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1	1	H.R. No. 1935
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Representatives of the William Leonard Davis
6	6	District of the Sam Houston Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, are
7	7	dedicating a building at El Rancho Cima Boy Scout Camp near Fischer
8	8	on May 30, 2009, in honor of the district's namesake; and
9	9	WHEREAS, W. L. Davis, an educator and civic leader, was born
10	10	in Halletsville on January 6, 1873; he attended grade school and
11	11	high school in La Grange, earned a bachelor's degree from Prairie
12	12	View Normal Institute in 1894, and received a master's degree from
13	13	the University of Kansas in 1940; and
14	14	WHEREAS, Mr. Davis served as an elementary school principal
15	15	in Schulenburg from 1900 to 1902 and as principal of Hempstead High
16	16	School from 1903 to 1914; after moving to Houston, he taught at
17	17	Emancipation Blackshear Elementary School and later, from 1920 to
18	18	1926, at Gregory Elementary School; he concluded his career in
19	19	education as the principal of Gregory Elementary from 1943 to 1944;
20	20	and
21	21	WHEREAS, Deeply engaged in the community, Mr. Davis gave
22	22	generously of his time and talents to Antioch Baptist Church in
23	23	Houston and served as president of the Civic Betterment League of
24	24	Houston and Harris County and as a member of the Texas Interracial
25	25	Commission; and
26	26	WHEREAS, At a time when African American youth had little
27	27	access to scouting programs, Mr. Davis worked to achieve equality
28	28	of opportunity within the Boy Scouts; in 1944, as a result of his
29	29	efforts, the council created a district to serve African American
30	30	boys and young men; the new jurisdiction was named after Mr. Davis,
31	31	in tribute to his tireless determination to extend the reach of the
32	32	organization; and
33	33	WHEREAS, The same year that the Davis District was
34	34	established, Mr. Davis donated a building to enhance the facilities
35	35	at El Rancho Cima Boy Scout Camp; it is that building, given in
36	36	memory of his wife, Roselle E. Davis, that is now being dedicated;
37	37	and
38	38	WHEREAS, W. L. Davis played a crucial role in enabling
39	39	African American youth in the Houston area to enjoy the many
40	40	benefits of the Boy Scout movement, and it is indeed fitting that
41	41	his staunch devotion to scouting and to the welfare of his community
42	42	be memorialized; now, therefore, be it
43	43	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
44	44	Legislature hereby commemorate the dedication of the William
45	45	Leonard Davis Building at El Rancho Cima Boy Scout Camp and extend
46	46	to all those associated with the W. L. Davis District sincere best
47	47	wishes for continued success in all their endeavors; and, be it
48	48	further
49	49	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
50	50	prepared for the W. L. Davis District as an expression of high
51	51	regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
52	52	Dutton
53	53	______________________________
54	54	Speaker of the House
55	55	I certify that H.R. No. 1935 was adopted by the House on May
56	56	19, 2009, by a non-record vote.
57	57	______________________________
58	58	Chief Clerk of the House