Contents
Preface by Kenneth L. Untiedt
I. The Early Years
1. Mody C. Boatright-Folklore in a Literate Society
2. Cynthia Savage-Folklore 101
3. Ellisene Davis-The Faultless Starch Library
4. Tierney Untiedt-Day Care Oral Traditions and School Yard Games
5. Rebecca Matthews-You Can Tell A Scout From Texas
6. Lou Rodenberger-It All Depended on the Teacher: Classroom Resources in Texas Country Schools
7. Barbara Morgan-Fleming-Folklore in Schools: Connections Between Folklore and Education
II. High School
8. Elizabeth Galindo-Knowledge About Folk Medicine Among Students in Alice High School
9. Jean Granberry Schnitz-School Yearbooks: Time Capsules of Texas Folklore
10. Earnest B. Speck-Two-Bits, Four- Bits, or High School Cheerleading as a Lay Folk Ritual
11. Ty Cashion-Seeing Red Over Varsity Blues
III. A Tribute to Paul Patterson
12. Enerstine P. Sewell-'Jes Sir, Meester Patterson': The Legendry of a Master Teacher
13. Elmer Kelton-Paul Patterson
14. Evelyn Stroder-Paul Patterson, Master Teacher
15. Lawrence Clayton-A Pecos Pilgrim's Pilgrimage: The Prose Narratives of Paul Patterson
IV. College
16. J. G. (Paw-Paw) Pinkerton-Small Town Texas Wisdom
17. Palmer Henry Olsen-Aggie Incredibles
18. Charles Chupp-Neglected Texas History
19. Sylvia Mahoney-College Cowgirls: From Queen to Contestant to Coach
20. Mike Felker-Ghosts, Goblins, Virgins, and Other Supernatural Creatures: Ghost Stories at Texas Tech University and South Plains College
V. Language and Study
21. Robert Duncan-Popular English Usage in Texas, or How You're S'posed to Talk
22. James Ward Lee-Talking Fancy
23. Jerry Crouser-Folk Use of Mnemonics
24. Mary Jane Hurst-Linguistic Innovation and Conservatism: Dialect in Cowboy Poetry 25. James T. Bratcher
Contributors
Index
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