Lanier High School - Viking Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Matters comelup every day that require conference between a principal anc one of his Vice-Principals. Here Mr. Matthys and Mr. Elliot discuss a problen' in Mr. Elliot's office. fi- -. .-,. an 27 : af. if? fl . nder the quarter system, Dr. Phillips still put together stu dents' schedules and assigned teachers their work loads Taking care to see that we received our report cards or time was still done in the same manner. But it was done three time: during the year instead of twice. No sooner did we begin oni quarter than we had to start working on the next, he said. For Mr. Elliot, books were still lost and books still had to be issued. But many of them were new materials for theinass of nev courses. i'We don't have enough books for everyone with the quar ter system, but we are making it, he said. He spent many hour: preparing, taping meetings to play back to the teachers so thei would understand the system better. When 2300 students from all different parts of town got together it made it pretty hard for Deans Shiflet, Brougher and Jackson tr keep up with them all, especially when many of us were experts a beating the system. But you didn't have to be a detective to knov that a girI's father was not on the phone when you had learner earlier he was out of town on a fishing trip. Mr. Shiflet didn't nee: Sherlock Holmes to spot forged permits with incorrect dates ani mispelled signatures. When you were sick and needed to go home, or missed the bus they could write the necessary permit. Or when that guy was pick ing a fight, and you didn't want the hassle, they could prevent thi trouble. lt was their job. Dr. Phillips checks over next year's class loadlfor the teachers. Dr. Phillip handled the problems of quarter system scheduling. Bottom left: Ftaffling oft Lanier artwork, Mrs. Brougher draws the winninl ticket in front of the office. Bottom right: In her first year as a dean of ninth graders, Mrs. Jackson learn how to talk to a parent on the phone and students in her office at the sam time.

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vv fr. Ele gif' -7 EAI' OH f . . at S 7- a ' be Carol McClellan, nevvly elected school board president, praises the work ot Mr. Matthys to the assembled student body at the fountain dedication. Gesturing to emphasize a point, M. K. Hage discusses an issue. School superintendent Jack Davidson enters the debate. Davidson received a renewed contract in '76, Carol McClellan, Will Davis and DeCourcy Kelly present a diploma to Fred Matthys, making him the first honor- ary graduate of Lanier High School upon his retirement. aisd 129 uf'

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