Bill Text: TX HCR9 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the dedication of a Texas Historical Marker at the site of the Wharton Training School in Wharton.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-09-17 - Signed by the Governor [HCR9 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HCR9-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 9 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Wharton County Historical Commission is hosting | ||
| the dedication of a Texas Historical Marker at the site of the | ||
| Wharton Training School on November 6, 2021; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Established in 1896 as the Wharton Colored School, | ||
| the institution was created to provide a high-quality education for | ||
| local African American students at all grade levels; originally | ||
| situated on Milam Street, the school received a grant in 1927 from | ||
| the Rosenwald Fund to build a larger facility on the corner of | ||
| Outlar Street and what is now Martin Luther King Boulevard; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Renamed the Negro Training School, the new building | ||
| was destroyed by a fire in December 1936; classes were subsequently | ||
| held in the livestock barns at the county fairgrounds until a new, | ||
| seven-room structure was finished in 1937; by 1939, African | ||
| American students from all over the county were attending the | ||
| school, now rechristened the Wharton County Training School, and | ||
| that same year, C. W. Dawson became principal, a position he would | ||
| hold for nearly three decades; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1955, a new brick building with more classrooms | ||
| and the school's first science labs was added, enabling the | ||
| institution to offer a full curriculum that included advanced | ||
| science, home economics, art, and music, and in 1962, the football | ||
| team took the AA League state championship; over the years, the | ||
| school served as a community center and the venue for numerous | ||
| events; many graduates returned to the campus to work as teachers or | ||
| administrators, and since the facility's closure in 1968, the | ||
| members of the Wharton Training High School Alumni and Ex-Students | ||
| Association have continued to preserve the school's rich heritage; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Throughout its history, the Wharton Training School | ||
| contributed to the intellectual and social development of | ||
| generations of African American students, and it is indeed fitting | ||
| that its notable legacy in Wharton County be recognized; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas, | ||
| 2nd Called Session, hereby commemorate the dedication of the Texas | ||
| Historical Marker at the site of the Wharton Training School and | ||
| extend to all those in attendance sincere best wishes for a | ||
| meaningful and memorable event; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the Wharton County Historical Commission as an | ||
| expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives and | ||
| Senate. | ||
| Stephenson | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 9 was adopted by the House on August | ||
| 30, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 9 was adopted by the Senate on | ||
| August 31, 2021, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
