Austin High School - Comet Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Foreword There is a major revolution in progress that affects our daily lives more than we may realize. Revolutionaries lurk every- where: in the basement of the Capitol, beneath the University and in the heart of the Highway Department. They have in- vaded industry and now are part of our school, recording and planning for us. It is they who keep our driving records close at hand. It is they who, for three years, have thought of Austin High students as numbers. It is the millions of computers we never see that schedule airport traffic, synchronize stop lights, organize government files, check income tax, challenge chess champions, and research possibilities for living underwater and landing on Venus. These machines are a fulfillment of technology. They are created by the minds Toble of Contents and the hands of men. The common statement that there is nothing computers can't do, may someday be trueg however, what computers are best at now and always will be is serving man who makes them. This 1969 Comet takes note of the increasing use of computers in every day life, and will try to indicate the growing effect they have on academic and administrative procedures at Stephen F. Austin High School. Almost every area of life for students and teachers is touched by the fast and amazing output of computers. Govern- ment records are computerized, traffic regulations, business plans, even educational research. In fact, most undergraduate and graduate study today demands a knowledge of how to operate this revolutionary, It is truly the time and the year of the computer. ACTIVITIES 18 SPORTS 152 ACADEMICS 44 CLASSES 192 ORGANIZATIONS 88 ADVERTISING 264 INDEX 300 3

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l When John T. Allan Junior High School was built in 1915, it was a 1925. Land for the House Park stadium and practice field was donated by T-shaped building. It was enlarged and renamed Austin High School in Col. Edward House, advisor and coniidante to President Woodrow Wilson. A When the annex was added to the campus in 1939, an emergency tunnel under West Avenue to the gym and band hall was also built. Students can enter through the gym, basement OI an Outside SHIIHIICG. 2 A With expansion of the main building in 1925, the west facade was built to match the east.

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i 1 I A Our school's symbol of victory, spirit, and academics, the Av, is years old this year, the hedge was planted by Price Daniel, Jlr. during his proudly situated on the lawn between the main building and the annex. Ten tenure of office as Student Council president during the spring of 1959 Computers aid Behind every stage there is a backstage bustling with activity. In the months before school reopens the building looks deserted, but there is much behind the scenes. Administration, Student Council, Band, Red Jackets and football team are preparing for the first bell of the school year. There is also a backstage at the Highway Department. In the computer room the record of every licensed Texas driver is recorded. A patrohnan can call and within seconds be informed if there have been previous violations. The wonders of tech- nology continue to simplify old methods. 4 police in violotor apprehension A As another summer ends, Austin High awaits the pupils' beginning their return to classes and fun.