[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 147 (Tuesday, November 29, 1994)]
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    THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF SAINT JOHN'S UNIVERSITY

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                         HON. THOMAS J. MANTON

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 29, 1994

  Mr. MANTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to St. John's 
University, Jamaica, NY on the occasion of its celebration of its 125th 
anniversary year of excellence in education.
  St. John's University was founded in 1870 by the Congregation of the 
Mission to provide the growing immigrant classes of New York City with 
an opportunity for higher education at an affordable price. Responding 
to an invitation from the first Bishop of Brooklyn, John Loughlin, the 
university was established so that the youth of the city could have 
access to an intellectual and moral formation. One hundred and twenty-
five years later St. John's University remains true to their original 
mission.
  For over a century St. John's University has grown and developed as 
the city it is rooted in has. With campuses located in both Queens and 
Staten Island, St. John's University now has an enrollment of more than 
18,000 students who hail from virtually every State in the union and 
114 countries from around the world. It offers more than 100 majors on 
the undergraduate and graduate levels and numerous degree programs from 
the associate to the doctoral. St. John's University has schools of 
business, education, pharmacy and law. Its libraries have holdings of 
more than 1.5 million. With some 3,000 employees and a budget in excess 
of $180 million, it is a dynamic regional enterprise boosting the 
economy and enhancing life in New York. Today, St. John's University is 
the largest Catholic university in the United States of America. It has 
more than 100,000 alumni.
  St. John's University is proud to boast an international reputation 
that is built on tradition backed with professional academics. Mr. 
Speaker, I am proud to recognize the achievements of St. John's 
University and I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring them during 
their 125th anniversary year. I wish the entire university community 
well as their mission continues into the 21st century.

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