Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council of the City of Chicago - October 2, 1991
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Source: Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council of the City of Chicago
10/2/91 COMMUNICATIONS
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OFFICE O F TH E MAYO R
CITY O F CHICAG O
October 2,1991 .
To th e Honorable , Th e Cit y Counci l o f th e Cit y o f Chicago :
LADIES AN D GENTLEME N - I transmi t herewit h a resolutio n recognizing, on the occasion of its centennial year, the many contributions of the University of Chicago to the City of Chicago and the world.
Your favorable consideratio n of this resolution will be appreciated .
Very truly yours, Signed RICHAR D M . DALEY , Mayor.
Alderman Burk e move d t o Suspen d th e Rule s Temporaril y fo r th e immediate consideration o f and actio n upo n the said proposed resolution. Th e motion Prevailed.
The following is said proposed resolution :
WHEREAS, Th e Universit y o f Chicag o begin s observin g it s centennia l year on October 3,1991; and WHEREAS, The University, founded b y John D , Rockefeller i n 1891 , with W i l l i a m R a i n e y H a r p e r a s i t s firs t p r e s i d e n t , i s a p r i v a t e , nondenominational, coeducationa l institutio n o f highe r learnin g an d research; an d WHEREAS, The founding o f the Universit y o f Chicago i s one of the mos t important event s i n th e histor y o f America n educatio n becaus e thi s institution ha s shape d th e outloo k an d expectation s o f America n highe r education; an d WHEREAS, For th e pas t century, the Universit y o f Chicago ha s been o n the leadin g edg e o f discover y an d researc h becaus e o f it s willingnes s t o challenge conventiona l thinking , it s commitmen t t o explor e uncharte d territory, it s rigorou s s t a n d a r d s , excellen t p r o g r a m s an d fierc e independence; and WHEREAS, Thi s University s facult y achieve d th e first controlle d self sustained nuclear chain reaction. Carbon-14 dating, the first liv e liver donor
