[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 48 (Monday, April 27, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E674-E675]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


           TRIBUTE TO HONOR THE ST. EDMUND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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                        HON. CHARLES E. SCHUMER

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 27, 1998

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to join all my friends and 
colleagues in celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the St. Edmund 
Elementary School. This wonderful school has been serving the community 
of Brooklyn, NY faithfully for 75 years, and is well deserving of 
recognition and praise.
  On September 17, 1923 seventeen months after the founding pastor, 
Rev. Denis A. Maloney, celebrated the first Mass for the people of the 
St. Edmund Parish, a new church and school building were ready to serve 
the people of its community. St. Edmund is committed to the development 
of a Christian community; The Dominican Sisters of Sparkhill made sure 
that the children would receive a proper education. Under their 
leadership the school flourished and there was a need for new 
classrooms. In 1931, during the Great Depression, the school was able 
to raise $33,000 for new classrooms. This kind of support shows just 
how much the school meant to the community. Also, St. Edmund was one of 
the first Catholic schools to realize the need for women to have the 
opportunity for a full four year Catholic High School Education. Now as 
they celebrate the 75th Anniversary of St. Edmund Elementary School 
nearly four hundred boys and girls continue to celebrate a solid 
education in this parish school. Today the community's children 
continue to study in a faith filled community as they are given the 
tools needed to enter the new millennium.
  For years, families have know this school as a living monument in the 
community, making

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it a good place to study. I am certain that the strength of this 
community would not be what it is today without the commitment of this 
school. I am honored to congratulate the members of the St. Edmund's 
Elementary School for making it a source of community pride for the 
past 75 years.

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