By Carona                                              H.R. No. 654
       74R10749 KMP-D
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, On April 21, 1995, the Texas Historical Commission
    1-2  will honor Reinhardt Elementary School with the dedication of an
    1-3  official historical marker, recognizing the important historical
    1-4  and educational role this institution has played in the Casa Linda
    1-5  area of Dallas for more than 100 years; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, With origins dating to the 1880s, when a small frame
    1-7  building was built on a farm owned by John Chenault, this fine
    1-8  school initially served the children of early pioneer families that
    1-9  had settled in the beautiful White Rock area of Dallas; soon after
   1-10  1885, when the Santa Fe Railroad constructed a major rail line and
   1-11  depot in the area, the small but thriving community of Reinhardt
   1-12  was born, and the facility began to serve children of local
   1-13  merchants, business people, and farmers under its new name,
   1-14  Reinhardt Elementary School; and
   1-15        WHEREAS, By 1900, the charming schoolhouse that once housed
   1-16  the institution was no longer large enough to serve the needs of
   1-17  the growing town of Reinhardt, and a new frame building was
   1-18  constructed near the rail line; children in the community attended
   1-19  six grades of elementary school in the new facility, receiving
   1-20  instruction from two very dedicated and versatile teachers; and
   1-21        WHEREAS, During the next few decades, Reinhardt Elementary
   1-22  School continued to expand in order to keep pace with the needs of
   1-23  the town, moving to a second frame building about 1910, to a red,
   1-24  two-story brick structure in 1921, and to a larger permanent
    2-1  facility in 1941; toward the end of World War II, when the town of
    2-2  Reinhardt was annexed by Dallas, the elementary school joined
    2-3  forces with the Dallas school system in its effort to serve the
    2-4  ever-growing number of children in the Casa Linda neighborhood; and
    2-5        WHEREAS, Considered the "mother school" of Casa View
    2-6  Elementary and several other area schools, Reinhardt Elementary
    2-7  School has for more than a century provided Texas children with a
    2-8  superb public education, and it is indeed appropriate that this
    2-9  fine facility be given special recognition and support; now,
   2-10  therefore, be it
   2-11        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
   2-12  Legislature hereby honor the students, faculty, and parents of
   2-13  Reinhardt Elementary School as they celebrate the dedication of an
   2-14  official state historical marker and commend them for their
   2-15  unwavering commitment to promoting excellence in education; and, be
   2-16  it further
   2-17        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   2-18  prepared for prominent display at Reinhardt Elementary School as an
   2-19  expression of highest regard by the Texas House of Representatives.