[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 129 (Wednesday, September 24, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1844]
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        RECOGNIZING ROSEMONT COLLEGE FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION

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                            HON. CURT WELDON

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 24, 1997

  Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise to bring to the 
attention of my colleagues a significant honor that was bestowed today 
upon Rosemont College in Rosemont, PA. Today Rosemont College was named 
by the John Templeton Foundation as one of only 134 colleges nationwide 
on the foundation's 1997-98 honor roll for character-building colleges.
  Founded more than 70 years ago as a women's college, Rosemont has 
repeatedly earned national recognition as one of the country's premiere 
liberal arts colleges. To prepare women for the 21st century, Rosemont 
has achieved a remarkable balance, combining the traditional liberal 
arts education with a variety of pre-professional studies and 
experiences.
  As a Catholic college, Rosemont encourages character building among 
its students by urging them to explore and define the values that will 
provide them both stability and direction later in life. Other aspects 
of Rosemont College that contributed to its being named to the John 
Templeton Foundation's honor roll include the school's emphasis on 
developing and strengthening of its students moral reasoning skills, 
its encouragement of spiritual growth and moral values, and its 
promotion of character-building programs and activities.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me today in congratulating 
Rosemont College on achieving this outstanding recognition from the 
John Templeton Foundation. And I thank both the administrators and 
faculty for emphasizing the importance of character building as a daily 
part of student life at Rosemont College.

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