The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 65, July 1961 - April, 1962 Page: 272
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Southwestern Historical Quarterly
Texas and the United States. Our people reverence God, believe in the
philosophy of peace on earth and good will among men, and hold aloft
the shining banner of justice and freedom.
In the black days of the early thirties, one encountered pessimism
on every hand. Too many people had lost faith in the future and
abjectly surrendered to defeatism. They said we had reached the limit
of our accomplishing ability. They embraced the false philosophy that
there were no new frontiers and just over the horizon destruction
awaited our civilization.
Amidst the economic wreckage which encompassed our beloved
country, A. Garland Adair launched an ambitious plan to build a
million dollar museum on the campus of the University of Texas.
There were those who mistakenly viewed his faith in the future as
the pipe dream of a foolish dreamer. There were obstacles which
seemed impossible to overcome, heartbreaking disappointments; he
kept his eyes focused on the mountain tops, and it was due to his
perseverance, unwillingness to accept defeat, and personal sacrifices
which mark the lives of men and women who work to build a better
Texas, and so a magnificent Texas Memorial Museum materialized
which is the pride of every Texan, a monument to Adair, his faith in
Texas and the sacrifices he made to make his plan become a reality.
The spirit of the Alamo, Goliad and San Jacinto still lives and we
will march confidently to a destiny which God intended from the
beginning of time for a people who honor God, dispense justice and
uphold the torch of freedom. Your friend,
GEORGE W. WINNINGHAM8
During the summer session, 1961, Fred Rathjen of the depart-
ment of history at West Texas State College casually mentioned to
his Texas history class the quality and value of The Life of Stephen
F. Austin by Eugene C. Barker. The response among public
school teachers in his class was immediate and he handled a
number of orders for Barker's fine study from the Association,
doing a real service for Texas history as it is taught on the high
school level.
The seventh edition of Who's Who in the South and Southwest
has recently been published by Marquis-Who's Who, Inc. of
Chicago. This excellent volume, which contains listings for over
SGeorge W. Winningham of Mexia was a member of the Texas House in the early
193o's. He was the first legislator consulted by A. Garland Adair concerning the
legislation necessary to strike a centennial fifty-cent coin and to establish the Texas
Memorial Museum.272
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