the students, teachers, parents, and 
alumni of the Germantown Friends School on this important milestone.
  Since its founding in 1845, the Germantown Friends School has evolved 
from a one-room schoolhouse to an educational community of 850 students 
and 180 staff members. The school has provided quality kindergarten 
through twelfth grade education based on the Quaker principles of 
truthfulness, simplicity, self-discipline, respect for diverse 
heritages and experiences, peaceful resolution of conflict, and 
responsibility to the community.
  Through its curriculum and activities, Germantown Friends School 
instills in its students the values that education, respect for others, 
and service to the community are part of a lifelong process. The school 
takes pride in its national reputation for providing students with 
valuable tools they can use as they pursue new dreams and goals.
  As a former educator, I would like to commemorate the achievements of 
the Germantown Friends School and salute them on their contributions 
and achievements during the last 150 years.

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