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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to congratulate the Altamont Lutheran
4 Interparish School on their 25th anniversary year; and
5 WHEREAS, In 1861 the congregation of Bethlehem Lutheran
6 Church erected a building which served as both a church and a
7 school until 1876, when the present church building was
8 built; in 1873 the school enrollment was 123 students; by
9 1880 enrollment was so large that the school was divided into
10 two classrooms with a teacher for each, with the confirmation
11 class being taught in the attic; by 1884 one teacher was
12 again teaching the entire school; and
13 WHEREAS, The English language was incorporated into
14 several of the classes, and teaching of the German language
15 was discontinued in 1954; as the result of failing an
16 inspection by the State Fire Marshal in 1958 the school
17 decided to rebuild, with a new building being dedicated on
18 August 26, 1962; in 1987 the Bethlehem Lutheran School closed
19 and the students began attending Altamont Lutheran
20 Interparish School in August; Bethlehem became a member of
21 ALIS in 1988; therefore, be it
22 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
23 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
24 congratulate Altamont Lutheran Interparish School on their
25 25th anniversary; and be it further
26 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
27 presented to Altamont Lutheran Interparish School.