S.R. No. 720 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The State of Texas has recently completed the 1-3 restoration of the Texas Capitol, the most comprehensive renovation 1-4 of any state capitol in the nation; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Following the five-year Capitol Preservation and 1-6 Extension Project, the Capitol will be rededicated in April, 1995; 1-7 and 1-8 WHEREAS, The State Preservation Board and Southwest Airlines 1-9 sponsored a contest in which seventh-grade history classes built 1-10 replicas of the State Capitol and wrote individual 250-word essays 1-11 on the theme "What the Capitol Means to Me"; and 1-12 WHEREAS, All across the state, seventh-grade history classes 1-13 were given the opportunity to construct a model of the State Capitol 1-14 using study materials such as scaled original drawings, information 1-15 on how to read architectural drawings, and a history of the 1-16 construction of the Capitol; and 1-17 WHEREAS, The exercise was designed to encourage students and 1-18 their families to learn about the construction of the Capitol and 1-19 to reflect on its relevance to Texas in the 1880s and today; and 1-20 WHEREAS, Twenty students in Ms. Carolyn Walmsley's history 1-21 class from E. M. Pease Middle School in San Antonio, Texas, whose 1-22 principal is Mr. Sterling Christy, are the proud winners in their 1-23 category, and their winning replica of the Capitol proudly displayed 2-1 in the Capitol Lower Rotunda for viewing by the public; and 2-2 WHEREAS, These students are to be congratulated for their 2-3 creative accomplishment, and they have brought honor to their 2-4 school, their city, and their state; now, therefore, be it 2-5 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-6 74th Legislature, hereby commend and applaud the achievement of 2-7 these outstanding students from E. M. Pease Middle School and 2-8 their teacher; and, be it further 2-9 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-10 them as an expression of the high regard of the Texas Senate. 2-11 Luna 2-12 Armbrister Henderson Rosson 2-13 Barrientos Leedom Shapiro 2-14 Bivins Lucio Sibley 2-15 Brown Madla Sims 2-16 Cain Moncrief Truan 2-17 Ellis Montford Turner 2-18 Gallegos Nelson Wentworth 2-19 Galloway Nixon West 2-20 Harris Patterson Whitmire 2-21 Haywood Ratliff Zaffirini 2-22 Bullock, President of the Senate 2-23 ______________________________________ 2-24 President of the Senate 2-25 I hereby certify that the above 3-1 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-2 on April 18, 1995. 3-3 ______________________________________ 3-4 Secretary of the Senate 3-5 ______________________________________ 3-6 Member, Texas Senate