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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The San Antonio Music Teachers Association is |
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marking its 100th anniversary in 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded on March 24, 1915, by a group of 19 |
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educators, the association has been affiliated since its inception |
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with the Music Teachers National Association and the Texas Music |
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Teachers Association; its membership had grown to about 150 by |
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1919, when it published its first yearbook and directory; today, |
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its members serve at all levels of the education system, and they |
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perform for churches, synagogues, and the general public; and |
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WHEREAS, The organization has sponsored numerous activities |
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for teachers and students, including lecture series, judged |
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auditions, performances, and competitions; in 1988, group members |
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raised money to establish the San Antonio Music Teachers |
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Association Education Fund, which has awarded 36 scholarships to |
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students over the years and has also provided study grants for |
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teachers; and |
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WHEREAS, For the past century, members of the San Antonio |
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Music Teachers Association have worked tirelessly to elevate |
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standards of education and musicianship, and their endeavors have |
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heightened appreciation for the ways in which the arts improve the |
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quality of life in a community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize March 31, 2015, as San Antonio Music |
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Teachers Association Centennial Day and extend to the members |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |