R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, History remembers because there has been someone 1-2 with a sure ear and quick hand to write it down; history, in its 1-3 purest, most objective form has the court reporter to thank for the 1-4 complete, uninterpreted record; and 1-5 WHEREAS, In ancient times the recorder began this noble 1-6 profession as a scribe, writing down the events of ancient Greece, 1-7 Judea, Persia, and the Roman Empire; the first shorthand reporter 1-8 on record has been identified as Marcus Tullius Tiro in 63 B.C.; 1-9 Tiro became Cicero's secretary and used a metal stylus and 1-10 wax-covered tablets to record the speeches of Cato; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Many notable events have been witnessed and recorded 1-12 by shorthand reporters, such as the debates of the First Congress 1-13 of the United States, the Nuremburg Trials, the proceedings of the 1-14 Warren Commission, the Watergate hearings, the Lindbergh kidnaping 1-15 trials, and the death of Abraham Lincoln; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Charles Dickens, himself a parliamentary court 1-17 reporter, had his character David Copperfield observe that 1-18 shorthand "was about equal to the mastery of six languages"; and 1-19 WHEREAS, From stylus to computer, the history of court 1-20 reporting mirrors the history of civilization; much of what we know 1-21 of history is owed to the reporters of the time; now, therefore, be 1-22 it 1-23 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 1-24 Legislature hereby recognize February 5, 2001, as Court Reporter 2-1 Day at the State Capitol and encourage all Texans to celebrate the 2-2 contributions of the 3,097 certified court reporters in Texas. Brimer _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 205 was adopted by the House on February 5, 2001, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House