S*1212 Concurrent Resolution, By Pinckney and Richardson
 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ISSUE
 CORRECTED DIPLOMAS AND TO CHANGE RELATED RECORDS FOR THE 1949 AND 1950
 GRADUATES OF PENN SCHOOL OF ST. HELENA ISLAND SO AS TO REFLECT THE NAME OF THE
 FACILITY THEY ATTENDED AND FROM WHICH THEY GRADUATED AS "PENN HIGH SCHOOL".

   04/16/02  Senate Introduced, adopted, sent to House SJ-3
   04/17/02  House  Introduced HJ-10
   04/17/02  House  Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial
                     Resolutions HJ-10
   05/22/02  House  Committee report: Favorable Invitations and
                     Memorial Resolutions HJ-2
   05/23/02  House  Adopted, returned to Senate with concurrence HJ-46

May 22, 2002

    S. 1212

S. Printed 5/22/02--H.

Read the first time April 17, 2002.

    To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (S. 1212) requesting the State Department of Education to issue corrected diplomas and to change related records for the 1949 and 1950 graduates of Penn School of St. Helena Island so as to, etc., respectfully

    That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:

RONALD N. FLEMING for Committee.

REQUESTING THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ISSUE CORRECTED DIPLOMAS AND TO CHANGE RELATED RECORDS FOR THE 1949 AND 1950 GRADUATES OF PENN SCHOOL OF ST. HELENA ISLAND SO AS TO REFLECT THE NAME OF THE FACILITY THEY ATTENDED AND FROM WHICH THEY GRADUATED AS "PENN HIGH SCHOOL".

Whereas, Penn School was founded on St. Helena Island in April 1862, as a privately-funded school; and

Whereas, it was chartered in the State of South Carolina as Penn Normal, Industrial and Agricultural School; and

Whereas, in 1948, Penn Normal, Industrial and Agricultural School became part of the South Carolina public school system, keeping the name Penn Normal, Industrial and Agricultural School; and

Whereas, in 1949, the school was in its eighty-seventh year in facilities at the original site; and

Whereas, in 1949 and 1950, state diplomas were issued, noting the school as "St. Helena High School"; and

Whereas, the classes of 1951, 1952, and 1953 were issued state diplomas noting the school as "Penn High School"; and

Whereas, the surviving students of the 1949 and 1950 classes consider themselves Penn School graduates and desire to have their diplomas or records corrected to reflect the name of "Penn High School". Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

That the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, requests the State Department of Education to issue corrected diplomas and to change related records for the 1949 and 1950 graduates of Penn School of St. Helena's Island so as to reflect the name of the facility they attended and from which they graduated as "Penn High School".

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the State Department of Education in Columbia.