[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 40 (Thursday, March 8, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E490]
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    ON THE OCCASION OF EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY'S 100TH ANNIVERSARY

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                         HON. G. K. BUTTERFIELD

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 8, 2007

  Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor East Carolina 
University, a public, 4 year institution located in Greenville, North 
Carolina on this, their 100th Anniversary.
  On March 7, 1907, the North Carolina legislature approved the charter 
for the East Carolina Teachers Training School. The school was 
established to increase the critical need for teachers in the eastern 
portion of the state. The East Carolina Teachers Training School 
produced thousands of highly qualified educators, improving the lives 
of countless North Carolinians.
  Madam Speaker, when the North Carolina legislature approved the 
charter for the East Carolina Teachers Training School, a site for the 
facility had not yet been selected. Cities throughout Eastern North 
Carolina like Kinston, New Bern and Washington were among those vying 
to win the state Board of Education's favor, but it was Greenville that 
was ultimately selected. I have never been more proud than to represent 
Pitt County and East Carolina University in the Congress.
  The deliberate evolution of the school--from East Carolina Teachers 
Training School to East Carolina Teachers College and later to East 
Carolina University--reflects the change and positive growth of the 
region.
  While such landmark moments speckle the history of Greenville, none 
are greater than the day Greenville won the rights to the new school. 
It is difficult to think that just 100 years ago East Carolina 
University would become the heart of a community or grow to become the 
state's third largest public university.
  I ask my colleagues to rise and join me in honoring East Carolina 
University for the diligent efforts that have led to this most historic 
occasion.

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