[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Pages 21417-21418]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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   SENATE RESOLUTION 258--COMMEMORATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 
                   UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE

  Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. Feingold) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

                              S. Res. 258

       Whereas La Crosse is located on the western border of 
     middle-Wisconsin, on the east side of the Mississippi River;
       Whereas the first Europeans to see the site of La Crosse 
     were French fur traders who traveled the Mississippi River in 
     the late 17th century;
       Whereas La Crosse was incorporated as a city in 1856;
       Whereas Thomas Morris sponsored a bill in the Wisconsin 
     State Senate that led to the creation of the current-day 
     University of Wisconsin-La Crosse;
       Whereas the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse was founded 
     in 1909 as the La Crosse State Normal School for the purpose 
     of teacher preparation;
       Whereas the philosophy of Fassett A. Cotton, the 
     university's first president, was to train the whole person;
       Whereas ``mens corpusque'', Latin for ``mind and body'', is 
     the motto on the university seal;
       Whereas the college changed its name to Wisconsin State 
     College-La Crosse in 1951 when the Wisconsin State teachers 
     colleges began awarding baccalaureate degrees in liberal 
     arts;
       Whereas the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse offers 88 
     undergraduate programs in 44 disciplines and 26 graduate 
     programs;
       Whereas the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse celebrated 
     its 50th anniversary in 1959, the same year that presidential 
     candidate John F. Kennedy visited the campus and spoke to the 
     student body in Graff Main Hall auditorium;
       Whereas U.S. News & World Report ranked the University of 
     Wisconsin-La Crosse second among midwestern public 
     universities offering bachelor's and master's degrees;
       Whereas the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men's 
     athletic teams adopted the nickname ``Eagles'' in the fall of 
     1989, and the women's teams adopted that nickname a year 
     later;
       Whereas the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse athletic 
     teams have won 59 National Collegiate Athletic Association 
     Division III titles in 9 different sports; and
       Whereas 2009 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of 
     the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) commemorates the 100th anniversary of the University of 
     Wisconsin-La Crosse; and
       (2) commends the university for its status as a leading 
     public university that excels in academics, athletics, and 
     quality of life for students.

  Mr. KOHL. Mr. President, today I rise to recognize the University of 
Wisconsin-La Crosse on the 100th anniversary of its founding. As the 
university celebrates 100 years of service to the people of Wisconsin, 
I am reminded of the excellent tradition of higher education championed 
not only by the state of Wisconsin, but by our entire Nation. Education 
is the driving force behind the prosperity of this nation, and 
institutions such as the University of Wisconsin--La Crosse have helped 
prepare our most influential leaders and scholars throughout our 
Nation's history. I applaud UW--La Crosse for its contributions to the 
state of Wisconsin and the U.S. over the past 100 years of its rich 
history.
  One hundred years ago, Wisconsin State Senator Thomas Morris 
sponsored a bill that would eventually create the University of 
Wisconsin--La Crosse, which was founded in 1909 as the La Crosse State 
Normal School. The honorable Fassett A. Cotton, the university's first 
president, insisted that the education provided at his school would 
shape the whole person. The university's motto, emblazoned on its 
official seal, reads ``mens corpusque'', Latin for ``mind and body''. 
At the university's 50th anniversary in 1959, presidential candidate 
John F. Kennedy spoke to the students in the Graff Main Hall 
auditorium. Today, the university is recognized as a premier Midwestern 
public university by U.S. News & World Report. The University of 
Wisconsin--La Crosse offers 88 undergraduate programs in 44 
disciplines, along with 26 graduate programs. Its athletics programs 
complement its superb academic reputation, having won 59 National 
Collegiate Athletic Association Division III titles in nine different 
sports.
  Therefore, in this centennial anniversary year for the reputable 
University of Wisconsin--La Crosse, I would recommend that educational 
institutions across the Nation look to La Crosse as an example of great 
academic achievement. I would also like to express my

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gratitude to this university for providing 100 years of outstanding 
service to the people of Wisconsin.

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