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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 311 

Congratulating Iowa State University for its efforts to refurbish and 

rededicate Morrill Hall. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 17, 2007 

Mr. LATHAM submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Education and Labor 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating Iowa State University for its efforts to 

refurbish and rededicate Morrill Hall. 

Whereas Iowa was the first state in the Nation to accept the 

terms of the Morrill Act, and Iowa State University 

(ISU) was one of the first institutions to be designated 

as a land-grant institution; 

Whereas this early connection to the mission of land-grant institutions has helped make ISU and the State of Iowa a 

leader in agriculture; 

Whereas ISU dedicated the aptly named Morrill Hall on June 

16, 1891; 

Whereas Morrill Hall was designed in the Beaux Arts architectural design process which used major architectural 

volumes to express functional unity; 


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Whereas Morrill Hall’s 3 principle uses (a chapel, library, 

and museum) were consistent with the aspirations for 

traditional student life as well as for expanding instruction that combined the theoretical with the practical; 

Whereas George Washington Carver enrolled at ISU shortly 

before Morrill Hall was dedicated and was the first black 

graduate of ISU; 

Whereas George Washington Carver’s presence at that time 

on the campus of ISU also relates him to the Second 

Morrill Act that provided for educational opportunities 

for students regardless of race; 

Whereas Morrill Hall’s uses changed over the hundred years 

following its dedication; 

Whereas after sitting empty for approximately 10 years, Morrill Hall was significantly refurbished through a multimillion dollar renovation effort; 

Whereas Morrill Hall will be rededicated on April 20, 2007, 

and will house the Christian Petersen Art Museum, the 

Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, and the 

Center for Visual Learning in Textiles and Clothing; 

Whereas the Christian Petersen Art Museum, in addition to 

housing the Christian Peterson Collection, will have 2 exhibition gallery spaces, one of which can be used daily as 

a high-tech visual learning theater as well as a gallery 

space, while the second space will house contemporary exhibitions and can be converted periodically into a studio 

for visiting public artists; 

Whereas the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching 

helps ISU’s teachers improve their skills by comparing 

teaching techniques with colleagues, experimenting with 


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new techniques, consulting on course design, and learning 

how to use new technologies in the classroom; and 

Whereas the Center for Visual Learning in Textiles and 

Clothing will include storage facilities for the collection’s 

7,500 pieces from around the world and dating from the 

early 1800s, a special laboratory for conserving and restoring textiles, a high-tech classroom that can be used 

for distance education, and a gallery for fiber arts and 

apparel exhibits: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives con2 gratulates Iowa State University for its efforts to refur3 bish and rededicate Morrill Hall. 

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