PRINTER'S NO. 2161
No. 222 Session of 1998
INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, AFFLERBACH, BRIGHTBILL, COSTA, EARLL,
HART, HOLL, LEMMOND, MURPHY, O'PAKE, RHOADES, SALVATORE,
SCHWARTZ, THOMPSON, TILGHMAN, TOMLINSON, WAGNER, WENGER AND
SLOCUM, SEPTEMBER 25, 1998
REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, SEPTEMBER 25, 1998
A RESOLUTION
1 Declaring the week of November 1 through 7, 1998, as "Chemistry
2 Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The science of chemistry gives us the power to
4 understand and to use the elemental building blocks of all
5 material things; and
6 WHEREAS, The science of chemistry provides the fundamental
7 understanding required to deal with many of society's needs,
8 including those which determine our quality of life and our
9 economic strength; and
10 WHEREAS, Chemists and chemical engineers use their powerful
11 science in helping to feed the world's population, tapping new
12 energy sources, clothing and housing humanity, providing
13 renewable substitutes for dwindling or scarce materials,
14 improving health and conquering disease, strengthening our
15 national security and monitoring and protecting our environment;
16 and
17 WHEREAS, Five thousand members of the Philadelphia Section of
1 the American Chemical Society, along with their nearly 200
2 sister sections in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and
3 Puerto Rico, have set aside November 1 through 7, 1998, for a
4 national celebration directing our attention to the myriad
5 contributions of their science; therefore be it
6 RESOLVED, That the Senate declare November 1 through 7, 1998,
7 as "Chemistry Week" in Pennsylvania with the hope that the
8 chemists and chemical engineers of our State will rededicate
9 themselves on this occasion to the service of all humanity; and
10 be it further
11 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
12 the Philadelphia Section of the American Chemical Society.
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