Irving High School - Lair Yearbook (Irving, TX)

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Seniors line up to receive schedules. Distribution time was short, but students spent most of the morning comparing assignments and greeting friends. IHS-ers Register, School Year Begins Sophomores and juniors came to school before classes began to receive their schedules, while seniors took time from the first day to obtain class assignments. Students pre-registered the previous spring and staff members spent long hours in preparing the 1450 schedules. At the same time, IHS-ers were assigned student numbers. With these num- bers, all attendance, scholastic and office records are kept neatly and easily. Schedules were grasped tightly by nervous sophs, to whom the numerous halls and rooms of IHS seemed completely confusing. Juniors and seniors were secure in knowledge of the building, but wary of being caught in the Wrong class. In a short time, however, schedules became routine and habit, no longer something to be remembered with difficulty. Audrey Davidson, pleased with her new schedule, has also received her new student numbers. Diane Daily and Mary Alice Davis wait to get their own assignments.

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Five IHS-ers Attend Annual A S M Workshop Registration for the second annual journalism workshop was held July 24, 1960, with 325 high school students pouring into the Memorial Student Center at Texas A Sz M college to attend. Kansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Montana, and Texas were represented by these eager delegates. lrving was represented by Janice Belknap, Patricia Hardin, Janice Powell, Dorothy Taylor and David Thompson. Mr. Marvin Ellis, sponsor of the Lair and Tiger Rag, was in charge of the photography for the workshop, as well as sponsor of the yearbook. A luncheon was held Friday in honor of all the sponsors and delegates. Frank King, executive editor of the Houston Post, gave an encouraging speech to young journalists. Awards for Mr. and Miss Workshop from both the news- paper and yearbook sections, the best interview and layout, and outstanding photograph were presented at the luncheon to prize-winning students. Later, certificates were awarded to delegates for participation on the journalism Workshop. Following this luncheon, sponsors and delegates returned home with a better knowledge of journalism techniques. . M-'11,-- ' tl E i l as E 5 IHS-er David Thompson joins in a discussion with other photog- raphy delegates at A 81 M. These students were responsible for pictures appearing in the annual and papers published during the convention. IHS delegates Janice Powell, Dorothy Taylor, Pat Hardin and Janice Belknap wait to have their pictures taken for the Summertime, a yearbook published at the A 81 M journalism convention. ,Q

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Boys, 6 Girls Elected Officers In order to insure smooth-running class activities, officers were elected early this year. Senior candidates were nominated in a special meeting and voted on by secret ballot. Each po- tential had an opportunity to speak on his or her merits in another meeting. Don Scott and Jerry Callaway were voted into a run-off for the presi- dencyg Jerry emerged victorious. Neither Matt LaVail nor Max Berendzen re- ceived a majority for vice president, but Matt triumphed in a second election for this office. Betsy Deaton, parliamentarian, won her office on the first ballot, as did Dorothy Taylor, secretaryg and Janice Belknap, treasurer. Juniors elected their officers by show of hands in two class meetings. Iva Hendricks won the high honor of prexy. David Sawyer became veepg Eve Northup, secretaryg and Biddie Greene, treasurer. Sophs chose an all-male slate to guide them through IHS for the first year. Freddie Akin was elected presidentg Joe Sherrell, vice-presidentg and Kenny Johnson, secretary-treasurer. Eddie Dowler was chosen reporter. S and rl Mrs. Anne Uhr, aided by Freddie Akin, newly elected soph president, and Eddie Dowler, tabulates the votes for soph secretary. Kenny l Johnson was victorious. l Junior sponsors count votes cast by students for a candidate in the race for junior prexy.