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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Students and alumni of St. Philip's College in San |
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Antonio take justifiable pride in their alma mater, which |
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celebrated the 110th anniversary of its founding on March 1, 2008; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Established by Bishop James Steptoe Johnston of St. |
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Philip's Episcopal Church, the school began as a sewing class for |
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high school girls, and in 1898 it was reconstituted to provide for |
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the education of African American youth; and |
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WHEREAS, Since that time, St. Philip's College has |
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established itself as an outstanding institution of higher learning |
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for all those in pursuit of knowledge; thanks in great part to the |
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leadership of Artemisia Bowden, St. Philip's joined with San |
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Antonio College in 1945 to form the San Antonio Union Junior College |
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District, now the Alamo Community College District, and this |
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partnership has been of great benefit to countless students |
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throughout the region; and |
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WHEREAS, This accredited two-year college has grown steadily |
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through the years; during the past two decades alone, a southwest |
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site was added at the former East Kelly Air Force Base, four new |
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buildings were constructed at the main campus, and the school |
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opened the Learning and Leadership Development Center and Child |
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Development Center; in addition, St. Philip's College collaborated |
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with the Alamo Community College District to establish a Northeast |
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Campus and an Advanced Technology Center; and |
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WHEREAS, The staff and faculty of St. Philip's College have |
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committed themselves to meeting the educational needs of the |
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community, and by fostering a harmonious balance between |
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preparation for professional specializations and a liberal arts and |
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sciences curriculum, they have ensured that the institution will |
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remain an indispensable and welcome presence in the South Texas |
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landscape; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 110th anniversary of St. |
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Philip's College and extend to all those associated with the school |
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sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the institution as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |