[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 71 (Thursday, June 4, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1016]
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              COMMEMORATING THE RETIREMENT OF LOIS SCHMITT

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                           HON. BOB SCHAFFER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 4, 1998

  Mr. BOB SCHAFFER of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 
commemorate Beattie Elementary School Principal Lois Schmitt upon her 
retirement after 34 years of service to the community. As the school's 
principal of 24 years, Principal Schmitt has touched the lives of 
teachers and students at Beattie Elementary for nearly three decades. 
Having begun as a teacher when the school first opened, she rose to the 
position of principal after two years. Her devotion to children and her 
openness to new suggestions and ideas earned her the respect of her 
colleagues, parents, and students over the years.
  Principal Schmitt committed her life's work to education. Her legacy 
is the success of this school and the children who have spent their 
first years of learning within its classroom walls. Although she 
retires this June, her contribution to our community flourishes through 
those whose lives she has touched. In the words of Historian Henry 
Brooks Adams, ``A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his 
influence stops.''
  Thank you, Mr. Speaker for the opportunity to commemorate the work of 
Lois Schmitt upon her retirement.

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