S.R. No. 725 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 1-18 and their families to learn about the construction of the Capitol 1-19 and to reflect on its relevance to Texas in the 1880s and today; 1-20 and 1-21 WHEREAS, The 15 students in the history class of 1-22 Mr. Patrick D. Johnson from Smylie Wilson Junior High School in 1-23 Lubbock, Texas, whose principal is Mr. Ron Dingle, are the proud 2-1 winners in their category, and their winning replica of the Capitol 2-2 proudly displayed in the Capitol Lower Rotunda for viewing by the 2-3 public; and 2-4 WHEREAS, These students are to be congratulated for their 2-5 creative accomplishment, and they have brought honor to their 2-6 school, their city, and their state; now, therefore, be it 2-7 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-8 74th Legislature, hereby commend and applaud the achievement 2-9 of these outstanding students from Smylie Wilson Junior High 2-10 School and their teacher; and, be it further 2-11 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-12 them as an expression of the high regard of the Texas Senate. 2-13 Montford 2-14 Armbrister Henderson Rosson 2-15 Barrientos Leedom Shapiro 2-16 Bivins Lucio Sibley 2-17 Brown Luna Sims 2-18 Cain Madla Truan 2-19 Ellis Moncrief Turner 2-20 Gallegos Nelson Wentworth 2-21 Galloway Nixon West 2-22 Harris Patterson Whitmire 2-23 Haywood Ratliff Zaffirini 2-24 Bullock, President of the Senate 2-25 ______________________________________ 3-1 President of the Senate 3-2 I hereby certify that the above 3-3 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-4 on April 18, 1995. 3-5 ______________________________________ 3-6 Secretary of the Senate 3-7 ______________________________________ 3-8 Member, Texas Senate