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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Weatherford College is celebrating its 150th |
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anniversary in 2019, providing a fitting opportunity to pay tribute |
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to this fine institution's long record of achievement; and |
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WHEREAS, One of the oldest colleges in Texas, Weatherford |
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College was established in 1869, before both Texas A&M University |
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and The University of Texas; founded by the Phoenix Lodge No. 273 of |
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the Masons, the school was originally known as the Weatherford |
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Masonic Institute and later as Cleveland College; in the 1880s, the |
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school was purchased by the Methodist Church and renamed |
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Weatherford College; and |
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WHEREAS, Women were first admitted to Weatherford in 1917, |
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and the school officially became a junior college in 1921; its |
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association with the Methodist Church ended in 1949, when the |
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school became a public institution; during the 1960s, Weatherford's |
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student population began to outgrow the original building, called |
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Old Main, and in 1968, the school was relocated to its current |
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hilltop location; and |
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WHEREAS, Weatherford College today serves Parker, Palo |
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Pinto, Hood, Jack, and Wise Counties, and it has educational |
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centers in Mineral Wells and Granbury, as well as a campus between |
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Decatur and Bridgeport; the school offers associate and associate |
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of applied science degrees in a wide variety of subjects, including |
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accounting, biology, liberal arts, music, premedicine, teacher |
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education, business administration, criminal justice, fire |
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science, information technology, and occupational therapy, among |
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many others; and |
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WHEREAS, In January 2019, Weatherford College was named |
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Educational Partner of the Year by Workforce Solutions of North |
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Central Texas at the group's 22nd annual Awards of Excellence in |
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Grand Prairie, and it was cited for its 35 training opportunities |
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for occupations listed on WSNCT's Target Occupations List; and |
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WHEREAS, Celebrating their rich heritage as they work to |
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prepare for a bright future, the students, faculty, and staff of |
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Weatherford College may indeed take great pride in their |
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institution and its long history of educational excellence; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the sesquicentennial of Weatherford |
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College and extend to the members of the college community 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 Weatherford College as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |
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King of Parker |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 503 was adopted by the House on |
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February 25, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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