[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 122 (Tuesday, September 17, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1325]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING THE SESQUICENTENNIAL OF BROWNELL-TALBOT

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                             HON. LEE TERRY

                              of nebraska

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 17, 2013

  Mr. TERRY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Brownell-Talbot School, 
an educational institution in my district that is celebrating a truly 
remarkable milestone in their rich history.
  Today marks the Brownell-Talbot School Sesquicentennial. This school 
played a visionary role in Omaha during our city's formative years and 
has now enjoyed 150 years of rich history. Rt. Reverend Joseph 
Cruickshank Talbot, D.D. originally founded the school in 1863 as a 
girls' boarding school named Brownell Hall. It was established to bring 
cultural and educational opportunities to the daughters of the 
pioneers.
  The school held the first commencement exercise for high school 
graduates in the State of Nebraska in 1868. It eventually became 
coeducational in 1952 under the name Brownell Hall-Talbot School for 
Boys. The school was ultimately renamed Brownell-Talbot School in 1963, 
and today is the only independent, preschool through grade 12, college 
preparatory school in Nebraska.
  Brownell-Talbot School continues to graduate some of the city's best 
and brightest students. The school has very high academic standards and 
has earned the highest published average composite ACT score in 
Nebraska.
  This 150th Anniversary honors all of Brownell-Talbot School's 
founders, board members, supporters, past and present students and 
their teachers, administrators, and staff. All of these members of the 
Brownell-Talbot School community have had a hand in the exemplary 
education of Brownell-Talbot students, a tradition that will 
undoubtedly continue long into the future.

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