[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 16 (Thursday, February 26, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E243]
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                    TRIBUTE TO DR. MONROE D. SENTER

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                        HON. JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR.

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 26, 1998

  Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, for many years Dr. Monroe D. Senter has been 
a highly respected member of the Knoxville community. A few days ago, 
Dr. Senter celebrated his 100th birthday. On this occasion, I would 
like to call his career and many accomplishments to the attention of my 
colleagues and readers of the Congressional Record.
  Dr. Senter was born on February 21, 1898, in Knoxville, Tennessee. I 
am told that as a young man he walked nearly ten miles each day to 
attend high school. He was president of his class, played football, and 
graduated as Valedictorian in 1919.
  Dr. Senter went on to study at Knoxville College and later earned his 
Masters Degree from the University of Minnesota. In 1966 he was 
conferred with an honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from Knoxville 
College.
  In his long career as an educator, Dr. Senter served as a teacher at 
College High School and Austin High School and was the Principal of 
Beardsley Junior High School for over 30 years. In addition, for two 
years he acted as Director of Education and Guidance for the U.S. 
Department of Education in Washington, D.C.
  Dr. Senter has been President of the Knoxville Education Association, 
the East Tennessee Education Association, the Tennessee Education 
Association, the Tennessee State Teachers Association, and the American 
Teachers Central Division.
  However, Dr. Senter's contributions are not only in the realm of 
education. He has been involved in a long list of community 
organizations including the Knoxville College Trustee Board, the 
Y.M.C.A., the National Urban League, the Kiwanis Club, and his church, 
the Lennon Seney United Methodist Church.
  The citizens of Knoxville certainly owe a debt of gratitude to Dr. 
Senter for his many years of service and dedication to the community.
  The world would be a much better place if we had more men like Dr. 
Monroe Senter.

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