Bill 4746

                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    4746
Primary Sponsor:                Walker
Type of Legislation:            CR
Subject:                        National Beta Club
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19940217
Computer Document Number:       BBM/10914JM.94
Introduced Date:                19940216
Last History Body:              House
Last History Date:              19940217
Last History Type:              Received from Senate
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Walker
                                Littlejohn
                                Allison
                                Lanford
                                Wells
                                Beatty
                                D. Smith
                                Davenport
Type of Legislation:            Concurrent
                                Resolution

Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
____  ______  ____________  ______________________________  ___  ____________

4746  House   19940217      Received from Senate
4746  Senate  19940217      Introduced, adopted, returned
                            with concurrence
4746  House   19940216      Introduced, adopted, sent to
                            Senate

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

SALUTING THE NATIONAL BETA CLUB, WHICH WAS FOUNDED IN LANDRUM IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY, ON ITS SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY AND WISHING THE CLUB MANY MORE YEARS OF SUCCESS.

Whereas, the National Beta Club was formed in Landrum in Spartanburg County on January 8, 1934, and is celebrating its sixtieth anniversary this year; and

Whereas, Landrum High School's Beta Club is the "mother chapter" of the national organization, and the Landrum High club is featured in the January, 1994 issue of the National Beta Club Journal, a distinctive honor indeed; and

Whereas, the national organization was established by the late Dr. John West Harris, a Spartanburg County native and later a professor at Wofford College; and

Whereas, Dr. Harris installed the first chapter of the national club at Landrum High, where Miss Helen Prince was the first Beta sponsor in the nation; and

Whereas, before the year 1934 was over, nine chapters of the Beta Club were functioning; and

Whereas, in 1994, the Landrum High chapter continues striving to promote leadership and good citizenship and to recognize and encourage academic success among high school students; and

Whereas, the Landrum club's sponsor is Martha Walker, who has led the group at her school for the past fourteen years; and

Whereas, the National Beta Club with its very high standards and worthy goals, and acting through its outstanding local chapters across the country, has had a truly positive impact on the success and accomplishments of our great nation for the past six decades thanks in large measure to the wisdom and the vision of Dr. John West Harris; and

Whereas, the National Beta Club's celebration of its sixtieth birthday is an occasion highly deserving of recognition. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, salutes the National Beta Club, which was founded in Landrum in Spartanburg County, on its sixtieth anniversary and wishes the club many more years of success.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the National Beta Club, in care of Mr. George W. Lockamy, Executive Director, and to the Landrum High School Beta Club, in care of Mrs. Martha Walker, club sponsor.