Vicente Gonzalez: “Thank you very much because I have not failed on previous occasions of this nature. From my inception of a career here…”

“Thank you very much because I have not failed on previous occasions of this nature. From my inception of a career here, the question of pages has always been foremost, and preeminently so. I believe I was the first to bring about the occasion of dipping into a segment of our population back in the Soutwest that had never had a page proceed from its midst, and very proud to say that it was the beginning for him in which the stimulus he received, and being that he had never been out of the city of San Antonio up to that point, enabled him to chart a course that has resulted in his carving a niche in our San Antonio society and his finding his place on a professional level. So I want to add my voice to the gentleman's in complimenting these young ladies and young men who have taken time. Now, it does take dedication, and it is a selected choice that each one of the individuals does. When you consider that not every youth is interested, we then have more reason to be grateful to them for their interest in the most intimate aspect of the proceedings of this great lawmaking body, and I again want to thank the gentleman for his thoughtfulness.”