Haltom High School - Buffalo Yearbook (Haltom City, TX)

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ELECTION The visit of President Carter to Fort Worth in November brought national television exposure to Cowtown and the Highsteppers fin backgroundj, who gave Carter a flag salute at his arrival. i L rx .. st. , Q i .J Presidentjimmy Carter tries to stir the Fort Worth crowd of Democrats to support his re-election campaign. P- Before the arrival of President Carter, the large, restless crowd was entertained by such performers as Moe Bandy. In his campaign speech, President Carter placed an emphasis on strength. He was accompanied by his wife, Rosalyn, on this Fort Worth visit. Others present were Congressman jim Wright and Senator Lloyd Bentsen.

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ELECTION 9? 5 ti 5 an Armed with facts Keith Hughes earns last minute sup- port at the debate, However, Keith lost the mock elec- tion. ook election tight Straw poll bool-ts Carter By Mitzi Stoker November 4, NBC television announced before the voting booths had even closed on the West Coast that Ronald Reagan had defeated Jimmy Carter with over 270 electoral votes. Although Reagan won the national election, Carter won the students' votes in the election that the school newspaper had. Carter received 69 of the 163 votes cast in the mock election, beating Ronald Reagan's 55 votesjohn Ander- son received 11 votes and Ed Clark received 2. joe Walsh gained 1 vote. Several people voted for themselves or a friend. R. Ewing got 4 votes and Mickey Mouse received 2. Kennedy and Gerald Fords names were mentioned in the election too. Ronald Reagan officially became the new 1981-1985 presidentjanuary 20, 1981. Election night jimmy Carter was in the shower and the phone tang. He wrapped himself in a towel and listened to the voice on the other end of the phone telling him that he had been defeated by Ronald Reagan. Tears filled his eyes. His hopes to remain in the White House were crushed. He called Ronald Reagan and made his con- cession speech before Reagan had eaten his dinner, according to the November issue of Newsweek. Mr. Pat Pruitt's classes chose candidates from both second and third period that they felt would do the best job. The second period class elected Keith Hughes as presidential candidate and vice- president Darren Hooker, on the conservative ticket. And the third period class chose liberals john McPherson as president and Darryl Anderson as vice-president. Keith felt voters should primarily be con- cerned with inflation. He felt a few ways to solve this problem was to balance the budget and cut back on federal spendings. Keith also felt that increasing the military budget would make the military stronger, and making better use of our nuclear energy for the next 50 years would bring an alternate source of energy. john supported all the methods of switching to an alternate source of energy. is Exercising the 18-year-old right to vote, Cory Hawkins votes at North Oaksjunior High. I L. raw- gs ZI: .,. E V. t up Q Q V, .K S sss. . esee ' W .t 1 an A - ,,,, Nm ..iiii ., .,. ..1 - -saw s X 4 , ,41 ,,-.,t v ..'i11ii'Q' Eta, . A ss I -' ' -- U 'au xN'1'W sw'..--:--W Tfiwt 5 -HM--rss, ...... 7 ' H 'xi 5:.li,:,5E555 - ,, ..-.' if? '-'-- .V -1. -- .. , V ' , t. ., -- V .. . U y 1 .. M Q X ..... KLLKLLKLLL , EE, .. - K 1 . , ..

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BACK TO SEMESTERS Change to semesters The legislative change from two four-month semesters to three three-month quarters was a decision made by the Texas State Legislature in 1971. The Birdville Independent School District became a part of the quarter system in the 1972-73 school year, Lawmakers felt that a quarter system would allow students to choose their vacations at anytime of the year and that business would grow throughout the state because of this, Dr. Dale Gaskill, assistant superintendent for in- struction, said that parents and students were supposed to have been prompted to take their vacations in seasons other than summer, Thus tourism would have been spread through the year. Another objective of the quarter system was to provide a greater variety of classes and 1 9 teachers to students. Rather than two divisions in the school year, there would have been three, providing eighteen possible instead of twelve, The quarter system would also use public school buildings more efficiently since they would be filled with classes throughout the year. The legislature decided to change schools back to semesters in 1979, effective this year, There isn't a good reason Cfor the change back to semestersjf' Principal Leon Hagmann said, but concerning the quarter change in '72, There wasn't one Ca reasonj to begin with! Counselorjim Farmer checks another schedule. The main fea5On for the Change bagk to -Q, W Student Council members Kim Allen, Cindy Stegall,joan Gooding, and Sheri Drysdale spend a day register- ing freshmen. Luw brings buck division of early seventies semesters, according to Dr. Gaskill, was that the state never funded the fourth quarter for which the system was devised. Because students could not choose their vacations free- ly, the better business idea was never realized. In addition, students did not exhibit the predicted behavior of selecting different teachers and courses. The students were found to be more security-oriented and tended to keep their chosen teachers for all three quarters that were available. Also seniors graduating early were not able to enter spring college sessions. The semester system benefited many students in that when their credits were totall- ed those that had a fraction of a credit now had more under the new grading. A person with a M ofa credit now had a W, and one with M now had a complete year's credit. There were some small requirement changes, most of them in health, free enterprise, and government. Mrs. Clark prepares for many hours of registration. Semesters offer the ability of being in unison with the majority of the nation. Students from out of state found it difficult to get credit transformed from their usual semesters to the past quarter system. Most col- leges were in a semester system and it was helpful for high school students to have a similar record for crediting. It Csemestersj is better because it is what the rest of the nation is on, Mr. Hagmann said. Mr. Gaskill said that there was a statewide mood during the early seventies for schools to be innovative, so quartets prevailed. However, people were accustomed to taking their vaca- tions during the summer, and, lt is difficult to implement something that people won't ac- cept. You don't change a person's views by changing legislation.