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Action Magazine, June 1976

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Cover story on Willie Nelson Picnic.
Additional machine-extracted names mentioned in this issue: Gasoline Alley, Jesse Ashlock, Marsha Ball, Johnny Bond, Johnny Bush, Guy Capparelli, David Allan Coe, Keith Coleman, Alvin Crow, Jimmy Damell, Charlie Daniels, Bob Dylan, Kinky Friedman, Johnny Gimble, Elliott Gould, Waylon Jennings, Tess Liberto, Bubba Littrell, Darrell McCall, Augie Meyers, Jenny Morris, Michael Murphy, San Pedro, Mike Pigott, Bill Plummer, Charlie Pride, Neil Reshen, Larry Roberson, Ron Rose, Al Stricklin, Mel Tillis, Ernest Tubb, Jerry Waddell, Greezy Wheels, Bob Wills, Brian Wilson, Ray Wylie, Faron Young.

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Byron Augustin oral history interview

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Dr. Augustin talks about growing up and attending college in Nebraska. Along with discussing how he ended up in the field of geography and his early work, Dr. Augustin speaks about what convinced him to come to Texas State. Dr. Augustin outlines his methods and philosophies of teaching geography and applauds the faculty of the geography department. He briefly talks about how the university and San Marcos has changed as well as where he has traveled.

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William Dibrell oral history interview

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William Dibrell talks about his career as both an educator at Texas State and as a member of the San Marcos City Council. He recalls his early life in Bastrop, serving in the Korean War, and earning his master's degree in special education at SWTSC. He reflects on his experience working as the assistant county school superintendent in Lockhart before teaching at San Marcos High School and helping with the Upward Bound program. He outlines how he devoted his career to supporting vocational education teachers and teaching public speaking courses. He describes the evolution of education in San Marcos, with specific mention of the laboratory school, the Coronal Institute, and the San Marcos Baptist Academy. He addresses his frustrations and the ways in which he believes San Marcos and its City Council need to improve and shares his views on teaching and the education system in general.