[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 57 (Wednesday, May 10, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E692-E693]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            TRIBUTE TO THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS

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                          HON. JOSE E. SERRANO

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 10, 2000

  Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, it is with joy and pride that I 
congratulate and pay tribute to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans, 
which will celebrate its centennial this year.
  Located on the campus of Bronx Community College, the hall of Fame 
for Great Americans is a national landmark honoring American 
achievements. Along with celebrating the centennial, some prominent 
American leaders will be honored. This year's honorees are Bernard 
Beal, Valerie Lancaster Beal, Wall Street investment bankers, and 
Elinor Guggenheimer, a major civic leader and philanthropist in the 
city.
  Mr. Speaker, the Hall of Fame for Great Americans is the original 
``Hall of Fame'' in this country. It was founded by Dr. Henry Mitchell 
MacCraken, chancellor of New York University, in 1900. Last year two 
significant architectural awards were bestowed on the Hall of Fame, one 
from the New York Landmarks Conservancy and the other from the 
Municipal Arts Society.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing the 
individuals and participants

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who are making the Hall of Fame for Great Americans centennial 
celebration possible.

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