Anderson High School - Afterthought Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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that he took lessons from Ronny Hampton a man with million dollar fingers Iody liked to play folk music along with certain selections from Iames Taylor and Seals and Crofts. Some music fans just liked to hear the different instruments. Sophomore Charlie Zinsmeyer liked listening to the steel guitar, Freshman Linda Waechter was interested in percussion, Nag Iulie Shapiro. senior, taught herself to play the guitar and then began teaching music to others. She worked with her children from her synagogue ranging from ages five to twelve years, teaching them songs, It may have been a big job, but half the fun of music was the joy of passing it on. stereos, records, musical instrumf nts 27

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Grade they'd rather be a senior just one more year. Through it all, it was the thrill of accep- tance and the realization that he or she would be welcome somewhere for the next few years that made all the hassles seem worthwhile. Different Strokes With a variety of typewriters ranging from the finger-powered manual to the popular electric, students found many reasons to type. Althought school work was the only use of typewriters to many, Denise May said I enjoy typing when I don't have anything to do. I usually use my typewriter in typing reports for school and things for my mother. Dana Daye said I only type when I have to or when typing reports for school. With the new Smith-Corona type- writers with erasable cartridges and IBM typewriters with an eraser at the touch of a finger, typing was made easier for those who were plagued by constant errors. Typewriters. If they could just learn to type. awiwaat ai if.- .AJ It All Adds Up Time saved using an electronic minicalculator seemed to be well worth the cost. Higher math students found the electronic slide rules easily affordable as four function calculators once costing over S100 were now under 320. I save up to two hours a night on my trig and physics homework with my calculator, commented Bill Beightler. Bill Studak took his calculator to work with him to use at Swensen's Ice Cream Factory. The math department allowed tri- gonometry and analysis students to use their calculators on tests within AISD guidelines. Allowing the students to use calculators enabled the analysis teachers to put more problems on the tests. Three calculators were provided for the stu- dents who didn't buy or borrow one. Only seven to eight students in each class don't own one, Mrs. Nina Fling commented. However a student used a calculator, to balance a checkbook or for homework, it became an important time-saving device for many students and faculty. grades, college, typewriters, calculators 29