HR0193 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate the Lebanon School District on the 140th anniversary of its founding; and

WHEREAS, The Lebanon Public School began in 1872 with C.V. Bridge as principal, 7 teachers, and a janitor; early school rules included such provisions as "the air in each schoolroom should be effectually changed at each recess in winter", "the temperature shall at no time exceed 65 degrees", and "no teacher or pupil shall use tobacco in any shape during school hours"; and

WHEREAS, In 1885, the school bonds matured, and, surrounded by witnesses to celebrate, the bonds were burned in the school's stove; at the turn-of-the-century, the high school course was 2 years long; the last graduating class of the nineteenth century included Benjamin Howard Mc-Allister, age 15, salutatorian, and Cora Gedney, valedictorian; and

WHEREAS, In 1921, the Lebanon High School District was organized and a school board elected with Dr. Phil Griesbaum as chairman and Dr. Fred Renner as secretary; and

WHEREAS, Notable alumni from Lebanon High include track star, Craig Virgin, who in 1973 won fame and set records around the world for the one, 2, and 3-mile events; and

WHEREAS, The 140th celebration will take place on April 16, 2013, in a one-room school house to commemorate the district's humble beginnings; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the Lebanon School District on its 140th anniversary and we honor the legacy they have built; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the Lebanon School District as an expression of our esteem and respect.