Exhibit 31.1


I, Keith S. Walters, certify that:

1.I  have  reviewed  this annual report on  Form  10-K  of  Ennis
  Business Forms, Inc.;

2.Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain  any
  untrue  statement  of  a  material fact  or  omit  to  state  a
  material  fact necessary to make the statements made, in  light
  of  the  circumstances under which such statements  were  made,
  not  misleading  with  respect to the period  covered  by  this
  annual report;

3.Based  on  my  knowledge, the financial statements,  and  other
  financial  information included in this annual  report,  fairly
  present  in  all  material  respects the  financial  condition,
  results of operations and cash flows of the registrant  as  of,
  and for, the periods presented in this annual report;

4.The   registrant's  other  certifying  officers   and   I   are
  responsible   for   establishing  and  maintaining   disclosure
  controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules  13a-
  15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and we have:

     a)    Designed  such disclosure controls and  procedures  to
     ensure that material information relating to the registrant,
     including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us
     by  others  within those entities, particularly  during  the
     period in which this annual report is being prepared;

     b)     Evaluated   the  effectiveness  of  the  registrant's
     disclosure  controls and procedures and  presented  in  this
     report  our  conclusions  about  the  effectiveness  of  the
     disclosure  controls and procedures, as of the  end  of  the
     period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

     c)   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's
     internal  control  over  financial reporting  that  occurred
     during  the  registrant's most recent  fiscal  quarter  (the
     registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an  annual
     report)  that  has  materially affected,  or  is  reasonably
     likely  to  materially  affect,  the  registrant's  internal
     control over financial reporting; and

5.The   registrant's  other  certifying  officers  and   I   have
  disclosed,  based  on  our  most  recent  evaluation,  to   the
  registrant's  auditors and the audit committee of  registrant's
  board  of  directors  (or  persons  performing  the  equivalent
  function):

     a)   All significant deficiencies in the design or operation
     of  internal  controls  over which  financial  reporting  is
     reasonably  likely  to  adversely  affect  the  registrant's
     ability  to record, process, summarize and report  financial
     data; and

     b)    Any  fraud,  whether  or not material,  that  involves
     management or other employees who have a significant role in
     the registrant's internal controls over financial reporting.




/S/ Keith S. Walters

Keith S. Walters
Chief Executive Officer
May 4, 2004