[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 128 (Wednesday, September 23, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1778-E1779]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    THE JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL MARKS ITS CENTENNIAL ``A LEGACY OF 
                OPPORTUNITY, A LIFETIME OF ACHIEVEMENT''

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                         HON. NANCY L. JOHNSON

                             of connecticut

                          HON. THOMAS W. EWING

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 23, 1998

  Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut. Mr. Speaker, my colleague Thomas Ewing 
and I submit the following tribute.

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  One hundred years ago, a group of Chicago lawyers shared a vision of 
legal education. They believed that there existed ``the need for a 
school where men and women compelled to earn their own livelihoods 
could get a legal education.'' That vision became a reality when the 
John Marshall Law School opened its doors in 1899 with three students.
  Over the years, the John Marshall Law School has added to its vision 
of legal education, most notably through several innovations. It has 
expanded the curriculum to include cutting-edge programs and degrees; 
it has increased its students services to include legal and writing 
professionals skilled in training students for the practice of law; and 
it has improved the law school facilities to include a three-building 
campus with a moot courtroom complex, a computer classroom, lecture 
halls and a modern conference center.
  As the John Marshall Law School has succeeded through a century of 
opportunity and innovation, its alumni have reaped a legacy of 
achievement. Their success are a tribute to the John Marshall Law 
School . . . A Legacy of Opportunity, A Lifetime of Achievement.

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