THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS INSTITUTE OF TEXAN CULTURES AT SAN ANTONIO TEXANS* • A Story of Texan Cultures for Young People. Barbara Evans Stanush hXANS: A Story of Texan Cultures for Young in print! This popular book, written by Barbara offers informative comparative glimpses of 15 settled Texas-their customs, lifestyles, fully illustrated by maps, historical and COIltelUVIJrarv <llrrUl,ri\rV photos, artifacts, and drawings. Readers will learn about the oldest States, Panna Maria, and find directions using wycinanki, or the art of paper cutting. stand how the Chinese calculate years, basic Chinese characters. From the they will read about Seito Saibara, an illlJmif~t aJlt dis:aPIPoi.ntlnel[lt of teachers across the state. near Houston became known all over the and editor Sandra Carr worked plore similarities and differences among to make necessary revisions and groups: Alabama-Coushattas, Caddos, and ,."",,.;,,,t;,..h in time for the new school year. find a recipe for corn soup and learn about "nn' ~ L"·~ ,s Guide to Texans-a must emony. Some other groups presented are the """,u"cu ,uc; ,a'~UIUU .l1al activities for classroom use, German, Czech, Norwegian, Jewish, Greek, and vle:tnilml~se, thinking skills, and correlation of ac­ Written with fourth- to seventh-grade youngsters in llllllU'N C;AUftJ VV.JA-,,,UU Teacher's Guide with fourth-grade essen- is an excellent resource for studies in multiculturalism, as wonderful book for parents to share with their children. First pub­ lished in 1988, Texans has been a consistently steady seller, but all TEXANS: A Story of Texan Cultures for Young People can records were broken last fall when a task on multiculturalism was be purchased at the Institute Store and by mail order from the included in the fourth-grade Texas Assessment of Academic Skills. Institute. Call 1-800-776-7651; in San Antonio, 558-2259. This book, along with many other Institute publications, quickly outside volunteers, and some 10,000 par­ workers and participants all give of their ticipants, put on one of the best Festivals in time and talents to the people of Texas. memory. As the largest educational pro­ Wonderful people! Salt of the earth! gram we do each year, it also acts as the Togetherness! I like to watch people, culmination of our fiscal year. Here are and the Festival is perfect for people some of my ruminations on the 1994 Folk­ watching. Those who get depressed about life Festival. the world situation and lose faith in the Families! They were everywhere. Moms ability of all peoples to live together and dads, grandmothers and grandfathers, should visit the Festival. Look at the and children-all of them learning about people sharing a wonderful educational the many cultures of Texas, sharing the experience in joy and peace. Black faces, foods , music, dances, and crafts. Happy brown, yellow, white, and red- they were faces-you don't see many frowns during all there. the four days of Festival. My face hurt That's what we are about at the Insti­ The annual Texas Folklife Festival just every night from smiling so much. tute. Through understanding, we can not ended, and we are recuperating around the Volunteers and participants! Thou­ only learn to live together, but we can Institute. It takes incredible planning, sands of them. They were everywhere. also learn to respect one another-and tearning, and coordination to pull it off Without them the Festival could not take prosper together. each year; but Jo Ann Andera, along with place. What wonderful folks! With joy and the entire staff, our wonderful Alliance dedication, many start working months be­ volunteers and Ambassadors, hundreds of fore the first weekend in August. The LOOKING AHEAD THROUGH FINANCIAL PLANNING Last issue, I introduced briefly the con­ attorney/estate planner would calculate for the student. The student would pre­ cept of a Charitable Remainder Trust how much stock could be put into the CRT sumably pay income taxes at a lower rate (CRT). Since my daughter just started col­ and keep it under the $20,000 joint gift than the grandparents, giving some addi­ lege this fall, I thought that it would be exemption. The grandchild would receive tional benefit. Finally, the grandparents appropriate to introduce the idea of an Ed­ the income for a term of years, say the five would realize a sizeable tax deduction be­ ucation Charitable Remainder Trust. years they anticipate the child will be at­ cause the remainder value was going to Let's put some hypotheticals in place tending college. At the end of the term, the charity. first. A couple owns some highly appreci­ charity or charities designated in the trust As always, you would want to talk this ated stock. They also have charitable in­ would receive the corpus of the trust. ' over with your attorney, but the concept is terests and a grandchild for whom they What are the good results of this tech­ an interesting one when you are making wish to help pay college expenses. If they nique? For one thing, the charitable inter­ your fmancial plans. sold the stock, they could make a joint gift ests of the couple are fulfllied. Moreover, of $20,000 without any gift tax conse­ since the trust is a charitable one, the stock Rex H. Ball quences, but they would have to pay a size­ could be sold by the trust without incur­ able capital gains tax. ring capital gains taxes. Thus the whole A Charitable Remainder Trust would be value of the stock could be invested at a one way to address this set of facts. Their higher rate of return to provide the income Rex Ball and Jo Ann Andera celebrate the cutting of the ribbon, officially William Thurman, with his Wife, Jeanette Thurman, and son, Brian, be­ opening the 1994 Texas Folklife Festival. came the 2,000, OOOth visitor to the Texas Folklife Festival on August 7. 2 THE TEXICAN ______________________________________________ ELRANCHO IN SOUTH TEXAS INSTITUTE PRODUCES RANCHING EXHIBIT FOR CONNER MUSEUM "'-' ; ). .; "'--. ----- ~ "",\ , '#"~~ > O::e2;· f.~: Pro· duction Department has produced a vari­ ety of permanent and traveling exhibits, both for the Institute itself and for outside clients. The latest endeavor, a touring ex­ hibition entitled El Rancho in South Texas: Continuity and Change from 1750, was a project of considerable mag­ nitude contracted by the John E. Conner Museum at Texas A&M University III Kingsville. El Rancho offers a sweeping view of South Texas ranch history and culture. It was researched by Dr. Joe Graham, a former researcher who is now a sociology, and anthropology professor at was then designed 's Pro­ duction 1988, til the ,rOT - -- - ' >',' fromthe~$[~anlli h ' ~~J1VI~ru 1750:s to The design, fabrication, and installation team: Oeft to right) Arthur Ruiz, transition froin the open~iange Lorenzo Galvan, Emilio Mora, Dave Garrison, Bob Fitts, Juan Contreras, na(:let)Oa to the modern ranch. · They will Sam Baird, and Garry Rayos. also trace the evolution of the American mythic hero, the cowboy, from his historic beginnings as a Spanish vaquero and learn about the roles ranch women played as homemakers and healers. Principal funding for the exhibit was provided by grants from the National En­ dowment for the Humanities and the Meadows Foundation. The exhibit will be on display in the Henrietta Center until November 12, when it goes on tour to various locations in South Texas. Hours for the King Ranch Museum and the El Rancho exhibit are being synchronized: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Saturday. The exhibit is free. For more information , interested pa­ trons may call (512) 595-2810. THE TEXICAN 3 The Changing Face of HA §T Although harvest is traditionally associated with the autumn of the year, harvesting in Texas occurs year round. On exhibit through December 12 in the Photo Gallery is a selec­ tion of harvest photos from the Institute col­ lections that date from the late 19th century to the contemporary era. "Lifetimes" Stations on the Air "Lifetimes: The Texas Experience, " produced by the Institute of Texan Cultures, is a series of short anecdotes and stories from Texas history narrated by Bill Cody and broadcast daily on the following stations: in Abilene, KNTS-AM; Alice, KQNN-FM; Alpine, KSRC-FM; Amarillo, KAKS-FM; Austin, KFON-AM, KWTR-AM; Ballinger, KRUN-AM/KRUN-FM; Beeville, KIBL­ AM; Big Spring, KBYG-AM; Bridgeport, KOBC-FM; Brownwood, KOXE-FM; Bryan, WTAW-AM; Center, KDET-AMI KDET-FM; Childress, KSRW-FM; Clarksville, KCAR-AM ; Commerce, KETR-FM; Dimmitt, KDHN-AM; Eagle Pass, KINL-FM; Floresville, KWCB-FM; Galveston, KGBC-AM; Gatesville, KRYL-FM; Gonzales, KCTI-AM/KPJN-FM; Huntsville, KSHU-FM; Kerrville, KERV-AM; Lampasas, KCYL­ AM; Livingston, KETX-AM/KETX-FM; Lufkin, KRBA-AM ; Marshall, KCUL-FM; Mesquite, KEOM-FM; Monahans, KLBD- AM; Nacogdoches, KSAU-FM; Odessa, KRIL-AM/KMRK-FM; Pleasanton, KBOP-AM; San Angelo, KQXZ-AM; San Antonio, KKYX-AM; San Augustine, KCOT-FM; San Luis Obispo, Calif., KCPR-FM; Seguin, KWED-AM; Sweetwater, KXOX-AM; Taylor, KTAE-AM; Uvalde, KVOU-AM ; Victoria, KLUB-FM; Waco, KWBU-FM; and in Waxahachie, KBEC-AM. Other interested radio station managers should call (210) 558-2253 for information. Wants YOU to know about our statewide multicultural programs, exhibits, and publications. The Texas Legislature, however, requires that on an annual ba­ sis, all state-i~sued pl:lblications receive a request in writing from those receiving them. If you wish to remain on our mailing list (and we hope you do'l), YOU MUST FILL OUT AND REIURN THE FORM BELOW, NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 1,, 1994. Please note any change in information.