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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the Illinois | ||||||
| 4 | School for the Deaf in Jacksonville on the occasion of the | ||||||
| 5 | 175th anniversary of the school's founding; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, In 1838, Senator Orville H. Browning from Quincy | ||||||
| 7 | was so impressed by a fellow steamboat traveler, an educated | ||||||
| 8 | deaf man from Kentucky, that he decided to propose legislation | ||||||
| 9 | to establish a school that would give educational opportunities | ||||||
| 10 | for the deaf citizens of Illinois; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Senator Browning enlisted the support of State | ||||||
| 12 | Representative Abraham Lincoln for passage in the Illinois | ||||||
| 13 | House of Representatives; on February 23, 1839, Governor Thomas | ||||||
| 14 | Carlin signed Browning's bill creating the Illinois Asylum for | ||||||
| 15 | the Education of the Deaf and Dumb; in 1903, the school's name | ||||||
| 16 | was changed to the Illinois School for the Deaf; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Throughout the years, the Illinois School of the | ||||||
| 18 | Deaf has grown considerably; on the day that the school opened, | ||||||
| 19 | there was a humble enrollment of 2 students, with 14 students | ||||||
| 20 | the following year; today, it serves an impressive 253 students | ||||||
| 21 | throughout the various programs that are offered; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, The Illinois School for the Deaf is recognized as | ||||||
| 2 | a valuable community asset and has gained a prestigious | ||||||
| 3 | reputation in the State as a premier institution for the deaf | ||||||
| 4 | and those hard of hearing; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, The Illinois School for the Deaf has done an | ||||||
| 6 | extraordinary job in accomplishing its mission to educate | ||||||
| 7 | students who are deaf and hard of hearing to become | ||||||
| 8 | responsible, self-supporting citizens; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, The Illinois School for the Deaf has shown | ||||||
| 10 | exemplary leadership with the students in helping them achieve | ||||||
| 11 | their highest academic and social potential through their | ||||||
| 12 | instructional, residential, and recreational programs and | ||||||
| 13 | related support services; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, The Illinois School for the Deaf empowers students | ||||||
| 15 | to explore technological trends and employment opportunities | ||||||
| 16 | for the future, while also providing a safe, healthy, and | ||||||
| 17 | respectful learning, living, and working environment; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, The Illinois School for the Deaf offers an | ||||||
| 19 | extraordinarily supportive and caring atmosphere in order for | ||||||
| 20 | its students to develop positive self-esteem and skills | ||||||
| 21 | necessary to be successful in an ever-changing world; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, The Illinois School for the Deaf's 175th | ||||||
| 2 | anniversary celebration will take place on February 22, 2014 at | ||||||
| 3 | the Jacksonville Country Club; the celebration will include | ||||||
| 4 | dinner and a live performance honoring the founding of the | ||||||
| 5 | school; therefore, be it
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| 6 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 7 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 8 | we congratulate the Illinois School for the Deaf on its 175th | ||||||
| 9 | anniversary and wish the school's administration and faculty | ||||||
| 10 | many more years of success in the future; and be it further
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| 11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 12 | presented to the Illinois School for the Deaf as an expression | ||||||
| 13 | of our esteem and respect.
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