[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 82 (Thursday, June 6, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H5937]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               TRIBUTE TO THE GEORGIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

  (Mr. BARR of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BARR of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, the Georgia School for the Deaf in 
Cave Spring, GA, this year celebrates a 150-year heritage of service 
and education to deaf and hard-of-hearing children from all across 
Georgia. This exceptional school serves children aged 3 through 21, and 
strives to meet the needs of deaf students through an atmosphere that 
reflects their self-worth, their integrity, and their ability to 
communicate.
  The teachers and staff at Georgia School for the Deaf are among the 
most dedicated and caring people you will find anywhere; in any 
community; in any State. You only have to talk with them for a minute 
to feel the love they have for these young people. We must do 
everything we can to foster and preserve the environment they and their 
predecessors have built and nurtured at this fine facility in Cave 
Spring, GA.
  It is an honor for me to represent this community, this school, and 
these people, in this Congress. I salute Georgia School for the Deaf on 
150 years of service to our children, and wish them well in the coming 
years.
  To 16-year-old Erickson Young, who daily focuses his attention on 
this assembly, my hope is that you will stand before this body someday, 
supported by a solid foundation of education and encouragement found at 
the Georgia School for the Deaf, in Cave Spring, GA.

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