[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 70 (Friday, May 14, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E962]
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                      A TRIBUTE TO FLORENCE WHITE

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                          HON. DAVID D. PHELPS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 13, 1999

  Mr. PHELPS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and pay tribute to an 
outstanding citizen of Illinois' 19th District; Flora White. I would 
like to recognize Florence White for her years of dedicated service in 
the Macon County Schools, as well as her everlasting interest and hard 
work in preserving the history of Macon County.
  Florence has very deep roots in Macon County. She is a direct 
descendent of William Warnick, who was the first sheriff of Macon 
County. Her great-grandfather, William Austin, helped plot the city of 
Decatur.
  It is clear why Florence has been honored for this important 
recognition. She started her teaching career in 1924, presiding over 
several one-room schools in Macon County. In 1955, she was appointed 
assistant superintendent in charge of elementary education in the 
Lakeview unit district. She subsequently became principal in the Brush 
College #2 School and Spence School. She frequently taught in the Macon 
County Historical Society's Salem one-room schoolhouse in the Society's 
Prairie Village. Florence is the author of ``Rural Schools of Macon 
County'' and ``Memorial Windows.'' She has received numerous awards 
from Decatur philanthropic organizations. Florence received her masters 
degree from Millikin University.
  Florence's life has been dedicated to the achievement of excellence 
in education and the preservation of the history and heritage of Macon 
County. For these reasons, I ask my colleagues to please join me in 
acknowledging a great American and Illinoisan, Mrs. Florence White.

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