[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 89 (Thursday, June 24, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S7497]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 396, which was 
submitted earlier today by Senator Santorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 396) commemorating the 150th 
     anniversary of the founding of The Pennsylvania State 
     University.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be 
laid upon the table, and any statements relating to the resolution be 
printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 396) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 396

       Whereas in 1854, the Farmers' High School was founded in 
     Centre County, Pennsylvania in response to the State 
     Agricultural Society's interest in establishing an 
     educational institution to bring general education and modern 
     farming methods to the farmers of the Commonwealth of 
     Pennsylvania;
       Whereas in 1855, the Farmers' High School was granted a 
     permanent charter by the Pennsylvania General Assembly;
       Whereas the Morrill Land-Grant Act of 1862 provided for the 
     distribution of grants of public lands owned by the Federal 
     Government to the States for establishing and maintaining 
     institutions of higher learning;
       Whereas in 1863, the Commonwealth accepted a grant of land 
     provided through such Act, establishing one of the first two 
     land-grant institutions in the United States, and designated 
     the Farmers' High School, renamed the Agricultural College of 
     Pennsylvania, as the Commonwealth's sole land-grant 
     institution;
       Whereas in 1874, the Agricultural College of Pennsylvania 
     was renamed The Pennsylvania State College and in 1953, such 
     was renamed The Pennsylvania State University;
       Whereas with a current enrollment of 83,000, The 
     Pennsylvania State University consists of 11 academic 
     schools, 20 additional campuses located throughout the 
     Commonwealth, the College of Medicine, The Dickinson School 
     of Law, and The Pennsylvania College of Technology;
       Whereas 1 in every 8 Pennsylvanians with a college degree, 
     1 in every 720 Americans, 1 in every 50 engineers, and 1 in 
     every 4 meteorologists are alumni of The Pennsylvania State 
     University;
       Whereas formed in 1870, The Pennsylvania State University 
     Alumni Association is the largest dues-paying alumni 
     association in the nation;
       Whereas The Pennsylvania State University has the largest 
     outreach effort in United States higher education, delivering 
     programs to learners in 87 countries and all 50 States;
       Whereas The Pennsylvania State University consistently 
     ranks in the top 3 universities in terms of SAT scores 
     received from high school seniors;
       Whereas The Pennsylvania State University annually hosts 
     the largest student-run philanthropic event in the world, 
     which benefits the Four Diamonds Fund for families with 
     children being treated for cancer;
       Whereas the missions of instruction, research, outreach and 
     extension continue to be the focus of The Pennsylvania State 
     University;
       Whereas The Pennsylvania State University is renown for the 
     following: the rechargeable heart pacemaker design, the 
     heart-assist pump design, 4 astronauts to have flown in space 
     including the first African-American, and the first 
     institution to offer an Agriculture degree; and
       Whereas The Pennsylvania State University is one of the 
     most highly regarded research universities in the nation, 
     with an outreach extension program that reaches nearly 1 out 
     of 2 Pennsylvanians a year and an undergraduate school of 
     immense scope and popularity: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate commemorates the 150th 
     anniversary of the founding of The Pennsylvania State 
     University and congratulates its faculty, staff, students, 
     alumni, and friends on the occasion.

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