Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions

HR 1169 - Booker T. Washington High School Class of 1946; commend

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HR 1169                                            LC 25 0291






                             A RESOLUTION

  1- 1  Honoring the Booker T. Washington High School Class of 1946;
  1- 2  and for other purposes.

  1- 3  WHEREAS, the members of the Booker T. Washington High School
  1- 4  Class of 1946 will gather to celebrate their Fourth National
  1- 5  Reunion on the occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of their
  1- 6  graduation; and

  1- 7  WHEREAS, in 1946, Booker T. Washington High School, headed
  1- 8  by Mr. C. N. Cornell as principal, was the only high school
  1- 9  in the City of Atlanta for African Americans;

  1-10  WHEREAS, the Class of 1946 was the nineteenth to graduate
  1-11  from Booker T. Washington High School and, with more than
  1-12  500 members, was the largest graduating class in the history
  1-13  of the school due to the return of many veterans of World
  1-14  War II; and

  1-15  WHEREAS, Booker T. Washington High School has a proud
  1-16  history, and the members of the Class of 1946 have brought
  1-17  much additional honor to this institution through their
  1-18  endeavors and achievements in education, medicine, science,
  1-19  politics, business, philanthropy, and many other areas,
  1-20  thereby joining a long line of distinguished graduates of
  1-21  Booker T. Washington High School; and

  1-22  WHEREAS, many members of the Class of 1946 now serve as
  1-23  mentors, supporters, and shining examples for the children
  1-24  and grandchildren of their generation and contribute to the
  1-25  education of today's students in many ways, including
  1-26  support for college scholarships and the United Negro
  1-27  College Fund; and

  1-28  WHEREAS, members of the Booker T. Washington High School
  1-29  Class of 1946 contribute to their communities through
  1-30  various churches, civic groups, and other community outreach
  1-31  programs; and

  1-32  WHEREAS, members of the Booker T. Washington High School
  1-33  Class of 1946 are of the same generation as the late Dr.
  1-34  Martin Luther King, Jr., and are striving valiantly and
  1-35  nobly to carry on his dream of non-violence and to live in
  1-36  the spirit of Jesus Christ.


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  2- 1  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF
  2- 2  REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body honor the
  2- 3  Booker T. Washington High School Class of 1946 on the
  2- 4  occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of their graduation for
  2- 5  their many achievements and for their great contributions to
  2- 6  the welfare of this state.

  2- 7  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of
  2- 8  Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an
  2- 9  appropriate copy of this resolution to the Booker T.
  2-10  Washington High School Class of 1946.






































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