[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 141 (Wednesday, September 21, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H6282]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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 RECOGNIZING THE HISTORY AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE KANSAS SCHOOL FOR 
                                THE DEAF

  (Mr. YODER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. YODER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the history and 
accomplishments of the Kansas School for the Deaf as we prepare to 
celebrate the school's sesquicentennial this week. It was 150 years ago 
that Philip A. Emery began teaching deaf students in a small two-room 
schoolhouse in Baldwin City, Kansas, using the techniques of Thomas 
Hopkins Gallaudet.
  Throughout the years, the Kansas School for the Deaf has been noted 
for its academic excellence in pre-college preparation and its career 
and transition program, leading to job placement upon graduation.
  Along the way, the school has had many exciting moments, including 
almost being destroyed in Quantrill's infamous sacking of Lawrence, 
Kansas, and even boasts of beating the University of Kansas baseball 
team twice, in 1897 and 1900.
  As the oldest educational institution in the State of Kansas, the 
Kansas School for the Deaf continues to provide a world-class education 
to young students, and I am proud in the United States Congress to 
represent the school and its many families and students.

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