Lamar High School - Orenda Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Autumn Harvest of Award and 1 t x K Q 1 L f L No, not a meeting of the Latin Club, but the thirteen Roman Goddesses, Helma Rohrer, Carol Spaw, Virginia Arthur, Janet Mdlllahon, Nancy Earle, Mary Cushman, Sherry Rogers, Diane Griffis, Jennifer Wynn, Martha Jennings, Judy Edman, Sue Buschardt, and Pam Brooks, who began the Senior Ball Season with a Roman Romp in October. fi l i l . Memorial Hospital's hardwork- ing volunteer corps includes Candy Stripers Kay Mour- sund, Carol Case, Flo Crady, Marylan Bacon, Julie Barbisch, Janiel Wells, Jo Cook, Barbara Boyd, Wick Nalle, Nancy Neb- lett, and Janet McMahan. The Candy Stripers run errands vw. -'X he This meeting of the minds finds in attendance Lamar's seven- .1 teen National Merit Semifinalists: Katherine Kramer, Agnes Pearson, Maxine Graham, Mike Callaway, Karl Conrad, Louise Connally, Louis Dupree, Charles Klaveness, Don Jones, Buddy Buttrill, James Howard, John Bond, Lee Hogan, Maureen Mc- Intyre, Judy Arnold, Diana Demme, and Lyn Martin. Each March the National Merit Scholarship Corporation administers to juniors and low seniors a three hour, five part test de- signed to measure the student's ability to read and apply what he has learned. Scores give participants a profile of how well they have developed educational skills, they give the Corpora- tion a basis upon which to choose scholarship winners. 22 Life

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Big Red was adopted by Lamar in 1952 when cheerleaders CarlTon Wilde, Neal MasTerson, Connie and Carol Roberrs, and Celia Buchan inTroduced The eighT-TooT papier-mache redskin To The sTudenT body aT The annual Cheerleaders' Ball. ln his earlier years he was known To lose his head-IT was deTachable Tor convenience-buT his elaTion was undersTandable, for in 1953 The Lamar Redskins were STaTe Champs. The Jones Falcons kidnapped Big Red in 1961. Their audaciiy in cuTTing off Big Red's nose didn'T spiTe his face. ATTer a face-lifting session, Big Red is back in The Teepee looking forward To The 1962 season. e Little Red RoberT Kin- del reaches out hungrily for Thar scalp. A live rnascoT is new for The Redskinsp Big Red now has a cousin. Football Crowns H Queen Junior Margie Malleft has been named Homecoming Queen Glenn Graham receive The Traditional red roses from lasf years in The Pow Wow-sponsored penny voTe conTesT. She and escort queen, Toey Russell.

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Parties and do odd iobs, providing the extra non- professional help so necessary to hospital operations. They find that volunteering provides them with a useful and interest- ing iob which lets them meet and help many people. 'Just girls' gatherings range from the informal No picketing to be allowed to en- ter A 81 M for these gals! They are Lamar's successful Early Decision candidates: Ann lnce, Duke Univer- sity, Agnes Pearson, Wellesley Col- legep Brooke Tucker, Sweetbriar Col- lege, Fran Morrison, Vassar College, Claudia Turner, Mary Baldwin Col- lege, Linda' Smith, Vanderbilt Uni- versity, Wick Nalle, Sweetbriar Col- lege, and Paula Oliver, Duke Uni- versity. The Early Decision Plan gives students who have made their choice of college by the end of the iunior year in secondary school an opportunity to have a decision in December based on the strength of their iunior college board tests and the first three years of high school. sweaters and skirts coke parties to the Sunday best tea parties like this one honoring Mary Gardner. Sue Ellen Edmonson, Carol Holman, An- drea Ruhl, Sally Crow, Susan Grace, and Becky Beeley are welcomed by demurely shy Mrs. Roy Gardner and Mary. The girls ioined the other guests nibbling at the veritable mountains of 'Food always featured at teas. A survey of the guests disclosed that . , . . . . contrary to popular opinion, teachers do not spend all their time grading the reams of papers students write. Mrs. Bass, Mrs. Robb, and Mrs. Gates listen to Mrs. Huddleston ear- nesiy making her point.