The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 48, July 1944 - April, 1945 Page: 427
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addressing the jury would turn toward the presiding judge and in a
courteous. dignified manner, say:
"Will your honor please stop counsel from interrupting? He can
make his address when I have concluded; then he can bray as long and
as loud as he pleases!"
This thrust never lost its spontaneity. It never grew stale. It always
got a "rise" out of the jury as well as out of the spectators - and,
frequently, from the judge on the bench. While the advent of the automobile
has long since eliminated opportunities for the utilization of this special
brand of humor, still no invention of man will ever drive wit and humor
from the courthouse. The fertile brain and the irrepressible spirit of the
American lawyer make of him a past master of the art of wit, humor,
ridicule, sarcasm and satire; the advance of science and the march of
progress merely furnish him with new barbs in lieu of the old for his
shafts of repartee and for his side-bar remarks.
Superintendent Jesse I. Burleson, of the American School at
Puebla, Mexico, has presented to Sam Houston State Teachers
College a photograph of a flag captured by Mexican soldiers
near Refugio in 1836. The flag is thought to have been carried
by either King's or Ward's men. Above a white star in a
solid dark background are the words, "Galveston's Invin-
cible's," and under the star in bold letters, "Our Independence."
Under the inspiration and leadership of Judge A. A. Aldrich
of Crockett, Texas, the historically minded persons of that
community are laying plans to establish the Houston County
Museum. The private collection of Judge Aldrich will become
the nucleus of what is expected to grow to be a more extensive
deposit of relics. Work will be pushed when priorities are lifted.
Vol. I, No. 9, of Bulletins of the American Association for
State and Local History is by Bertha L. Heilbron and entitled:
"How to Organize a Local Historical Society." This bulletin
supplements the Association's own publication, "A Plea for
County Historical Societies," and should be read by any groups
in Texas planning a County Historical Society. The Bulletins
are distributed by the Secretary, Box 6101, Washington, D. C.
During the 1944 summer session of the Sam Houston State427
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 48, July 1944 - April, 1945, periodical, 1945; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth146055/m1/471/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.