The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 52, July 1948 - April, 1949 Page: 242
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Southwestern Historical Quarterly
Malcolm D. McLean, former translator of the Bexar Archives
and now in the Department of Romance Languages at the Uni-
versity of Texas, has recently become historical editor of Texas
Parade. In addition to McLean, the new staff of the magazine
as announced in Volume IX, No. 1 (May, 1948) includes Ike
Ashburn, publisher; Hugh Williamson, editor; Cal A. Newton,
business, advertising; Gordon K. Shearer, parks; Weldon Hart,
sports; William B. Alderman, highways; and Ray Lowry, statis-
tics. Texas Parade is a non-profit enterprise sponsored by the
Texas Good Roads Association.
Dr. William James Battle, a charter member of the Association
and a former acting president of the University of Texas, was
signally honored by the Board of Regents on April 3o for twenty-
eight years of service on the faculty building committee. A large
part of Dr. Battle's last official services on the committee had to
do with the Eugene C. Barker Texas History Center, and the
writer had ample opportunity to see examples of his vision, the
breadth of his practical information, and his devotion to books,
including those of Texas history.
A beautiful hand-lettered scroll, signed by each member of
the Board, was presented to Dr. Battle. It read as follows:
WHEREAS, Dr. William James Battle,, Professor of Classical Lan-
guages, and former Acting President of the University, has served
on the Faculty Building Committee for twenty-eight years, and as
its Chairman from 1922 until February 1, 1948, when, at his own
request, he was relieved of the heavy duties which he has carried
with distinction for so long; and
WHEREAS, during these years of unselfish service, he has sought
constantly to qualify himself further to guide in the development
of the institution's physical plant both by extensive travel in this
country and abroad and through associations and numerous con-
sultations with architects of renown; and
WHEREAS, through these twenty-eight years he has sought to bring
to the campus of the Main University the best taste in architecture,
with the belief that, as he wrote in 1922, "Beautiful buildings and a
beautiful campus would be a powerful influence, working without
cessation, for refinement in the lives of our students and silently
instilling a vital and lasting love for the University," and "A beauti-
ful University loved, as it would surely be, by successive generations242
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 52, July 1948 - April, 1949, periodical, 1949; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101121/m1/251/?rotate=90: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.