HR 9119 2003
1	House Resolution
2	A resolution honoring Bethune-Cookman College.
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4	WHEREAS, Bethune-Cookman College was founded on October 3,
5	1904, with "five girls, $1.50, and faith in God" by Mary McLeod
6	Bethune, and
7	WHEREAS, through the power of God and the tenacity of Mary
8	McLeod Bethune, the college grew from an elementary school, then
9	to a high school, and finally to a college for African
10	Americans, and
11	WHEREAS, with a current college enrollment in excess of
12	2,600 students, Bethune-Cookman College ranks as the sixth
13	largest in student population out of the 39 United Negro College
14	Fund institutions, and
15	WHEREAS, the alumni of Bethune-Cookman College exceed
16	10,000 members, and
17	WHEREAS, home of the Fighting Wildcats, on November 23,
18	2002, Bethune-Cookman College witnessed its spirited football
19	team score an impressive 37-10 win over Florida Agricultural and
20	Mechanical University, marking the 50th anniversary of the
21	school's first-ever victory over the FAMU Rattlers in 1952, and
22	earning the 2002 MEAC championship title, NOW, THEREFORE,
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24	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
25	Florida:
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27	That the House of Representatives recognizes the tenacious
28	spirit that has pervaded Bethune-Cookman College since its
29	inception more than 98 years ago, congratulates this fine
30	institution, including the Fighting Wildcats of its 2002
31	championship football team, and acknowledges that anything is
32	possible with "five girls, $1.50, and faith in God."