The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 61, July 1957 - April, 1958 Page: 309
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"When the Cathedral of Florence was awaiting the construction
of its dome, in the 1420's, various suggestions were brought forward
for supporting the construction of the dome. One suggestion, indeed,
was to fill the entire area with sand, but was immediately dis-
regarded as impractical, for the reasons I have just stated.
"I doubt that the centering for a dome in Texas would have been
a complete hemisphere of neatly cut wooden boards on a skeleton,
because of the comparative scarcity of wood. It is more likely that
a few rough timbers were used for the framing and then perhaps
reeds or woven mats were used on top of the skeleton to provide a
semblance of a domical form. The irregularities in the Texas domes
are caused no doubt by the primitive nature of the forms made of
wood, saplings, etc."
T. N. Mainer, a member of the Association at Lovelady, Texas,
had an article published in the Crockett Courier on July 26, 1956,
on the "Edens-Madden Indian Massacre in Houston County."
Mainer says that the centennial marker erected in 1936 probably
contains errors in its inscription. Mainer holds the massacre oc-
curred in 1838 and not in 1833.
Professor R. John Rath returned to the University of Texas
history department after taking a leave to do research in Austria.
His new work on the Viennese Revolution of 1848 was published
this summer by the University of Texas Press.
On March 22, 1957, Pioneer Park in Rusk County was dedi-
cated, "Honoring the Pioneers of the East Texas Oil Field." The
park is something over a mile south of the site of the discovery
well of the East Texas Oil Field brought in by C. M. (Dad)
Joiner in October, 1930. Suitable historic plaques have been
placed in the park. One plaque is dedicated to "Joe Roughneck,
dynamic symbol of the fabulous petroleum industry .. whose
bust appears above, and who is hereby appointed guardian of this
memorial."
An account by Mrs. Ellen Garwood of the final ball held at the
University of Texas in 1898 was carried by the Houston Chronicle
for April 23, 1957. -
Ben C. Stuart was born at Galveston on April 20o, 1847, and
had a long career as a writer and newspaperman. His primary309
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 61, July 1957 - April, 1958, periodical, 1958; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101164/m1/367/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.