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The idea for a museum devoted to the history of the two states origi-
nated with Dr. Romeo Flores Caballero, a former student of Dr. Nettie
Lee Benson and now a federal congressman for Coahuila. Dr. Flores
pointed out that the two states have much history in common and said
that he wanted to emphasize the positive aspects of our past, rather
than the problems that seem all too prevalent today.
Governor Mendoza said at a press conference announcing the agree-
ment that Coahuila is asking only for scholarly and technical coopera-
tion from Texas and that he hopes the scholars of both states will be
able to work together on all parts of the agreement.
TSHA President Jenkins Garrett has appointed a committee to look
into the problems associated with the high school course on Texas his-
tory. The course is offered as an elective in many high schools, but en-
rollment has been steadily declining because the reforms adopted a
couple of years ago permit fewer electives for students. Statewide en-
rollment in 1975 was more than 17,ooo. Today, even though the stu-
dent population has increased, only 4,133 students are enrolled for the
Texas history class across the state.
Serving on the committee are Dr. David De Boe, TSHA Director of
Educational Services, Elizabeth Battle, Bill Hardt, Geraldine Kroloff,
Rosemary Morrow, Jane Manaster, Bonnie Truax, Gail Riley, and
Richard Bailey.
One of the problems facing teachers is the lack of current material
for the classroom. The TSHA committee has produced a syllabus that
serves as a guide to materials that may be used. If you are teaching
Texas history and would like to receive one of the syllabi, please contact
Dr. David De Boe at the TSHA office.
The committee is now considering other aspects of the problem, with
an eye toward recommending to the Executive Council action that the
Association might take to help the course.
Several months ago, members of the Victoria County Historical Com-
mission approached the Association about using material compiled for
the new Handbook of Texas for a "Handbook of Victoria County." The
Executive Council responded warmly to the suggestion, because it
seemed a logical way to share portions of the vast amount of material
that we are accumulating with a larger public before publication of the
new Handbook in 1995. Because Dr. Craig H. Roell, who served as
scholar-in-residence for South Texas for two years, had written most of
the entries, it was felt that, with a little additional effort, all the entries365
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