ON THE COVER: Cover photography by Marlon Taylor
January 1979
Table of Contents
Features
This is Woodrow Wilson: A School That WorksIt’s an inner-city school where discipline isn’t a problem and the students learn. It doesn’t have special programs, classes, or grants that set it apart from other schools. What makes the difference? Clements for PresidentHere’s how we cans share our good fortune with the rest of America. 1979 Bum Steer AwardsA shameless selection of shames, shenanigans, subterfuges, spoofs, smokescreens, and saltimbancos Texans suffered through in ‘78. |
In Search of La SalleThe riddle of the French explorer lies buried beneath the Gulf of Mexico, but what is it, where is it, and why, oh why, are we looking for it? Six CrisesIt will be up to the 66th Legislature to solve these problems, and we’ll have to live with the solutions. |
Columns
Behind the LinesStone walls do not a prison make. SportsThe Joy of SixThe difference between eleven-man and six-man football is a lot more than five men. Dining InCoup de Foie GrasFrench chefs are revolting against classical cuisine, and some of their new creations are definitely revolting. LifestyleA Chance of FaceAt last the truth about beauty salon make-overs: the new you may not be a change for the better. FilmYou Talk Too MuchA 35mm filibuster from Swedish director Ingmar Bergman. |
TheaterPower to the Little PeopleWhy can’t grown-up theater be as good as children’s? Classical MusicConductor DatingSan Antonio Symphony audiences are ready for another rendezvous with François Huybrechts. JazzStarring RowlesLast year’s jazz records are this year’s best buys. ArtThe Emperor’s Old ClothesOld embroidery doesn’t die, it just becomes art. |
Reporter
ReporterTexas Monthly ReporterTaking it off at the last of the real burlesque joints; holy war on Austin’s Baptists; why Texas’ election system is stuck in the Dark Ages. |
Miscellany
The Inside StoryTastes good. Roar of the CrowdFrom Mexico with love. |
ToutsDays of vines and noses. State SecretsPop a cork for Château UT; Fort Worth wins American Airlines from New York and “loses” it to Dallas; will Dallas’ law firms catch Houstonitis? |
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