[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 122 (Tuesday, September 15, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1722]
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 TRIBUTE TO THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF ST. CLAIR COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

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                          HON. DAVID E. BONIOR

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 15, 1998

  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, from universities to elementary schools, I 
am proud of the educational excellence that is represented in my home 
state of Michigan. The citizens of Michigan have a long history of 
defending quality schools and programs. On September 19, 1998, the 
residents of St. Clair County will celebrate the founding of St. Clair 
County Community College.
  In the early 1920's, Michigan state law stated that only cities with 
a population of at least 30,000 people were permitted to have Junior 
Colleges. According to the 1920 census, the City of Port Huron only had 
25,000 people. But thanks to the commitment of local officials, the 
Port Huron Parent-Teacher Association, Superintendent H.A. Davis and 
State Senator John Smith, the law was changed and in 1923 Port Huron 
Junior College became a reality.
  Since 1923, Port Huron Junior College has grown from thirty-four 
students into St. Clair County Community College serving 9,200 students 
annually. For seventy-five years, the College has been a place where 
students have had the opportunity to pursue a career and 
extracurricular activities. Drama, music, art and sports are just a few 
of the areas where students have enhanced their educational experience.
  Throughout the past seven and a half decades, St. Clair Community 
College has been a stepping stone for students throughout St. Clair 
County. It has been a place where students have the opportunity to 
enrich and improve their lives through education. I applaud the staff 
and faculty of St. Clair County Community College for their seventy-
five years of dedicated service to the education of their students.

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