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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Radford School in El Paso is celebrating the 105th |
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anniversary of its opening in 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, Considered the oldest private school in the city, |
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Radford School was founded in 1910 as the El Paso School for Girls |
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by local businessmen and ranchers; in 1927, Dr. Lucinda de Leftwich |
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Templin, a native of Missouri, took the helm as principal; after |
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discovering that the school faced a substantial debt, she persuaded |
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her friends George A. and Julia Brown Radford to save it from |
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bankruptcy; the Radfords paid off the mortgage, saw to the |
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incorporation of the school, and remained generous benefactors over |
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the ensuing years; renamed the Radford School for Girls in the early |
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1930s, the institution assumed its present name in 1976, when it |
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became coed; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Templin had a profound influence on the |
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direction of the school throughout her 41-year tenure; often |
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remarking that there is "no easy road to education and no substitute |
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for character," she focused on providing students with a |
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well-rounded learning experience that included public speaking and |
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physical education in addition to challenging college preparatory |
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classes; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Radford School serves a diverse student body |
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in grades pre-K through 12; while continuing to promote academic |
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achievement, the school also affords its students the opportunity |
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to balance their studies with a range of extracurricular |
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activities, including athletics and community service; in |
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addition, the school year is punctuated by a host of special events, |
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such as Spirit Week, the May Fete, the Fall Festival, and the winter |
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Operetta; and |
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WHEREAS, Alumni of Radford School have attained success in |
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myriad fields; among their number is Sandra Day O'Connor, who in |
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1981 became the first woman to be appointed to the United States |
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Supreme Court; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than a century, Radford School has promoted |
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its students' intellectual and social development, helping them to |
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build a foundation for a bright and fulfilling future; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 105th anniversary of Radford |
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School and extend to all those associated with the school sincere |
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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 school as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Blanco |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2389 was adopted by the House on May |
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21, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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