By Delisi                                              H.R. No. 192
       74R5731 NBM-D
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor will mark a
    1-2  historic milestone this year as faculty, students, and alumni
    1-3  celebrate the 150th anniversary of the school's founding; and
    1-4        WHEREAS, This prestigious institution received a charter from
    1-5  the Ninth Congress of the Republic of Texas and was founded on
    1-6  February 1, 1845, as a part of Baylor University by James Huckins,
    1-7  William M. Tryon, and Judge R. E. B.  Baylor, for whom the school
    1-8  was named; and
    1-9        WHEREAS, Then located in Independence, the school was
   1-10  coeducational until 1851, when it was organized into a Male
   1-11  Department and a Female Department; under the new framework,
   1-12  classes were taught in separate buildings by separate faculties;
   1-13  and
   1-14        WHEREAS, The Baptist State Convention approved a formal
   1-15  separation of the schools in 1866, and the female department became
   1-16  known as Baylor Female College; the school moved to its present
   1-17  location in Belton in 1886, and Baylor University eventually moved
   1-18  its campus to Waco; and
   1-19        WHEREAS, The university's name was changed in 1934 to honor
   1-20  Mrs. Mary Hardin, one of its most generous benefactors; and
   1-21        WHEREAS, Once recognized as the oldest college for women west
   1-22  of the Mississippi River, this commendable institution,
   1-23  coeducational since 1971 and after 10 consecutive years of record
   1-24  enrollment, currently boasts a student body of over 2,000; and
    2-1        WHEREAS, Throughout its proud 150-year history, the
    2-2  University of Mary Hardin-Baylor has effectively addressed the
    2-3  educational needs of the Central Texas region and, in doing so, has
    2-4  greatly enhanced the educational, social, spiritual, and cultural
    2-5  fabric of our state; now, therefore, be it
    2-6        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
    2-7  Legislature hereby congratulate the University of Mary
    2-8  Hardin-Baylor on the occasion of its sesquicentennial and commend
    2-9  its president, Dr. Jerry G. Bawcom, its administrators, faculty,
   2-10  and staff for their many years of outstanding service to the people
   2-11  of Texas; and, be it further
   2-12        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   2-13  prepared for the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor as an expression
   2-14  of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.