[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 83 (Tuesday, June 5, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3732-S3733]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   SENATE RESOLUTION 478--COMMEMORATING THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 
          CHARTERING OF HAMILTON COLLEGE IN CLINTON, NEW YORK

  Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Sanders) submitted 
the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 478

       Whereas Hamilton College, located in Clinton, New York, 
     received its charter from the Regents of the University of 
     the State of New York on May 26, 1812, ``for the instruction 
     and education of youth, in the learned languages and liberal 
     arts and sciences'';
       Whereas Hamilton College was originally founded in 1793 as 
     the Hamilton-Oneida Academy by the Reverend Samuel Kirkland, 
     a missionary to the Oneida Indians;
       Whereas all-male Hamilton College joined with all-female 
     Kirkland College in 1978 to

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     form one coeducational institution of higher learning 
     dedicated to academic freedom and the unfettered pursuit of 
     truth;
       Whereas the distinguished alumni of Hamilton College 
     include recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential 
     Medal of Freedom, and the Pulitzer Prize, and public servants 
     at every level, including a former Vice President of the 
     United States, United States Senators and Representatives, 
     United States district and appellate court judges, members of 
     the Presidential Cabinet, ambassadors, Governors, and State, 
     county, and local officials; and
       Whereas Hamilton College is currently comprised of 1,812 
     students from 49 states and 37 countries, and a faculty 
     dedicated to teaching and the discovery and advancement of 
     new knowledge: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) commemorates the bicentennial of the chartering of 
     Hamilton College in Clinton, New York; and
       (2) honors the outstanding contributions made by the 
     alumni, faculty, and students of Hamilton College during the 
     past 200 years, including service to the United States that 
     has fostered the development of the United States as a 
     diplomatic force and industrial power in the world.

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