,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,february #ad1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,huelskamp submitted the following 
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce  ,,resolution  ,recognizing  
the #aejth anniversary of ,kansas ,state
 ,university4  ,whereas ,kansas ,state  
,university was established by the      
,territory of ,kansas on ,february #i1  
#aheh1 as the ,bluemont ,central        
,college ,association in response to the
 ,state's desire to provide higher      
education opportunities to farm families
 and the working class in ,kansas2      
,whereas1 on ,february #c1 #ahfc1       
,kansas became one of the first ,states 
in the ,nation to accept the terms and  
conditions of the ,first ,morrill ,act  
creating the land-grant system of       
colleges and universities2 ,whereas the 
,kansas ,state ,agricultural ,college1  
today ,kansas ,state ,university1       
received ,kansas' land-grant charter on 

,february #af1 #ahfc1 making it the     
first operational land-grant institution
 in the ,nation2 ,whereas some of the   
most important technological            
advancements of the modern world were   
the result of research at ,kansas ,state
 ,university1 including the invention of
 the snooze alarm1 the space pen1 and   
discovering the weather phenomenon ,el  
,nio2 ,whereas ,kansas ,state           
,university became the first university 
to offer printing courses1 which led to 
journalism courses and eventually to the
 ,a4,q4 ,miller ,school of ,journalism  
and ,mass ,communications2 ,whereas     
,kansas ,state ,university helped       
pioneer the academic teaching of home   
economics for women becoming one of the 
first of two colleges to offer the      
program of study2 ,whereas ,kansas      
,state ,university has expanded to      
campuses in ,olathe and ,salina1 and its
 ,research and ,extension program has   
strong presence throughout the ,state2  
,whereas ,kansas ,state ,university also

 has international offices in           
,australia1 ,vietnam1 ,china1 and       
,india2 ,whereas students attending     
,kansas ,state ,university come from all
 #ej ,states and #ij countries2 ,whereas
 ,kansas ,state ,university is a        
national leader among public            
universities in ,rhodes1 ,truman1       
,marshall1 ,udall1 and ,goldwater       
scholars2 ,whereas ,kansas ,state       
,university's football team's first game
 was played on ,thanksgiving ,day in    
#ahic2 ,whereas the ,kansas ,state      
,university basketball team first played
 in #aijb2 ,whereas ,kansas ,state      
,university intercollegiate athletics   
compete in the ,big ,,xii ,conference2  
,whereas more than #afe1djd degrees have
 been awarded by ,kansas ,state         
,university and its graduates include   
heads of state1 leaders of industry1    
great humanitarians1 and gifted         
scientists whose work has improved the  
quality for life for people worldwide2  
,whereas more than #bjj1jjj alumni are  

proud to call ,kansas ,state ,university
 their alma mater2 and ,whereas ,kansas 
,state ,university's commitment to      
education is unparalleled1 and its      
history and stature are secured by the  
superlative caliber of its educational  
professionals and the students they     
inspire3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that  
the ,house of ,representatives--  7#a7  
congratulates ,kansas ,state ,university
 for #aej years of outstanding service  
to the ,state of ,kansas1 the ,united   
,states1 and the world in fulfilling its
 mission as a land-grant university2 and
  7#b7 thanks the ,state of ,kansas for 
its visionary leadership in the         
beginning of the land-grant movement in 
the ,united ,states4