[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 137 (Friday, September 25, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2373]
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COMMEMORATIVE CLASSIC FOOTBALL GAME BETWEEN JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY 
                        AND LIVINGSTONE COLLEGE

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                          HON. MELVIN L. WATT

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 25, 2009

  Mr. WATT. Madam Speaker, on December 27, 1892 the first college 
football game between two historically black institutions of higher 
education was played in Salisbury, North Carolina. On October 3, 2009 
the Livingstone College and Johnson C. Smith University football teams 
will extend this 117-year rivalry in the 2009 Commemorative Classic 
Football Game.
  I rise to recognize and pay tribute to Livingstone College and 
Johnson C. Smith University as they prepare to participate in this 
historic game which is being held in my Congressional District.
  Collegiate sports provide a backdrop for a multitude of life's 
lessons and a crucible in which many of society's leaders are shaped. 
To quote former Livingstone College president S.E. Duncan, ``The claim 
that football engenders school spirit has seldom been challenged. For 
the stimulation of academic improvement, for its impact on the 
citizenship of our students and the outcomes of physical fitness, 
football comes increasingly to the attention for consideration . . . 
May we remember those who learned how to win and lose.''
  I wish continued success to Livingstone College and Johnson C. Smith 
University, and best of success in this yeaar's game to Dr. Jimmy 
Jenkins, President of Livingstone College, and to Dr. Ronald Carter, 
President of Johnson C. Smith University. I am honored and privileged 
to represent these institutions and their outstanding scholars-athletes 
in Congress.

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