The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 85, July 1981 - April, 1982 Page: 326
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Southwestern Historical Quarterly
The display contained hieroglyphic sketches and photographs of a
wide variety of individual personalities, including Estevanico, the
Moor who was with Cabeza de Vaca; a slave of William Clark who
served as an interpreter on the Lewis and Clark expedition; and Bill
Pickett, Oklahoma cowboy, who originated the practice of bull-dogging
steers.
The history department at Texas Lutheran College is moving in a
positive direction. This past October the department hosted a regional
meeting of Phi Alpha Theta, the national history honors fraternity.
Students from eight schools presented papers. Executive Council mem-
ber Ben H. Procter, international president of Phi Alpha Theta, gave
the luncheon address.
On February 3 the department will sponsor its fifth annual competi-
tion for high school history, government, and current events. Some 250
students are expected to attend. Last year TLC offered over $1o,ooo in
scholarships to competition winners.
On April 29-30, in cooperation with the economics/political science
department and the Krost Center for Life Enrichment, the history fac-
ulty will host its second annual symposium. The topic will be "Oil:
Past, Present, and Future."
The history department has added a public history field to its cur-
riculum. In addition to the traditional history courses, students in TLC
public history program will take courses in archival administration,
museology, and historic preservation. A specific practicum follows at
a repository, museum, public service office, or corporation to provide
experience in document analysis, editorial work, or some other work.
Supporting courses for the history program include computer sci-
ence, business administration, research methods, architectural tech-
niques, writing, and editing, basic design, and journalism.
The Texas Historical Foundation has named Gregory Free its new
director. A native of Alabama, Greg has a wide range of experiences,
including preservation projects at Jefferson College in Natchez, the
restoration of the Manship House in Jackson, and coordination of the
National Register grants-in-aid for the Mississippi Department of
Archives and History. He holds a master's degree in historic preserva-
tion from Columbia University, and has taught at Mississippi State
University, Jackson State University, and Mississippi University for
Women. Speaking of his new position, Greg commented: "The state326
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