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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A group from Baylor University is visiting the State |
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Capitol on February 19, 2009, and this occasion provides a fitting |
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opportunity to pay tribute to the rich history of this notable |
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institution; and |
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WHEREAS, Baylor University dates back to 1841, when 35 |
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delegates at the Union Baptist Association meeting accepted a |
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proposal by the Reverend William Milton Tryon and State District |
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Judge R. E. B. Baylor to create a Baptist university in Texas; the |
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Texas Baptist Education Society later petitioned the Congress of |
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the Republic of Texas, and, on February 1, 1845, an act was signed |
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into law that officially established Baylor University; Reverend |
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Tryon and Judge Baylor are regarded as the founders of the |
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university, along with the Reverend James Huckins, who was the |
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first Baptist missionary to Texas and the university's first |
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full-time fund-raiser; each year in February, the Baylor University |
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community hosts a Founders Day celebration to commemorate the |
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anniversary of its charter; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Baylor University is a nationally ranked |
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liberal arts institution with a population of more than 14,000 |
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students working toward degrees in 145 areas of study; this private |
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college is small enough to offer its students personal attention |
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but large enough to feature Big 12 athletics programs and nearly 300 |
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student organizations; the university places special emphasis on |
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community service, and students, faculty, and staff volunteer |
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countless hours in the Waco area; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than a century and a half, Baylor |
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University has provided its students with an outstanding education |
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and a solid foundation for future success and, in so doing, it has |
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contributed to the continued progress of the Lone Star State; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Baylor University and extend a warm |
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welcome to the representatives from the university who are present |
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in the State Capitol today; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Baylor University as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |