[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 157 (Monday, October 2, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1302]
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          RECOGNIZING CEDAR CREST COLLEGE'S 150TH ANNIVERSARY

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                          HON. CHARLES W. DENT

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 2, 2017

  Mr. DENT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Cedar Crest College 
on the occasion of its 150th anniversary. In 1867, Robert Emmett 
Wright--a distinguished lawyer and public servant in Lehigh County--
envisioned a school which his daughters could attend. On July 12, he 
joined members of the Reformed Church leadership at Allentown's Zion's 
Reformed Church in putting a proposal forward to purchase property for 
Lehigh Female Academy, which would later become Cedar Crest College.
  Classes were first held in September, with only eight students in 
attendance; however, in a year's time, attendance grew, and the school 
relocated to Clover Nook, at Fourth and Turner Streets. Its name was 
once again changed to Allentown Female College. Additional classrooms, 
a library, gymnasium, and a fully equipped art room were added to 
accommodate the increasing educational interests of the college's 
growing student body. In 1913, the school moved to its modern day 
location, and it officially became Cedar Crest College.
  Today, Cedar Crest College remains committed to its original goal of 
providing higher education for women and preparing leaders for the 
increasingly global community. With a graduate and undergraduate count 
of over 1,500 students, Cedar Crest College provides a personable and 
high quality approach to education for local women and those in the 
nearby states of New York and New Jersey.
  It is my honor to recognize the students and faculty who comprise 
Cedar Crest College on this momentous occasion. Cedar Crest students 
are both bright and capable, but it is their approach to leadership as 
service to the community and the world around them that really makes 
them shine. May they experience continued growth and success over the 
next 150 years.

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