{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://estes.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4156", "Rep. Estes Recognizes the 125th Anniversary of Friends University", "2023-09-14", "2023", "2023-09", "Republican", "House", "KS", "Ron Estes", "E000298", "estes.house.gov", "estes", "https://estes.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) recognized the anniversary of Friends University in the House of Representatives.\n\n\u201cFor 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,\u201d said Rep. Estes. \u201cBeing a Friends University Falcon is a respected recognition and the reach of Friends touches many industries and states in the country.\u201d\n\nFounded in 1898, Friends has been a fixture of the Wichita community for more than a century and is commemorating its 125th year.\n\nFull Congressional Record Remarks from Rep. Estes:\n\nThank you, Mister Speaker. Today I\u2019d like to recognize Friends University as they celebrate their 125th anniversary.\n\nFriends opened its doors in September of 1898. In his opening address, President Edmund Stanley said, \u201cThe 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.\u201d He went on to say, \u201cLoyalty means that mental training and discipline which makes the child think \u2013 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.\u201d\n\nAnd that is just what they have done \u2013 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.\n\nThe University offers a distinguished liberal arts education with majors ranging from Accounting to Zoo Science and enrolls traditional and adult students seeking associate, bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees.\n\nI\u2019m 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.\n\nAnd with that, I yield back the balance of my time.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:37:48Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://estes.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4156"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7665350567549467, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}