R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to
1-2 join with the Taylor High School Ex-Students Association to honor
1-3 Miss Ruth Mantor, one of the most memorable teachers in the history
1-4 of Taylor High School; and
1-5 WHEREAS, A teacher of English and journalism at Taylor High
1-6 School until her retirement in 1971, Miss Mantor was the beloved
1-7 instructor of several generations of students who attended the high
1-8 school; and
1-9 WHEREAS, A member of a pioneering family that moved to Taylor
1-10 in 1900, Miss Mantor was born in the family home in 1907; her
1-11 parents were both well educated, and her father was an attorney
1-12 with a local law practice; she grew up in a family made lively by
1-13 the presence of six children; and
1-14 WHEREAS, When Ruth Mantor was 16, she graduated from Taylor
1-15 High School; she attended The University of Texas and earned her
1-16 bachelor of science degree in education in 1927, her master's
1-17 degree in education in 1938, and her master of arts degree in 1948;
1-18 and
1-19 WHEREAS, Miss Mantor began her teaching career in Texarkana,
1-20 but in 1936 she moved back home, where she taught, except for a
1-21 time in the 1940s, until she retired in 1971; and
1-22 WHEREAS, Upon her retirement, this distinguished lady had
1-23 spent 38 years in teaching, with 32 of those years in Taylor; she
1-24 had been chairman of the English department, and she continually
2-1 amazed her colleagues with her extensive knowledge and her
2-2 dedication; and
2-3 WHEREAS, Many honors have been conferred on Miss Mantor
2-4 throughout the years; in the 1968-1969 school year she was named
2-5 Teacher of the Year, and under her expert guidance the school
2-6 paper, the "Cotton Boll," frequently won awards; in 1986, the
2-7 Taylor Middle School National Junior Honor Society proclaimed Ruth
2-8 Mantor Day to raise funds for the Ruth Mantor Scholarship, which is
2-9 given annually to a senior from Taylor High School who wants to
2-10 teach; and
2-11 WHEREAS, Named Taylor's Citizen of the Year in May 1994, Miss
2-12 Mantor was inducted into the Taylor High School Ex-Students
2-13 Association Hall of Fame in October 1994 for her lifetime
2-14 achievements; and
2-15 WHEREAS, While teaching, she was a member of the Texas State
2-16 Teachers Association, the Texas Classroom Teachers Association, and
2-17 the National Education Association; and
2-18 WHEREAS, Well known as an exacting taskmaster, Miss Mantor
2-19 pressed her students to do their very best and would accept no less
2-20 from them; she taught them discipline and self-respect; and
2-21 WHEREAS, Still active in her community, Miss Mantor
2-22 researched and wrote "Our Town: Taylor"; a lifetime member of the
2-23 Johns Community Hospital Auxiliary, she has been a driving force on
2-24 the Taylor Library Board, has been active in the Williamson County
2-25 Historical Commission and the Taylor Heritage Society, and was
2-26 instrumental in organizing the Keep Taylor Beautiful Committee;
2-27 truly such a woman is a wonderful resource; now, therefore, be it
3-1 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
3-2 Legislature hereby declare Miss Ruth Mantor a Living Texas Treasure
3-3 and honor her for her countless contributions to the people of
3-4 Taylor and of Texas; and, be it further
3-5 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
3-6 prepared for Miss Mantor as an expression of high regard from the
3-7 Texas House of Representatives.
Krusee
Laney Glaze Moreno of El Paso
Alexander Goodman Morrison
Allen Goolsby Mowery
Alvarado Gray Naishtat
Averitt Green Najera
Bailey Greenberg Nixon
Berman Grusendorf Noriega
Bonnen Gutierrez Oliveira
Bosse Haggerty Olivo
Brimer Hamric Palmer
Brown of Kaufman Hardcastle Pickett
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Pitts
Burnam Hawley Puente
Capelo Heflin Ramsay
Carter Hilbert Rangel
Chavez Hilderbran Reyna of Bexar
Chisum Hill Reyna of Dallas
Christian Hinojosa Ritter
Clark Hochberg Sadler
Coleman Hodge Salinas
Cook Homer Seaman
Corte Hope Shields
Counts Howard Siebert
Crabb Hunter Smith
Craddick Hupp Smithee
Crownover Isett Solis of Cameron
Cuellar Janek Solis of Bexar
Culberson Jones of Brazos Solomons
Danburg Jones of Lubbock Staples
Davis of Harris Jones of Dallas Swinford
Davis of Dallas Junell Talton
Delisi Keel Telford
Denny Keffer Thompson
Deshotel King of Parker Tillery
Driver King of Uvalde Truitt
Dukes Krusee Turner of Coleman
Dunnam Kuempel Turner of Harris
Dutton Lengefeld Uher
Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Uresti
Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Van de Putte
Eiland Longoria Walker
Elkins Luna West
Ellis McCall Williams
Farabee McClendon Wilson
Farrar McReynolds Wise
Flores Madden Wohlgemuth
Gallego Marchant Wolens
Garcia Maxey Woolley
George Merritt Yarbrough
Giddings Moreno of Harris Zbranek
_______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 725 was adopted by the House on April
28, 1999, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House