Full Text of HR1378 95th General Assembly
HR1378 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 Clint Kesinger, | 4 |
| Deanna Shive, Brandon Early, and their fellow students and | 5 |
| faculty for their successful production of "A Rough and | 6 |
| Boisterous Place" at North Greene High School; and
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| WHEREAS, "A Rough and Boisterous Place" is a play based | 8 |
| upon a book, titled "Murder, Legend & Lore of Walkerville, | 9 |
| Illinois 1836-1898", written by history teacher David McGraw | 10 |
| and former North Greene students Bond Beard, Lisa Bridges, and | 11 |
| Jennifer Graham in 1998; the original research paper was turned | 12 |
| into a pamphlet and sold, with the money raised given to the | 13 |
| girls for their college expenses; both the play and the book | 14 |
| recall the tumultuous events surrounding three murders in the | 15 |
| 1800s in the Greene County township of Walkerville; and
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| WHEREAS, Founded by John Walker in 1836, Walkerville was a | 17 |
| tiny hamlet that was plagued by violence in the middle to late | 18 |
| 19th century; in one case, an argument broke out during a | 19 |
| festival and a young man, John Calvin Vineyard, shot and | 20 |
| murdered a young man by the name of Edgar Yager; Vineyard was | 21 |
| never tried for the murder because no one attempted to | 22 |
| apprehend him after the murder took place; years later, a man | 23 |
| born by the name of Frank Painter was responsible for the |
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| deaths of Thomas Tatman and Perry Johnson, the latter of whom | 2 |
| was the town's deputy; and
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| WHEREAS, Intrigued by the peculiar history of Walkerville, | 4 |
| Bond Beard, Lisa Bridges, and Jennifer Graham, along with many | 5 |
| other North Greene students, worked long hours during and after | 6 |
| school to create the play; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, "A Rough and Boisterous Place" is a dramatic play | 8 |
| which also blends some elements of comedy and light-heartedness | 9 |
| in the midst of its grisly events; the production also boasts a | 10 |
| musical production and lovable characters, as well as direct | 11 |
| quotes from articles on the events that ran back in early | 12 |
| editions of the White Hall Register; and | 13 |
| WHEREAS, "A Rough and Boisterous Place" was nominated for | 14 |
| an award by the Illinois Geneological Society for its attention | 15 |
| to history and research; and
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| WHEREAS, "A Rough and Boisterous Place" has been a | 17 |
| completely student-driven project, from set design to | 18 |
| directing to the script itself; students from North Greene have | 19 |
| been involved in every aspect of the play's research and | 20 |
| writing, making the play a truly unique project in this State; | 21 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 3 |
| congratulate Clint Kesinger, Deanna Shive, Brandon Early, and | 4 |
| their fellow students at North Greene High School for their | 5 |
| successful production of "A Rough and Boisterous Place" and | 6 |
| applaud their dedication to Illinois history and folklore; and | 7 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 9 |
| presented to Clint Kesinger, Deanna Shive, Brandon Early, and | 10 |
| North Greene High School as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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