[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 27, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E56]
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    HONORING THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HOMER PITTARD CAMPUS SCHOOL

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                            HON. BART GORDON

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 27, 2004

  Mr. GORDON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 75th 
anniversary of the Homer Pittard Campus School in my hometown of 
Murfreesboro, Tennessee. In that span of time, the elementary school 
has helped train some of the finest educators and brightest students 
our country has to offer.
  Created by an act of the Tennessee General Assembly, the Campus 
School has allowed education majors from Middle Tennessee State 
University to craft and hone their teaching skills under the watchful, 
experienced eyes of the university's clinical instructors. As a result, 
the children who have attended the Campus School have received an 
exceptional education.
  As a laboratory, the school provides a hands-on, real-life 
environment to train teachers. And as an elementary school, it provides 
an opportunity for children to learn from innovative techniques and 
enthusiastic teachers. Fittingly, the school takes its name from a 
dedicated, respected educator who poured so much into his community.
  As the Homer Pittard Campus School celebrates its 75th anniversary, I 
commend the people who had the vision to make this school possible. 
Murfreesboro's citizens have benefitted tremendously from having such a 
school in the community. I hope the school's next 75 years will be as 
rewarding and successful as its first.

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