[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 45 (Thursday, March 31, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E577]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               LYCOMING COLLEGE BICENTENNIAL CHARTER DAY

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                            HON. TOM MARINO

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 31, 2011

  Mr. MARINO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of the Bicentennial 
Charter Day of Lycoming College. Chartered on April 2, 1811, Lycoming 
College is a national liberal arts and science institution located in 
Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The College is one of the fifty oldest 
colleges in the nation.
  Lycoming College was founded in 1812 as the Williamsport Academy for 
the Education of Youth in the English and other Languages, in the 
Useful Arts, Science and Literature. From its inception, the Academy 
educated both men and women, and has provided students with financial 
aid.
  The Reverend Benjamin Crever is credited with founding Lycoming 
College. Crever was a circuit-riding Methodist preacher who alerted the 
Baltimore Conference to the sale of the Academy, and in 1847 the 
Baltimore Conference purchased the Academy, subsequently opening the 
Williamsport Dickinson Seminary. Of the four schools Rev. Crever 
founded, Lycoming is the only one left operating as an educational 
institution.
  During the term of the school's ninth President, Dr. John W. Long, 
Lycoming College became an accredited institution. In 1929, 
Williamsport Dickinson Seminary became the first accredited junior 
college in Pennsylvania, taking the name Williamsport Dickinson Junior 
College. The College then became a four-year college of the liberal 
arts and sciences in 1947, still under the leadership of Dr. Long. 
Lycoming College took its name in 1947 with reference to the local 
county and Native American word meaning ``great stream.''
  In 1989, Lycoming College President Dr. James E. Douthat ushered in 
an era of increased enrollment and revised curriculum. Today, the 
school has more than 16,000 alumni and is recognized as a tier-one 
institution by U.S. News and World Report. Lycoming College provides 
undergraduate education to more than 1,400 students, offering over 30 
majors culminating in a Bachelor's Degree of either Arts or Sciences.
  Mr. Speaker, as a graduate of Lycoming College, it is with great 
pride that I rise today to honor this institution of higher learning on 
the anniversary of its Bicentennial Charter Day. Lycoming College's 
commitment to education for all, regardless of gender or financial 
situation, is to be commended. The College has continued to grow in 
influence and educational prowess since the Charter on April 2, 1811.

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