Lanier High School - Viking Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Teachers' Human Nature 'nys ost of them went to church on Sundays, and many had families to take along. They had human frailties, just like us. When we came to school with a cold or flu, they often caught it, too. Sometimes they even dropped out for a few weeks or a quarter with serious illness, or family troubles. Most of the time, teachers were hearty, active individuals who pursued their interests and had fun just like us. Barry Crist played City League Basketball and softball, wrote poetry and played a few rounds of poker in the time he had left. At home his attention was on his 14 month old daughter, Kathleen. He liked to take her picnicing. Mr. Edwards loved snapping pictures for photography. He also backpacked, fished, canoed, jogged and worked in his garden. Mr. Foard frequented the movies or theater. l'm a great movie buff, he said, I try to see them all. l-le also traveled to Lake Travis for weekends. Some bigger expeditions included Hawaii, Florida, and Palo Dura Canyon, which thoroughly impressed him. Rodger Wiley was a sports tan. He enjoyed fishing and water ski- ing and traveled from the East to West coast. He especially liked Saint Patrick's Cathedral in New York. His main pride was a small 4 Coach Masch enjoys a little family time with his wife Marilyn and his kids, Scott and Mark. They played basketball on their home court, played and lis- tened to country music and took camping trips as a family. 1 Sl -11' farm on which he kept livestock and always built a new shed here or a fence there. Sylvia Daniels, the Lanier Cindergals coach, ran and rode horses to keep in shape, for grace and precision she fenced and practiced target shooting. Coach Grace loved to hunt deer, ducks, and birds. He spent lots of time with his Labrador puppy and hoped to raise them as a hobby. He liked to travel and visit relatives in the Midwest with his wife. He said, l was amazed at the aridness of the land, especially around the Blackhills. He also discoed or visited with his DV frater- nity friends. Jay Gannaway taught geography and golf, waterskied or snow skied, played tennis and golf, and rode his bike. When he wasn't traveling or dancing he supervised Northwest Austin pools tor a summer job. Teachers were glad when finals were over and school let out. They prayed for Fridays too. So if you saw them at the lake on Sat- urdays, you shouldn't have been too surprised. After all, the teach- ers were people. teachers as people 135

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Decision Making Power li l f ll 45 l. v ---. 'N 1 AISD Superintendent Jack Davidson leads a discussion at a school board meeting while Gus Garcia listens. Mr. Garcia filled the office of president of the school board after Carol McClellan won the mayoral election. 2 Mrs, McGee shows Mr. Wiley the William Rushing plaque, which honors Lanier's most outstanding male. Mark Billingsley won this year's award. 1-fif' 3 Decourcey Kelly urges AISD to simplify procedures tor protesting the use of controversial materials in the classroom. 4 Mr, Wiley discusses the STEP tests at a faculty meeting. The testing took several hours during two days. administration 8. principal 137