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90_HR0638
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to acknowledge milestones within
4 the State; and
5 WHEREAS, Philo Grade School, in Philo, Illinois, is
6 celebrating its centennial this year; and
7 WHEREAS, Philo Grade School is comprised of two
8 buildings, the first housing the fourth grade classrooms,
9 music, special education, and the cafeteria; the second
10 building is home to the fifth and sixth grades, the
11 gymnasium, the band room, and the library; and
12 WHEREAS, Originally Philo High School, the current Grade
13 School was voted on and then built in 1898; Philo High School
14 was a four-year school until the 1917-1918 year, when it
15 converted to a three-year school until 1935-1936; with the
16 building of a new addition in 1937, Philo again became a
17 four-year school and graduated it's first class in 1938; and
18 WHEREAS, 1948-1949 was the last year for Philo High
19 School; Philo, Sidney, Tolono, Pesotum, Sadorus, Colfax, and
20 part of Crittendon Township consolidated their schools to
21 form Unit 7 school district; the school became a grade school
22 and has maintained its status as the centerpiece of the
23 community ever since; therefore, be it
24 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
25 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
26 congratulate Philo Grade School on the celebration of one
27 hundred years of serving the educational needs of the
28 children of Philo; and be it further
29 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
30 presented to Philo Grade School.