Full Text of HR0468 095th General Assembly
HR0468 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate the faculty, | 4 |
| staff, students, and alumni of Benedictine University in Lisle | 5 |
| on the 120th anniversary of the institution; and
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| WHEREAS, Benedictine University was founded in Chicago as | 7 |
| St. Procopius College by the Benedictine Procopius Abbey on | 8 |
| March 2, 1887; Father Nepomucene Jaegar was the founder of the | 9 |
| college; other teachers during that time are also considered as | 10 |
| founders, but only Father Jaegar had the legal authority to | 11 |
| establish the school; Father Procopius Neuzil and two other | 12 |
| Benedictine monks were the first teachers at the college; and
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| WHEREAS, It secured a charter from the State of Illinois in | 14 |
| 1890 and in 1900 a cornerstone was laid for a building to be | 15 |
| erected in a cornfield in Lisle and Benedictine was dedicated | 16 |
| in September 1901; in 1914 the abbey was formally moved to that | 17 |
| location from Chicago; after additions were added to the | 18 |
| building, it housed St. Procopius Abbey, College and Academy, | 19 |
| and Seminary; and
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| WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Father Daniel Kucera in | 21 |
| the 1950s, Illinois Benedictine College (now, Benedictine | 22 |
| University), received accreditation apart from the academy; |
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| WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Father Kucera, separate | 3 |
| Boards of Trustees were established for the college and | 4 |
| academy; and
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| WHEREAS, From its origins as a school for Czech students | 6 |
| with Czech as the lecture language, to becoming the school it | 7 |
| is today, Benedictine University has positively impacted many | 8 |
| people in 120 years, and we look forward to more | 9 |
| accomplishments from this fine institution; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 12 |
| congratulate the administration, faculty, staff, students, and | 13 |
| alumni of Benedictine University on this occasion and wish all | 14 |
| involved with Benedictine University continued success in the | 15 |
| future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to William J. Carroll, President of Benedictine | 18 |
| University, as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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