[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 135 (Thursday, October 7, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2056-E2057]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     A SALUTE TO BOSTON LAW SCHOOL

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                         HON. EDWARD J. MARKEY

                            of massachusetts

                        HON. WILLIAM D. DELAHUNT

                            of massachusetts

                        HON. MICHAEL E. CAPUANO

                            of massachusetts

                          HON. ROBERT C. SCOTT

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 7, 1999

  Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Speaker, My colleagues, Messrs. Delahunt, Capuano, 
Scott and I submit the following proclamation:

       Whereas, Boston College Law School was officially founded 
     on September 26, 1929, in the Lawyer's Building at 11 Beacon 
     Street with a class of 22 students, one full-time faculty and 
     three part-time faculty members.
       Whereas, after spending nearly 25 years in downtown Boston, 
     the Law School continued its march toward the Heights by 
     joining the Boston College campus community in 1954 at St. 
     Thomas More Hall, under the leadership of the Rev. William J. 
     Kenealy, S.J., the Dean who was charged with building a law 
     school for a new era.
       Whereas, it was Rev. Robert F. Drinan, S.J., the sixth dean 
     of the Law School and later member of the United States House 
     of Representatives from Massachusetts, whose foresight and 
     indefatigable spirit brought about the Law School's rise in 
     statute and

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     transformation from a regional to a highly-respected national 
     law school.
       Whereas, Dean Richard G. Huber built upon these traditions 
     in expanding the law school faculty and program, and in 1975 
     secured the eventual move of the Law School to its current 
     site on the Newton campus, providing urgently needed space 
     for the educational component as well as for students and 
     faculty offices and meeting facilities.
       Whereas, under the leadership of Deans Daniel R. 
     Coquillette and Aviam Soifer, the University embarked on a 
     campaign to build a new physical plant for the Law School on 
     its present site, which facility would reflect the breadth 
     and statute of the law school's programs, and which would 
     allow for the full integration of technology in legal 
     teaching and research.
       Whereas, we also celebrate a revered member of the Law 
     School faculty, Professor Emil Slizewski, who this year 
     retires from his teaching responsibilities at Boston College 
     Law School after 56 years of distinguished service to the Law 
     School and the legal profession.
       Whereas, on October 8, 1999, members of the Law School and 
     the Boston College communities join together in celebration 
     of an institution which has launched the careers of 
     illustrious government officials and leaders in the 
     profession, and which has inspired an unwavering commitment 
     to social justice among its esteemed graduates. After 70 
     years of academic excellence, students, administrators, 
     alumni and faculty join together today to celebrate the 
     opening of a new academic wing at Boston College Law School.
       Now, therefore, I, Congressman Edward J. Markey, hereby 
     request that my colleagues in the United States House of 
     Representatives join me in saluting Boston College Law School 
     as it celebrates 70 years of excellence in legal education.

     

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