[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6864]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING THE ADRIAN COLLEGE ON THEIR SESQUICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION

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                          HON. MARK H. SCHAUER

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 10, 2009

  Mr. SCHAUER. Madam Speaker, I am proud to honor today Adrian College 
on the occasion of their Sesquicentennial Celebration. Adrian College 
evolved from a theological institute founded by the Wesleyan Methodist 
denomination in 1845.
  On March 28, 1859, Adrian College was chartered by the Michigan 
legislature as a degree-granting institution with Dr. Asa Mahan as its 
first President. For almost 100 years, the campus consisted of several 
brick buildings stretching along Madison Street. In the mid-1950s, the 
College, encouraged by the generosity of Ray W. Herrick, embarked in a 
building program that established the basis for the current campus. 
Today, when students walk in the area bounded on the east by Madison 
Street and edged by Downs Hall, North Hall, Cornelius House and Herrick 
Tower, they tread on the same ground that students hurried across in 
1859.
  In an era of many constant challenges that face our daily lives, the 
tireless efforts of educational institutions like this one, help to 
make our community, state and country an outstanding place to learn, 
live and work. It is with deep appreciation of the significance of this 
milestone that I commend Adrian College on the occasion of their 
Sesquicentennial Celebration.

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