PRINTER'S NO. 4239
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
1161
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY MADDEN, R. BROWN, SCHLEGEL CULVER, READSHAW,
NEILSON, SONNEY, DUSH, BOBACK, THOMAS, PEIFER, VITALI,
LONGIETTI, PICKETT, BURNS, KINSEY, HAHN, MILLARD, DiGIROLAMO,
RYAN, SAINATO, DAVIS, HILL-EVANS, MACKENZIE, SCHLOSSBERG,
MARSICO, DRISCOLL, ROTHMAN, KIRKLAND, TOOHIL, HICKERNELL,
CALTAGIRONE, B. O'NEILL, YOUNGBLOOD, SCHWEYER, WARREN AND
ROZZI, OCTOBER 15, 2018
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
OCTOBER 15, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Honoring East Stroudsburg University as it celebrates the 125th
anniversary of its founding.
WHEREAS, In 2018, East Stroudsburg University celebrates the
125th anniversary of its founding; and
WHEREAS, East Stroudsburg University traces its roots back to
1893 with the opening of the East Stroudsburg Normal School, a
private preparatory school for teachers that welcomed 320
students; and
WHEREAS, In 1897, 62 women and 12 men became the first
graduating class of the East Stroudsburg Normal School; and
WHEREAS, In 1920, the ownership of East Stroudsburg Normal
School was transferred to the Commonwealth and became East
Stroudsburg State Normal School with the appointment of a new
nine-member board of trustees; and
WHEREAS, In 1926, East Stroudsburg State Normal School became
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