[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 13, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S991-S992]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF ABRAHAM BALDWIN AGRICULTURAL 
                                COLLEGE

  Mrs. MURRAY. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 453, which was submitted 
earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 453) recognizing February 20, 2008, 
     as the 100th anniversary of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural 
     College.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mrs. MURRAY. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to 
reconsider be laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 453) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 453

       Whereas the Second District Agricultural and Mechanical 
     School opened its doors for classes on February 20, 1908, 
     with 3 instructors and 27 students;
       Whereas the school became a senior college for men, the 
     first in south Georgia, in 1929;
       Whereas the school changed its name in 1933 to Abraham 
     Baldwin Agricultural College in honor of a Georgia signer of 
     the Constitution of the United States and the first president 
     of the University of Georgia;
       Whereas the college recorded its all-time highest 
     enrollment during the 2007 fall semester with 3,665 students 
     from 154 Georgia counties, 12 other States, and 9 countries;

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       Whereas the college has expanded its curriculum to include 
     57 programs of study;
       Whereas the college bears strong witness to its roots, with 
     the Division of Agriculture and Forest Resources remaining 
     the largest division of study on the 421 acre campus with 
     over 800 students;
       Whereas Washington Monthly Magazine named the college as 
     one of the 10 best community colleges in America in 2007;
       Whereas Turfnet Magazine selected the college's 2-year 
     turfgrass program as the 7th best program of its kind in the 
     United States and Canada in 2007;
       Whereas the college celebrates among its alumni the 
     Honorable George T. Smith, the only man in the history of 
     Georgia to serve in elected positions in all 3 branches of 
     State government, having served as Lieutenant Governor, 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives, and as a justice on 
     the Supreme Court of Georgia; and
       Whereas February 20, 2008, marks the 100th anniversary of 
     Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) recognizes the 100th anniversary of Abraham Baldwin 
     Agricultural College for its great contributions to the 
     community and to higher education in Georgia; and
       (2) recognizes the achievements of the administration, 
     faculty, students, and staff of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural 
     College.

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