Lanier High School - Viking Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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l-lovv's Your Love Life? rift f. tw, E51 2 aff , 4 X k 1 of tr it Hr 'I in X t 1 X at we -1 ' T -B ' e -W iw- X . if x 'Q 1 rdf s 'T 'D Above: Long time steaclies, Paula Moore and Tim Henderson wear their look alike shirts at the carnival as they cuddle with their nachos. Right: Taking a break from the Prom, Terry Psencik and Arthur Day occupy themselves. Terry and Arthur have been dating since they first met in Junior High. Left: The fringe benefits of going steady is always having someone to study with. Rob- ert Kramer and Deanne Smith prop up against each othertostudyg gf all dating and love 67

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juniors ne ot the most important thingsin life was our love lite. It was ag A great source ot pain and W f pleasure, whether wegwere really hung up onsa person or just going out with them. Where we were going, who we were going fwithgsand who we were interested in at the moment was a favorite topic ot conversation. Everyone wanted to experience it, from head cheerleader to auto mechanics hot-fodder. i It was all over school, rnuoh to the dismaygot lvlrs. Brougher. Quick kisses before class, walking arm-in-arm down the halls,infthe parking lot sharing a six-pack or in the cafeteria sharing a tishburger and a WeightWatcher's root beer. Austin offered a wide variety of places to go with your sweetie Somepreterred the basic Northcross movie andla-trip to Saturday's and some liked the romantic atmosphere of 'Q',Chapel Hill. Dessau was the dancers favorite, along with the Silver , Dollar and Armadillo. Parents restrictions often got in the way So did schoolwork and homework, abut? r r nothing was as important to us as ffhiinf' or her, We hadnft reached emotional it maturity yet and this caused a lot of problems. is A fllatihg was often used as a means of security, instead of a source of pleasure. People would go out withsomeone they didrft care about being with, just so they wouldnt have to sit home on Friday night. And it you did have strongffeelings about the one you were dating or 'going with, there were likely to be even more problems. ' . A l Possessiveness and jealousy caused a lot of irritation and pain. When you saw some other girl sitting in your boyfriends lap at the Senior benches, it couldrrnake you furious - even it they were just 1 kidding around. e . . i Being takentorfgranted was another common complaint. When he stopped calling you so otten or she stopped telling you how nice you looked when you really went all out for a date, then that hurt your , ego. A lot ot nice relationships stagnated, and a lot ol nice people wound up in asrut Movies and dates becarnea routine instead ofa pleasure. Fora guy and a girl tokeep up their interest, both had to be Cfeattvei ' :Too much pressure caused hassles. Arguing about where to go that night, or A pushing too hard about sex and other taboos, we laced a lot ofstruggles over values and desires. , I But despite problems and pain, being in love and dating someone you really cared about provided the best times we ever hadiin high school. For us then, there was no greater bliss imaginable.

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68 juniors t was the year of individuality and variety in fashion at Lanier. Not only the kickers wore boots and tooled belts. 'lVVing haircuts were not limited to the senior bench and Lone Star Longneck t- shirts to the freak parking lot. Students wore what they liked, and, this year they liked a little bit ot everything. The most noticeable fashion was the western Everybody owned a western shirt and a pair of Tony Llama or Acme boots. Truck sales boomed along with straw cowboy hats. And everybody got a C-B to talk to all those good buddies. Although Levi jeans were worn, variations were made. Gold stitching directed in every direction decorated hip huggers, high waisted, and regular. The look went from pants to shorts and from tight to loose. To wear jeans, students had t-shirts. Beer t-shirts, novelty t-shirts, camp t- shirts. lt you went somewhere you could bet that they'd have t-shirts with something original on it. Female dress took an international twist. The loose Cossack look lengthened the dresses to mid-calf and gave an accent to accessories, like many bangled bracelets and choker necklaces. Oriental prints with Japanese jackets during the cold winter months combined fashion with warmth. The warmer months ot fall and spring let Africa inspire shirts and dresses with square insets around the neck and slits as an opening. Mexican gauze also appeared on everything from skirts to purses. Mexican and Indian woven bags matched these styles well in the late spring. No matter what the price tag, the look was comfortable, casual and so good. How good? So good. Alberta Dickerson, James Wright, and Elaine Dickerson stop for a moment in the small court- yard. Scanfes at all lengths were popular in the fall along with blue jean skirts. I i