HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 1962-002 RESOLUTION R 62-2
Public School Week in Grapevine
WHEREAS:
The security and future of our Nation depend more than ever
before on the adequacy of our schools, and
WHEREAS:
Since the founding of the Texas Public School System 108 years
ago, the growth and development of our State has been tied close-
ly to the educational advantages available to Texas citizens and
depend upon the continuance and futherance of educational oppor—
tunities for all Texas children, and
WHEREAS:
The Texas Citizens' Committee for Public Schools Week has work-
ed diligently and effectively since 1950 in cooperation with local
school officials to bring the one purpose of Texas Public School
Week to the attention of all the people of Texas; and records show
that the number of people visiting schools during 1961, the eleven-
th year of the observance increased to more than 2,000,000; and
WHEREAS:
Members of the City Council are grateful for this continued inter-
est of the people of Texas in their public schools.
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED:
That the City Council hereby designates the week of March 5 through
March 9, 1962, the twelfth annual Public Schools Week in Texas, as
Public School Week in the City of Grapevine, and urges all citizens to
visit our schools during that week.
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