IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 730 
Honoring the 100th anniversary of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2009 
Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. PETRI, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. KAGEN, Ms. 
MOORE of Wisconsin, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. WALZ, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. 
ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. WELCH, and Mr. PE-
TERS) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the 100th anniversary of the University of 
Wisconsin-La Crosse. 
Whereas La Crosse is located on the western border of mid-
dle-Wisconsin on the east side of the Mississippi River; 
Whereas the first Europeans to see the site of La Crosse 
were French fur traders who traveled the Mississippi 
River in the late 17th century; 
Whereas La Crosse was incorporated as a city in 1856; 
Whereas Thomas Morris sponsored a bill in the Wisconsin 
State Senate that led to the creation of the current day 
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse; 
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Whereas University of Wisconsin-La Crosse was founded as 
the La Crosse State Normal School in 1909 for the pur-
pose of teacher preparation; 
Whereas the philosophy of Fassett A. Cotton, the university’s 
first president, was to train the whole person; 
Whereas ‘‘Mens Corpusque’’, Latin for mind and body, is the 
motto on the university seal; 
Whereas the college changed its name to Wisconsin State 
College-La Crosse in 1951 when the Wisconsin State 
Teachers Colleges could establish baccalaureate degrees 
in liberal arts; 
Whereas University of Wisconsin-La Crosse offers 88 under-
graduate programs in 44 disciplines and 26 graduate 
programs; 
Whereas University of Wisconsin-La Crosse celebrated its 
50th anniversary in 1959, the same year that presidential 
candidate John F. Kennedy visited the campus and spoke 
to the student body in Graff Main Hall auditorium; 
Whereas U.S. News & World Report ranked the University 
of Wisconsin-La Crosse second among Midwestern public 
universities offering bachelor’s and master’s degrees; 
Whereas the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men’s ath-
letic teams took the nickname ‘‘Eagles’’ in fall 1989, and 
the women teams a year later; 
Whereas the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse athletic 
teams have won 59 NCAA Division III national titles in 
9 different sports; and 
Whereas 2009 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding 
of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse: Now, therefore, 
be it 
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Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors 
the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, on its 100th anni-
versary and commends the institution’s status as a leading 
public university that excels in academics, athletics, and 
quality of life for students. 
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