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1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY FOEGE
1 3 (COMPANION TO LSB 5653SS BY DVORSKY)
1 4 A Resolution commemorating the sesquicentennial
1 5 anniversary of Cornell College.
1 6 WHEREAS, Cornell College was founded in Mount
1 7 Vernon, Iowa, in 1853 by Methodist minister George
1 8 Bowman, and dedicated to the belief that education was
1 9 critical to a civilized society; and
1 10 WHEREAS, the College has a long tradition of
1 11 emphasizing the value and importance of a rich liberal
1 12 arts education, of building a close-knit academic
1 13 environment and nurturing its students, of engaging
1 14 dedicated professors with the most advanced academic
1 15 degrees who are focused on teaching, and of offering
1 16 abundant cocurricular programs and activities; and
1 17 WHEREAS, from its first academic year, when over
1 18 one-quarter of its students were women, Cornell
1 19 College granted women equal academic rights and
1 20 privileges with men, being the first Iowa college in
1 21 1858 to confer a baccalaureate degree on a woman and
1 22 the first college or university in the nation in 1871
1 23 to confer a full professorship upon a woman with a
1 24 salary equal to male professors; and
1 25 WHEREAS, Cornell College, since its inception, has
1 26 adopted a mission of service, not only to its
1 27 students, but to the community and the world around
1 28 it; and
1 29 WHEREAS, campus organizations active over Cornell's
1 30 150 years have included nearly two dozen literary
2 1 societies meeting during the College's first 75 years,
2 2 over 30 social groups organized and active over the
2 3 last 75 years, and more than a dozen national honor
2 4 and service organizations recognizing outstanding
2 5 academic performance over the years, including Phi
2 6 Beta Kappa, first organized in 1923, and Mortar Board;
2 7 and
2 8 WHEREAS, Cornellians today are active in a myriad
2 9 of extracurricular activities, including student
2 10 government, athletics, and off-campus and
2 11 international programs, and in more than 100 student
2 12 organizations, with three-fourths of students
2 13 participating in a communitywide volunteer services
2 14 program; and
2 15 WHEREAS, the College's innovative One-Course-At-A-
2 16 Time calendar was introduced in 1978 and has been
2 17 significant in drawing prospective students to the
2 18 College from every state in the nation and from tens
2 19 of countries around the world; and
2 20 WHEREAS, national rankings have annually placed
2 21 Cornell College among the top liberal arts colleges in
2 22 the United States; and
2 23 WHEREAS, Cornell's emphasis on a well-rounded
2 24 liberal arts education and preparation of its students
2 25 for lifelong achievement and contribution have
2 26 resulted in nearly two-thirds of its students
2 27 attending graduate or professional schools following
2 28 graduation; and
2 29 WHEREAS, Cornell College has a long history of
2 30 preserving and rehabilitating its hilltop campus,
3 1 including its first campus building, now known as Old
3 2 Sem, its oldest building, the President's House, and
3 3 its landmark William Fletcher King Chapel, with this
3 4 preservation effort being recognized in 1980 by the
3 5 inclusion of the entire College campus on the National
3 6 Register of Historic Places; NOW THEREFORE,
3 7 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
3 8 That the House of Representatives recognizes Cornell
3 9 College for its contributions to the state in general
3 10 and to its students and the Mount Vernon community in
3 11 particular, and extends congratulations to Cornell
3 12 College on 150 years of dedicated service; and
3 13 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That an official copy of
3 14 this Resolution be prepared and presented to Les
3 15 Garner, President of Cornell College, to share with
3 16 Cornellians, both past and present, with all Cornell
3 17 faculty and staff, and with all friends of the
3 18 College.
3 19 LSB 5653HH 80
3 20 rj/gg/14
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