[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23738]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



          HONORING YALE UNIVERSITY ON THEIR 300TH ANNIVERSARY

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                          HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 19, 2000

  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I rise today to 
pay tribute to one of the finest institutions for higher education in 
our nation. It is an honor and privilege to join with the New Haven 
Colony Historical Society in congratulating Yale University on its 
300th anniversary.
  On October 24, faculty, students, alumni and community members will 
gather as Yale University is honored with the 2000 Seal of the City 
Award. For the past eight years, the New Haven Colony Historical 
Society has bestowed this honor on an individual or institution whose 
activities or ideas have significantly added to the quality of life, 
the prosperity, or the general improvement of greater New Haven. For 
three centuries, Yale University has been a cornerstone of support for 
the New Haven community and has made significant contributions in all 
of these areas.
  Nearly three centuries ago, a group of Congregational ministers 
created a ``Collegiate School'' where youths could be instructed in the 
arts and sciences and prepared for public service in both the Church 
and the Civil State. That commitment has been reflected in Yale's 
mission and role as an educator of leaders and a center for scholarship 
and research. Over the past several years, Yale University has played 
an instrumental role in the city of New Haven's efforts to revitalize 
Greater New Haven. Yale has forged a strong relationship with the city 
of New Haven, working with city administrators to ensure that the needs 
of our children and families are given every opportunity to build 
strong communities of which we can all be proud.
  Yale University has had a profound impact on our community and our 
nation, not only as a leading academic institution, but as a center for 
public policy, the arts and sciences, and medicine. Since its inception 
in 1701, Yale has been home to some of our country's most infamous 
characters who have helped to shape the course of our society and our 
nation. Yale's alumni have been government leaders--Presidents Taft, 
Ford, Bush, and Clinton; they have made major advances in medicine and 
science--Eli Whitney, Samuel Morse, Dr. Benjamin Spock, Murray Gell-
Mann; and they have contributed to the arts--Sinclair Lewis, Charles 
Ives, Cole Porter, Paul Newman, and Meryl Streep. Over the last three 
hundred years, Yale University has educated many of our most 
invigorating leaders and inspiring figureheads, bringing our nation 
ever forward into the future.
  As we look ahead into the new millennium, we can be assured that Yale 
University, its administrators, faculty, and alumni will be there to 
help greater New Haven and our country continue to grow and flourish. 
It is an honor for me to stand today to congratulate Yale on its 
tercentennial and to extend my deepest thanks and appreciation for 
their innumerable efforts on behalf of our community.

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