Lanier High School - Viking Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Trade school wasn't necessary for the guy who had automotive work in mind for his after school vocation. French class reallyuwas fun and games, played in French. Margaret Jabour, Greg Easley and Fred Hearst as escargot shrink from the approach of Chris Fairman, un chat fcatj. Top right: Working with her hands, Emily Johnson fashions a project in crafts class. Otis Daniels and Louis Matula take a library break to study their favorite subjects, sports. A year's practice at stake, Sandy Cain warms up for UlL contest in March.

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Bart Curtin prepares to begin ia weekend oi printing. After a quarter ot Photo Journalism, he was ready to be a photographer tor the yearbook and receive training tor a possible lite-long career. f , . t into a right glide in the class at Playland Skat- X ff ot to be outdone, ofcourse, French classes instigated ,word-and-finger-snapping field trips to the French and a fuli-costume play where Chris Fairman was a chat Ccatj in confrontation with escargot Csnailsb, Margaret .labour and Greg Easley. Music courses offered more than they ever had before and music teachers liked to let their students experiment with their own individuality and imagination. Mr. Gilford enjoyed the work of his Music Theory students so much, he required an original composition for each student's final. Mr. lvy led the Stage Band in its second year by teaching to students such as Baumgart, Thomas Price, and Carlson. Carlson and Sue Pickle bookkeeping from the point of view under the Mallard. Other business courses offered forthe T student who wished to expand on clerical skills included Accounting and Shorthand, as well as basic Typing tor the beginner or advanced studentg The Management internship Program placed students in realjobs . for a quarter. This gave students a rare chance to see what their career plans were really like. Mary Aguilar, planning to teach bilingual education, worked with the KLRN studio on the show Ray Garner, in becoming a business placed with the Mall administration. He early and went to work as a at Edison Jewelers and Electives could be fun or just- another-credit. lt all depended on what we made of our opportunities and experiences. They life ' - they otherwise r

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lectives were fun, but a lot of students chose courses that would help them directly out of high school into the hard, cruel, world. Although most of these classes were also clubs, a certain amount of class time was also spent before a vocational student was allowed to jump into his job and money. Distributive Education students formed a strong club and strong ties as they met at either 7:30 or 8:45. Teacher Mr. Cole gave lectures, assignments out of manuals, and listened with the rest of the class as students gave sales demonstrations. Karen Gammill even brought her horse and pony to school and attempted to sell them to her class partner. Vocational Office Education students, like Pam Stone and Mary Herrington, found out how school administration worked behind the scenes. They learned office skills during their morning lab and worked afternoons at the AISD Administration building with the people who run the show. Some students got jobs after graduation. Sylvia Townsend, Miss VOE, worked during the year tor a law firm and was hired full-time after graduation. Trade school wasn't necessary for the guy who had automotive work in mind for his after-school vocation. Lanier's Automotive Mechanics department was one of the finest in the state. Students met off-campus in the morning at a garage and learned the technical aspects of what went on under the hood. Most of them worked at gas stations and garages after school and really enjoyed working with their hands and making money straight after their graduation.