,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ee  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,january #af1        
#bjai,mr4 ,guthrie 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,barr1 ,mr4 ,comer1 ,mr4 ,yarmuth1 ,mr4 
,massie1 and ,mr4 ,rogers of ,kentucky7 
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and ,labor  ,,resolution     
,recognizing ,centre ,college in        
,danville1 ,kentucky1 for #bjj years of 
leadership in higher education4         
,whereas ,centre ,college was conceived 
by a group of visionary ,americans1     
including ,isaac ,shelby1 a             
,revolutionary ,war hero and the first  
,governor of ,kentucky2 ,ephraim        
,mc,dowell1 one of the fathers of modern
 surgery2 and ,james ,birney1 a         
prominent abolitionist and two-time     
,presidential candidate2 ,whereas the   
,general ,assembly of the ,commonwealth 
of ,kentucky granted a charter to       
,centre ,college in #ahai2 ,whereas     
,centre ,college1 which opened in one   

building housing two professors and five
 students1 has grown to more than #a1djj
 students and #adj professors on a      
historic campus2 ,whereas ,centre       
,college has graduated two ,vice        
,presidents of the ,united ,states1 a   
,chief ,justice and an ,associate       
,justice of the ,supreme ,court1 #ac    
,united ,states ,senators1 #dd ,united  
,states ,representatives1 #aa           
,governors1 and many more elected and   
appointed leaders at the national1      
,state and local levels2 ,whereas       
,centre ,college today is recognized by 
leaders in academia and by national     
rankings as one of the leading liberal  
arts colleges in the ,united ,states2   
,whereas ,centre ,college offers more   
than #ej majors1 minors1                
preprofessional1 and dual-degree        
programs2 ,whereas ,centre ,college is a
 national leader in study abroad        
experiences1 with #he percent of        
students studying abroad at least once2 
,whereas the ,centre ,college ,colonels 

have #bc varsity athletic teams that    
participate in the ,southern ,athletic  
,association in ,division ,,iii of the  
,,ncaa2 and ,whereas1 for #bjj years1   
,centre ,college has provided an        
exceptional liberal arts education with 
a proven track record for preparing     
students for lives of learning1         
leadership1 and service3 ,now1          
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives-- 7#a7 recognizes      
,centre ,college for #bjj years of      
service as an institution of higher     
education2 and  7#b7 commends ,centre   
,college for its leadership and service 
to students1 ,kentucky1 and the world4