The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 48, July 1944 - April, 1945 Page: 432
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432 Southwestern Historical Quarterly
Unfortunately, the lamp of history shines in only one direction--
backward. It shows us whence we have come, but it cannot tell us
whither we shall go. Historians are not and cannot be prophets, because
of the very nature of man. Human actions are not predictable with the
certainty with which the movements of the heavenly bodies or the
reaction of chemicals or the result of physical forces can be foreseen.
All that we can hope for from the study of history is that some of the
lessons of the past will show us the way in which we should go.
Whether we will proceed in that direction cannot be foretold. The
rapid changes of today and the certainty that they will be different
tomorrow make the knowledge of the past less and less a guide to
the future. Without that knowledge, however, we would be in utter
darkness as to how things have come to be what they are today.
Therein lies the greatest contribution that history makes to our well-being.
The following persons and institutions have become members
of the Association since the last report:Mr. Wilbur L. Matthews
133 Wyckham Rd.
San Antonio, Texas
Mr. O. L. Shipman
Box 847
Marfa, Texas
Bishop A. Frank Smith
2308 Southmore
Houston, Texas
Mr. David M. Warren, Editor
The Panhandle Herald
Panhandle, Texas
Mr. Ken Millar
1321 North Fairfax Avenue
Los Angeles, California
Mr. James A. Lampe
5813 MacArthur Boulevard, N.W.
Washington 16, D. C.
Mr. J. D. Miller
Texas Military Institute
San Antonio 2, Texas
Sgt. Robert B. Billings, 18104849
58th A.A.C.S., A.P.O. 650
c/o PM, New York, N. Y.
Mr. R. G. Windsor
2206 Hughes Street
Amarillo, Texas
Mrs. Jane Powell
810 E. 30th
Austin, TexasMr. Arthur Link
522 International House
500 Riverside Drive
New York, New York
Mr. L. B. Woods
1107 South Keeler
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Mr. Lamar Moore
1651 West Gage
Los Angeles 44, California
Mr. John H. McGaughey
Albany News
Albany, Texas
Professor H. H. Terry
Schreiner Institute
Kerrville, Texas
Judge John M. Spellman
3629 Lemmon Avenue
Dallas, Texas
Mr. W. W. Baxley
College of Mines
El Paso, Texas
Bishop and Mrs. Paul A. Martin
314 W. 20th Street
Little Rock, Arkansas
Mr. K. C. Fortenberry
P. O. Box 357
Houston 1, Texas
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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/m1/476/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.