[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 129 (Wednesday, September 18, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1631]
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  HONORING MacMURRAY COLLEGE ON THE OCCASION OF ITS SESQUICENTENNIAL 
                    CELEBRATION ON OCTOBER 13, 1996

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                            HON. RAY LaHOOD

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 18, 1996

  Mr. LaHOOD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to MacMurray 
College of Jacksonville, IL. MacMurray College is celebrating its 
sesquicentennial anniversary and will be closing out its year-long 
celebration on October 12 and 13, 1996, in conjunction with its 
homecoming weekend.
  MacMurray College was founded in 1846 as a small, liberal arts 
school. At that time, it was an all women's college; a brother school 
was formed in 1955. The two were merged in 1969, making MacMurray the 
coeducational school that it is today. For the past 150 years, it has 
given all of its students a broad-based and well-rounded education and 
has done a tremendous job preparing our children for the rigors of the 
real world.
  MacMurray's small size and its 13-to-1 student-faculty ratio have 
given its students an opportunity to receive a highly personalized 
education, and to really form a close and lasting bond with their 
instructors. This is especially meaningful to me because of my teaching 
background. I understand how much students can benefit from forming 
close relationships with their instructors, an opportunity which is 
readily available at MacMurray.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to be able to say that I represent this 
college and its students as a Member of Congress. It is institutions 
like MacMurray that help our children learn, grow, and become leaders, 
both in our own communities and throughout the country and the world. I 
hope that all of you will join me in congratulating the faculty, 
students, employees, and graduates of MacMurray College for all of 
their accomplishments and milestones reached during their first 150 
years of existence, and I know you will all join me in wishing them 
well during the next 150.

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