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WASHINGTON – Today Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) recognized the anniversary of Friends University in the House of Representatives.
 
“For the past 125 years Friends has provided Kansas, our country and the world, with men and women who are honorable citizens wherever they go after graduation, bringing value to their communities,” said Rep. Estes. “Being a Friends University Falcon is a respected recognition and the reach of Friends touches many industries and states in the country.”
 
Founded in 1898, Friends has been a fixture of the Wichita community for more than a century and is commemorating its 125th year.
 
Full Congressional Record Remarks from Rep. Estes:
Thank you, Mister Speaker. Today I’d like to recognize Friends University as they celebrate their 125th anniversary.
 
Friends opened its doors in September of 1898. In his opening address, President Edmund Stanley said, “The purpose of this school shall be to give to the world and to give our country a class of citizens that will be in every sense loyal citizens.” He went on to say, “Loyalty means that mental training and discipline which makes the child think – the development which makes him strong in mind and body; strong in his moral nature; a full man in that intelligence which should direct the efforts of all men for conscientious, honorable and successful private life and citizenship.”
 
And that is just what they have done – for the past 125 years Friends has provided Kansas, our country and the world, with men and women who are honorable citizens wherever they go after graduation, bringing value to their communities. Being a Friends University Falcon is a respected recognition and the reach of Friends touches many industries and states in the country.
 
The University offers a distinguished liberal arts education with majors ranging from Accounting to Zoo Science and enrolls traditional and adult students seeking associate, bachelor’s and master’s degrees.
 
I’m so pleased to help Friends University celebrate this milestone anniversary and offer my sincere congratulations on 125 years of success, and I look forward to another century and a quarter of equipping students under the iconic clock tower in the heart of the Sunflower State. Happy 125th anniversary.
 
And with that, I yield back the balance of my time.