FORM 10-Q

                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

                QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                  OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For Quarter Ended              AUGUST 31, 2000
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Commission File Number             1-5807
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                          ENNIS BUSINESS FORMS, INC.
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


             TEXAS                                      75-0256410
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(State or other Jurisdiction of                    (I. R. S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                    Identification No.)


      1510 N. Hampton, Suite 300, DeSoto, TX                 75115
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     (Address of principal executive offices)              (Zip Code)


                                  (972) 228-7801
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             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                  No Change
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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
                                  report.)


Indicate  by  check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed  all  reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange  Act
of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject  to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                                                        Yes  X       No
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Indicate  the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's  classes
of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.



                 Class                       Outstanding at August 31, 2000
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Common stock, par value $2.50 per share                16,253,410




                        ENNIS BUSINESS FORMS, INC.

                                   INDEX



Part I.   Financial Information - unaudited

   Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets --
     August 31, 2000 and February 29, 2000               2

   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings --
     Three and Six Months Ended August 31, 2000
     and 1999                                            3

   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash
     Flows --Six Months Ended August 31, 2000
     and 1999                                            4

   Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial
     Statements                                      5 - 8

   Management's Discussion and Analysis of
     Financial Condition and Results of
     Operations                                     9 - 10


Part II.  Other Information                             11





                      PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

                        ENNIS BUSINESS FORMS, INC.
                   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                          (Dollars in Thousands)
                                (Unaudited)
                                                    August 31,   February 29,
                                                       2000         2000
                                                    ----------   ------------
                                  Assets
                                  ------
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                          $  7,454       2,037
  Investment securities                                 3,590       1,438
  Accounts receivable, net                             32,177      26,015
  Inventories                                          13,647       9,890
  Other current assets                                  3,876       3,925
                                                      -------     -------
          Total current assets                         60,744      43,305
                                                      -------     -------

Investment securities                                   5,415       7,565

Property, plant and equipment, net                     60,897      41,728

Cost of purchased businesses in excess of amounts
  allocated to tangible net assets                     24,306       8,680

Other assets and deferred charges                       1,661       1,656
                                                      -------     -------

          Total assets                               $153,023     102,934
                                                      =======     =======

                   Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
                   ------------------------------------
Current liabilities:
  Current installments of long-term debt             $  5,093         302
  Accounts payable                                      6,786       5,380
  Accrued expenses                                      7,447       4,843
                                                      -------     -------
          Total current liabilities                    19,326      10,525
                                                      -------     -------

Long-term debt, less current installments              33,637         462

Deferred credits, principally Federal income taxes      9,013       3,680

Shareholders' equity:
  Preferred stock, at par value                            --          --
  Common stock, at par value                           53,125      53,125
  Additional paid in capital                            1,040       1,040
  Retained earnings                                   127,322     125,980
                                                      -------     -------
                                                      181,487     180,145
  Less:  Treasury stock                                90,440      91,878
                                                      -------     -------
          Total shareholders' equity                   91,047      88,267
                                                      -------     -------

          Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $153,023     102,934
                                                      =======     =======

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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                        ENNIS BUSINESS FORMS, INC.

               CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
              (Dollars in Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)
                                (Unaudited)

                                Three Months Ended         Six Months Ended
                                    August 31,                 August 31,
                                ------------------         ----------------
                                  2000       1999          2000         1999
                                  ----       ----          ----         ----

Net sales                       $55,131     38,160       $101,869      77,823
                                 ------     ------        -------      ------

Costs and expenses:
  Cost of sales                  37,998     25,752         70,049      53,427
  Selling, general and
    administrative expenses      10,344      7,703         18,893      14,725
                                 ------     ------        -------      ------

                                 48,342     33,455         88,942      68,152
                                 ------     ------        -------      ------

Earnings from operations          6,789      4,705         12,927       9,671

Investment and other income
  (expense)                        (507)     1,420           (431)      1,629
                                 ------     ------        -------      ------

Earnings before income taxes      6,282      6,125         12,496      11,300

Provision for income taxes        2,497      2,220          4,857       4,161
                                 ------     ------        -------      ------

Net earnings                    $ 3,785      3,905       $  7,639       7,139
                                 ======     ======        =======      ======

Weighted average number of
 common shares outstanding   16,251,223 16,253,436     16,225,760  16,253,447
                             ========== ==========     ==========  ==========

Per share amounts:
  Net earnings per basic and diluted
     share of common stock        $ .23        .24           $.47         .44
                                   ====        ===            ===         ===

  Cash dividends                  $.155       .155           $.31         .31
                                   ====       ====            ===         ===

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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                        ENNIS BUSINESS FORMS, INC.

              CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                          (Dollars in Thousands)
                                (Unaudited)


                                                      Six Months Ended
                                                           May 31,
                                                      ----------------
                                                     2000         1999
                                                     ----         ----

Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net earnings                                     $  7,639      7,139
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to
   net cash provided by operating activities:
     Depreciation and amortization                    4,312      3,384
     Impairment of long-lived assets                     --        611
     Changes in operating assets and liabilities     (2,787)        12
     Other                                              973        850
                                                    -------     ------

       Net cash provided by operating activities     10,137     11,996
                                                    -------     ------

Cash flows from investing activities:

  Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired     (34,199)        --
  Capital expenditures                               (1,720)    (1,441)
  Other                                                  43      1,962
                                                    -------     ------

       Net cash provided by (used in) investing
         activities                                 (35,876)       521
                                                    -------     ------

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Debt issued to finance Northstar acquisition       36,500         --
  Issue (purchase) of treasury shares                   173         (1)
  Dividends                                          (5,032)    (5,039)
  Other                                                (485)       317
                                                    -------     ------

       Net cash provided by (used in) financing
         activities                                  31,156     (4,723)
                                                    -------     ------

Net change in cash and cash equivalents               5,417      7,794

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period      2,037     20,691
                                                    -------     ------

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period         $  7,454     28,485
                                                    =======     ======

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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                        ENNIS BUSINESS FORMS, INC.
           NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


1. Basis of Presentation
   ---------------------
   These  unaudited  condensed consolidated financial statements  of  Ennis
   Business  Forms, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively  the  "Company"
   or  "Ennis")  for the periods ended August 31,  2000 have been  prepared
   in  accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim
   financial  reporting.   Accordingly, they do  not  include  all  of  the
   information  and  footnotes  required by generally  accepted  accounting
   principles  for  complete financial statements and  should  be  read  in
   conjunction  with  the  audited consolidated  financial  statements  and
   notes  thereto  included in the Company's Form 10-K for the  year  ended
   February  29,  2000, from which the accompanying condensed  consolidated
   balance  sheet  at  February  29, 2000  was  derived.   All  significant
   intercompany   balances  and  transactions  have  been   eliminated   in
   consolidation.    In   the  opinion  of  management,   all   adjustments
   (consisting  only of normal recurring adjustments) considered  necessary
   for  a fair presentation of the interim financial information have  been
   included.    The  results of operations for any interim period  are  not
   necessarily indicative of the results of operations for a full year.

2. Stock Option Plans
   ------------------
   As  of  August  31, 2000, the Company has reserved 1,060,000  shares  of
   common stock under incentive stock option plans.   For the periods ended
   August 31,  2000 and 1999,  151,625 and  191,150  options, respectively,
   were not included in the diluted earnings per share computation  because
   their inclusion would be antidilutive.

3. Inventories
   -----------
   The  Company  uses the Last-In, First-Out (LIFO) method of  pricing  the
   raw  material content of most of its business forms inventories, and the
   First-In,  First-Out (FIFO) method is used to value the remainder.   The
   following  table summarizes the components of inventory at the different
   stages of production (in thousands of dollars):

                                August 31,     February 29,
                                   2000            2000
                                ----------     ------------

          Raw material           $ 7,711          $5,592
          Work-in-process          1,524           1,480
          Finished goods           4,412           2,818
                                  ------           -----

                                 $13,647          $9,890
                                  ======           =====

4. Comprehensive Income
   --------------------
   Comprehensive income and net income are substantially the same.

5. Segment Data
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   The  Company  operates  three business segments.   The  Forms  Solutions
   Group  is  primarily  in  the  business  of  manufacturing  and  selling
   business   forms  and  other  printed  business  products  to  customers
   primarily located in the United States. The Promotional Solutions  Group
   is  comprised  of Adams McClure (design, production and distribution  of
   printed and electronic media), Admore (presentation products) and  Wolfe
   City   (flexographic  printing,  advertising  specialties  and   Post-it
   Notes).   On  June  6,  2000, the  Company acquired  Northstar  Computer


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   Forms, Inc. (Northstar) which  became  the  Financial  Solutions  Group.
   In  the comparative prior year periods, the Company reported the  Tool &
   Die company as a separate  segment.   The  current  year's  presentation
   includes  the  Tool & Die company as part of the Forms Solutions  Group.
   All   prior  year  disclosures  herein  conform  to  the  current   year
   presentation.   Corporate information is included to  reconcile  segment
   data  to  the consolidated financial statements and includes assets  and
   expenses  related  to  the Company's corporate  headquarters  and  other
   administrative costs.  Segment data for the three and six  months  ended
   August 31, 2000 and 1999 were as follows (in thousands):

                          Forms   Promotional Financial
                        Solutions  Solutions  Solutions           Consolidated
                          Group      Group      Group   Corporate    Totals
                        --------- ----------- --------- --------- ------------

Three months ended August 31, 2000:
 Net sales               $28,437    $17,330    $ 9,364   $    --    $ 55,131
 Depreciation and
   amortization              793        726      1,042       123       2,684
 Segment earnings before
   income tax              5,973      1,729         15    (1,435)      6,282
 Segment assets           42,266     43,082     48,444    19,231     153,023
 Capital expenditures        203        278        340       232       1,053

Three months ended August 31, 1999:
 Net sales               $27,727    $10,433    $    --   $    --    $ 38,160
 Depreciation and
   amortization              772      1,103         --       122       1,997
 Segment earnings before
   income tax              5,016      1,071         --        38       6,125
 Segment assets           43,404     23,238         --    31,896      98,538
 Capital expenditures        200         25         --       715         940

Six months ended August 31, 2000:
 Net sales               $56,735    $35,770    $ 9,364   $    --    $101,869
 Depreciation and
   amortization            1,545      1,460      1,042       265       4,312
 Segment earnings before
   income tax             11,966      3,473         15    (2,958)     12,496
 Segment assets           42,266     43,082     48,444    19,231     153,023
 Capital expenditures        405        354        340       621       1,720

Six months ended August 31, 1999:
 Net sales               $56,437    $21,386    $    --   $    --    $ 77,823
 Depreciation and
   amortization            1,527      1,597         --       260       3,384
 Segment earnings before
   income tax             10,177      2,355         --    (1,232)     11,300
 Segment assets           43,404     23,238         --    31,896      98,538
 Capital expenditures        463         63         --       915       1,441

"Post-it" is a registered trademark of 3M.

6.  Plant Relocation
    ----------------
    In  April  2000,  the  Company decided to move its  Louisville,  Kentucky
    operations into its current Denver, Colorado facilities in order to  take
    advantage  of synergies identified with our newly acquired business.   It
    is   estimated  that  36  employees  at  the  Louisville  plant  will  be
    terminated,  and  the Denver facilities will need to hire  21  additional
    employees  to cover the added work.  The move is expected to be completed
    by  September  30,  2000.  The Company has incurred  a  $324,000  pre-tax



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    charge  related  to  the shut down of the Louisville plant  for  the  six
    months ended August 31, 2000.

7.  Purchase of Northstar
    ---------------------
    On June 6, 2000, the Company completed its acquisition of the outstanding
    stock of Northstar for approximately $44,300,000.  The acquisition was
    financed with $36,500,000 in bank loans with the balance being provided
    by  internal cash resources.  Northstar became a wholly owned subsidiary
    and operates as the Financial Solutions Group.

    Northstar designs, manufactures and markets printed forms with an
    emphasis on machine-readable MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition)
    printing.  Northstar's two business concentrations are custom
    business/negotiable forms and internal bank forms.

    The acquisition of Northstar was accounted for as a purchase;
    accordingly, the accompanying consolidated financial statements include
    the operations of Northstar since the date of acquisition.  The following
    table presents certain information on a pro forma basis as though
    Northstar had been acquired as of March 1, 1999, after including the
    estimated impact of adjustments such as amortization of goodwill and
    depreciation, interest expense, interest income and related tax effects
    (in thousands, except per share amounts):

       For the Three Months Ended August 31,       2000       1999
       -------------------------------------       ----       ----

       Net sales                                  $55,131    $49,964
       Net earnings                                 3,785      3,895
       Earnings per share - basic and diluted        0.23       0.24

       For the Six Months Ended August 31,         2000       1999
       -----------------------------------         ----       ----

       Net sales                                 $112,928   $101,505
       Net earnings                                 7,700      7,076
       Earnings per share - basic and diluted        0.47       0.44

    The pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of what would have
    occurred if the acquisition had been in effect for the periods
    presented.  In addition, they are not intended to be a projection of
    future results and do not reflect any synergies that might be achieved
    from combining the operations.


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8.  Long-Term Debt
    --------------
    Long-term debt consisted of the following at August 31, 2000 and
    February 29, 2000 (dollars in thousands):

                                      August 31,    February 29,
                                         2000           2000
                                    ------------    ------------
    Term loan                          $25,000          $ --
    Revolving loan                      11,500            --
    Industrial revenue bonds             1,340            --
    Other                                  890           764
                                        ------           ---
                                        38,730           764
    Less current maturities              5,093           302
                                        ------           ---
    Long-term debt                     $33,637          $462
                                        ======           ===

    The term loan is due in quarterly installments of $850,000 commencing
    on September 30, 2000 and continuing each quarter until the loan is
    payable in full on June 30, 2003.  Interest payments are required
    quarterly at LIBOR plus one percent (7.76% as of August 31, 2000).

    The revolving loan is due in quarterly installments of $460,000
    commencing on March 31, 2001 and continuing each quarter until the loan
    is payable in full on June 30, 2003.  Interest payments are required
    monthly at LIBOR plus one percent (7.63% as of August 31, 2000).

    The industrial revenue bonds are obligations of Northstar and require
    annual principal repayments of $335,000 until fully paid in August 2004.
    Interest payments are required monthly at a variable rate based upon
    comparable tax-exempt issues.

    The Company utilizes swap agreements related to the term loan to
    effectively fix the interst rate as 6.89% for the $25,000,000 principal
    amount of the loan.  The carrying value and the fair value of the swap
    at August 31, 2000 are substantially the same.

    The term loan and the revolving loan contain certain restrictive
    covenants, including restrictions on additional indebtedness, investments
    in or advances to others, acquisitions of other businesses, declaration
    and payment of dividends and repurchase of capital stock.  The term loan
    and revolving loan are secured by all of the Company's assets including
    inventory and accounts receivable.


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             MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
                    CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Liquidity and Capital Resources
-------------------------------
     At  August 31, 2000, the Company's financial position continues to  be
strong.  Working capital increased from $32,780,000 at February 29, 2000 to
$41,418,000  at August 31, 2000.  The increase is due to cash  provided  by
operating  activities.   The  Company  has  $7,813,000  in  cash  and  cash
equivalents, $3,231,000 in short term investments, $5,415,000 in long  term
investments  and $33,637,000 in long-term debt, less current  installments.
The Company's  acquisition of  Northstar for approximately  $44,300,000 was
financed with $36,500,000 in bank loans  with the balance being provided by
internal cash resources.  The Company expects to  generate  sufficient cash
flow to  more  than cover  its  operating  and capital requirements for the
foreseeable future.

Results of Operations
---------------------
      Net  sales for the three months and six months ended August 31,  2000
increased  44.5% and 30.9% respectively from the corresponding  periods  in
the  prior  year.  The increases for the three and six  months were  mainly
attributable to revenue from the Company's newly acquired businesses, Adams
McClure  LP  and American Forms, Inc., both acquired in November  1999, and
Northstar acquired in June 2000.  The Forms Solutions Group  showed  modest
growth  in  the  three  months  ended  August 31, 2000,  and is essentially
unchanged for the six months ended August  31,  2000  when compared  to the
corresponding period last year.

      Gross  profit  margins decreased from 32.5% in the three months ended
August 31, 1999 to 31.1% in the three months  ended August 31, 2000.  Gross
profit margins  decreased from  31.3%  in the six months  ended August  31,
1999 to 31.2%  in  the  six months ended August 31, 2000.  The  decrease in
gross  margin  is  attributable  to  the  fact  that  our  acquisitions, as
reflected in the  Promotional Solutions  Group  and the Financial Solutions
Group, typically have lower gross profit margins  than gross profit margins
in  the  Forms  Solutions Group.

      Selling, general and  administrative  expenses for the three and  six
months  ended  August  31,  2000  increased 34.3%  and  28.3%  respectively
compared to the corresponding period in the prior year.  This increase  was
mainly  attributable  to the acquisitions described above.

      Investment  and  other  income (expense)  decreased  in the three and
six months ended August 31, 2000 from the same  periods  in  the prior year
due  to  the  increase in  interest  expense  related  to our loans for the
Northstar acquisition.

      Earnings  before  income  taxes  for  the  three and six months ended
August 31, 2000 increased 2.6% and 10.6% respectively from the corresponding
periods in the prior year.  Basic and diluted earnings per share  decreased
$0.01  and increased  $0.03 respectively for the three and six months ended
August  31,  2000  from  the  corresponding  periods  in  the  prior  year.
Excluding  non-recurring events in the quarter and six months  ended August
31, 1999 which contributed $0.02 per share, and the impact of the Louisville
project  which  represented  a $0.01  per  share charge in the current year
quarter  and  six months,  basic and diluted earnings  per share  increased
$0.02 and $0.06  in the current year quarter and six months periods compared
to the prior year.  The per share earnings were based upon three months and
six months weighted average shares outstanding of 16,251,223 and 16,225,760,
respectively, for the periods  ended August  31, 2000 and weighted  average
shares  outstanding  of  16,253,436  and  16,253,447, respectively, for the
periods ended August 31, 1999.


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     The  effective  rate  of  Federal  and  state income  tax  expense was
39.7% and 36.2%  for the three months  ended August 31, 2000 and August 31,
1999, respectively, and  38.9% and  36.8%  for the six months  ended August
31, 2000 and August  31,  1999.  The effective rate  increased  principally
as  a  result  of  an  increase  in non-deductible expenses relating to the
acquisitons.

Accounting Standards
--------------------
       Statement  of  Financial  Accounting  Standards  ("SFAS")  No.  133,
Accounting for Derivative and Hedging Activities, was issued in June  1998.
This   statement  establishes  accounting  and  reporting   standards   for
derivative  instruments, including certain derivative instruments  embedded
in  other  contracts, and for hedging activities.  This statement  will  be
effective  for the Company beginning March 1, 2001.  It is not expected  to
have a material impact on our financial statements.

       FASB   issued  Interpretation  No.  44,  "Accounting   for   Certain
Transactions  Involving  Stock Compensation  -  an  Interpretation  of  APB
Opinion No. 25" in March 2000.   Among  other  issues,  this interpretation
clarifies the definition  of employee for purposes  of applying APB Opinion
No.  25,  "Accounting  for  Stock  Issued  to  Employees", the criteria for
determining  whether  a  plan  qualifies  as  a non-compensatory  plan, the
accounting consequence of various modifications to the  terms of previously
fixed stock options or awards and the  accounting for  an exchange of stock
compensation awards in a business  combination.  The  Interpretation became
effective  July 1, 2000,  but  certain  conclusions in  the  Interpretation
cover specific events that occurred  after  either December  15,  1998,  or
January  12,  2000.  It  did  not  have  a material impact on our financial
statements.


Forward looking statement
-------------------------
      Management's result of operations contains forward-looking statements
that reflect the Company's current view with respect to future revenues and
earnings.    These  statements  are  subject  to  numerous   uncertainties,
including (but not limited to) the rate at which the business forms  market
is contracting, the application of technology to the production of business
forms,  demand  for the Company's products in the context of a  contracting
market,  variability in the prices of paper and other  raw  materials,  and
competitive  conditions  in the business forms  market.   Because  of  such
uncertainties,  readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance  on  such
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of September 26, 2000.


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                        PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 5.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
------------------------------------------

      (a)  Exhibit
           Exhibit No. (27) Financial Data Schedule

      (b)  Reports on Form 8-K

          A Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 6, 2000 was filed, under
          items 2 and 7 of the form, reporting the acquisition of Northstar
          Computer Forms, Inc. and included the Agreement and Plan of
          Merger, Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of Merger, Articles
          of Merger of Polaris Acquisition Corp into Northstar Computer
          Forms, Inc., Credit Agreement, Consent, Assumption and Amendment
          Agreement and Press Release.

          A Current Report on Form 8-K/A dated June 6, 2000 was filed,
          under item 7 of the form, reporting the financial statements and
          pro forma financial information with the consent of
          PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP related to the Northstar Computer
          Forms, Inc. acquisition.


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                                SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                ENNIS BUSINESS FORMS, INC.


Date September 26, 2000         /s/Robert M. Halowec
    --------------------        -----------------------------
                                Robert M. Halowec
                                Vice President Finance
                                and Chief Financial Officer





Date September 26, 2000         /s/Harve Cathey
    --------------------        -----------------------------
                                Harve Cathey
                                Secretary and Treasurer
                                Principal Accounting Officer


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