[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 119 (Thursday, September 21, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1803]
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  CONGRATULATING SILVER STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON CELEBRATING 90TH 
                   ANNIVERSARY OF NEW ALBANY, INDIANA

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                         HON. MICHAEL E. SODREL

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 21, 2006

  Mr. SODREL. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take a minute to recognize 
an elementary school in my district for a truly signficant occasion. 
Silver Street Elementary School in New Albany, IN will celebrate its 
90th Anniversary on September 11, 2006, and will welcome another class 
this year to continue its history of educating the youth of New Albany.
  Silver Street Elementary first opened its doors in 1916. Since then, 
many generations have passed through its halls. The long history of 
Silver Street allows grandparents to watch their grandkids walk the 
same halls they once did years before.
  Silver Street has continued to be an excellent education institution. 
Last month, the school received the first Exemplary Award from the 
State for improving each year in the Indiana Statewide Testing for 
Educational Progress test scores.
  The philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau once wrote, ``We are born weak, 
we need strength; helpless, we need aid; foolish, we need reason. All 
that we lack at birth, all that we need when we come to man's estate, 
is the gift of education.'' Silver Street Elementary has provided this 
gift for 90 years and the teachers, administrators and parents involved 
who provided this valuable service to the New Albany community should 
be commended.
  Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to recognize this fine elementary school 
that has educated many Hoosiers from Southern Indiana. It is an honor 
to have a historic building still being utilized for educational 
purposes in the district I represent. Congratulations to Silver Street 
Elementary for 90 years of success.

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