[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 124 (Wednesday, September 11, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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              SALUTE TO LEMOYNE COLLEGE'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY

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                          HON. JAMES T. WALSH

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 11, 1996

  Mr. WALSH. Mr. Speaker, this year as we celebrate the 50th 
anniversary of LeMoyne College, I would like to applaud an outstanding 
Jesuit institution in Central New York. This is a college which prides 
itself on its value-oriented education, a campus whose achievements 
truly stand apart from the rest.
  LeMoyne College was founded by the Jesuits in 1946. On September 5, 
1947 the college began classes with an enrollment of 450 students. 
Recently LeMoyne was nationally recognized in U.S. News and World 
Report as ranking second among the top 10 regional liberal arts 
colleges in the north. The total number of undergraduate degrees 
awarded through June 1996 was 16,700.
  LeMoyne prides itself on being the first Jesuit college in the world 
to open its doors to both men and women. However, their accomplishments 
do not end there. They created a center for continuous learning, an 
adult education division, to meet the needs of nontraditional students. 
Every student is viewed as an individual with different ethnic, 
geographic and academic interests. Each receives personal consideration 
in small class settings. This classroom atmosphere strengthens the 
special bond that develops between the professors and students alike.
  The Panasci Family Chapel, built in 1994, enhances the spirit of 
family, tradition and values that distinguish LeMoyne from any other 
university. Campus Ministry conducts programs such as PIC-projects in 
the community, which allows students to be active in community service.
  I am proud to recognize LeMoyne's many successes. We are fortunate to 
have an institution such as this in central New York. I congratulate 
LeMoyne's administration, faculty and staff for their efforts in 
providing men and women with a well-rounded, family-oriented education.
  I would like to take a moment to commend those who were instrumental 
in the founding and development of LeMoyne. Without their hard work, 
dedication and devotion, the college would not be the institution of 
higher learning that it is today. They are: The Most Reverend Walter A. 
Foery, D.D.; Rev. Robert F. Grewen, S.J.; Leonard P. Markert; Edward P. 
Eagan; W. Marcus Crahan; and T. Frank Dolan. I also salute LeMoyne's 
president, Rev. Robert A. Mitchell, S.J. and the interim academic vice 
president, Rev. Edmund G. Ryan, S.J., for their valuable leadership.
  I ask my colleagues to join me today in wishing this extraordinary 
institution all the best in what is certain to be an outstanding 
future.

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