The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 48, July 1944 - April, 1945 Page: 121
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of Texas as being not something past and dead but as a mighty, living
force projecting itself into the present and profoundly affecting the future.
Boyce House has further distinguished himself by being
one of the few Texans not knowing exactly where Coronado
was at a given time; and contrasting the Spaniards to the
weather-beaten old-time Texans, House had the following to say:
And here stands one who is not among the Coronado addicts. The
Spaniard was picturesque, all right, in his shining armor--(I suppose
it was shining) --hunting for non-existent cities of gold - but what
need is there to spend a lifetime trying to decide whether he camped for
a single night three miles west, or six and a quarter miles east, of the
present city of Abilene, Texas? To me, there is more romance in the
weather-beaten countenance of a Texas rancher and there is more nobility
in the heroic features of a ranch wife and mother --a couple who, with
raw courage and bare hands, despite northers, sand, wind and sun (or
perhaps because of these challenging conditions) wrought in the wilder-
ness a civilization that is richer in dollars and infinitely richer in human
values than the seven golden cities that Coronado sought - even if
they had existed.
Dr. L. F. Sheffy is Executive Secretary of the Panhandle
Plains Historical Society and the editor of the Panhandle Plains
Historical Review. Year after year the Review has made sig-
niflicant contributions to the history of the Plains area of
Texas. The museum founded and operated by the society is
known through the nation. The Panhandle-Plains people have
preserved a valuable portion of the Texas cultural heritage.
The Houston Chronicle for April 28, carried an excellent
article about the Association, its work and program, written
by Ed Rider, Capital Staff Correspondent. The article was most
timely, as it appeared on the opening day of the annual meeting.
Progress continues to be made on The Handbook. The tentative
check-list of all topics for The Handbook should be issued by
October. It is hoped that each member of the Association upon
receipt of the check-list will check it carefully and recommend
additions and omissions. The article written on Colonel E. M.
House by Charles Seymour, president of Yale University, is
given below as an illustration of some of the articles now being
received. Other typical articles will appear in subsequent Texas
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