Lanier High School - Viking Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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1 I he greatest feeling in the worlc is being on top of a mountain breathing fresh, clean air, said Mountain climber, backpacker, Barbara Garcia. I've climbed the Twin Peaks, Mt. Truchis and Sandia Crest and it was one of the most exciting times in my life. Most outdoorsmen shared Barbara's feelings. Getting away from concrete, unnecessary noise gives you a better appreciation of life and nature. It's like Adam and Eve, said Mindy McElroy who has hiked up and camped on Mount Dunohenmyer in Idaho. While some outdoorsmen shudder at the thought of killing something for sport, that's the hunter's goal. Lanier sharpshooters searched for their prey in Central Texas and a privileged few went or a big kill to Colorado. This year we won a trip to a wildlife study refuge close to Del Rio, but we usually hunt near Dripping Springs, said Greg Johnson. Half of the fun is hunting and the other half is just being out in the country, no electricity, and no modern conveniences, it's just fun, he added. I couIdn't wait forthe weekend during deer season. Fridays were the hardest. I kept on thinking, in the morning I'd be in my deerstand and that night in the truck hunting varmints, said Bard Chafin, who hunts outside of Richland Springs. I started going with my big brother just for sport. It's really fun, this year I shot a buck and a doe on a lease at Liberty I-lill, said Calvin Boyd. Many sportsmen and women woke early and went fishing. Lake Travis and the coas' were popular fishing holes but any place with water and fish appealed to the fishing freak. Bee Creek, in the misty, early morning, in my grungiest old clothes trying to hook that big bass, ahhh it felt great, said Diane Wheeler. It's really exciting, filling upthe ice chest and going out on Travis, You feel the tug on the line, hook the fish, but you don't know the size 'til you pull it in the boat, said Gary Glaspy. Scouting taught me many aspects of the outdoors, said star scout Robbie Garland, Although I'm not in scouts anymore, I learned boating, fishing, camping, and hiking. Outdoor hiking, backpacking, hunting, fishing, and scouting. The men went out and did them, and women joined in. They all went to get away from the pressure- back to nature.

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ustin's kicker school has always been known for its cowboys and their sports. Being a cowboy was, more than felt hats, Tony Lama boots, a dip of Copenhagen, it was a way ot life. l The most popular of the Cowboy's , sports were Rodeos. Bullriding, spectator favorite, was the main event for Lanier's participants. l For competitors like Arthur Sweet it was a way ot life. Arthur wanted to ge' his Rodeo Cowboys Association permit and ride professionally. Riding gave him a feeling of self-satisfaction. Freshman Mark Shelton said after he rode the first time it was just in his blood. He wanted to become a clown, believing i would help him as a rider to learn howa bull reacts. In 1975, Steve Martel placed first in , Bareback bronc at the Elgin Rodeo, winning his third silver buckle. Steve, like many Lanier cowboys, planned to contini and go professional, riding saddle bronc. Only a few students ot Lanier could ride bulls, but anyone could go dancin Popular places to go were Dessau and Skyline. They were packed with people dancing and listening to local groups like the Moods, Country Music Revue ar Country Edition, Aside from rodeos and dancing, there was a more serious sport: livestock raising Many ofthe more serious minded FFA students wanted to make a living in agriculture. Junior Charlie Chapman was a chapter farmer. l-le, like many other Ag students, l raised two pigs and a calf. He worked at the Ag Farm after every school day, and E day Saturdays and Sunday afternoons. Charlie planned to take Ag all through hig school, and goto A8tM to major in Agriculture. Most everyone was interested in some type of kicker sport. Whether it was riding bulls, dancing on Saturday nights or , raising pigs, people were involved. lt l appeared that if the popularity kept , growing, Lanier's irl sport would soon bi America's ifrt. T