Lubbock High School - Westerner Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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.looking eaez to tie fcafme . The remarkable quality of our school leaders for looking ever to the future has made this year an outstanding one for all Westerners. Each officer has worked diligently in his position to bring tan- gible improvements to Lubbock High School, and here they are pictured holding the articles symbolic of their offices. Jerry Smith holds the gavel of authority as president of the student body. Buddy Hill ably serves as vice-president. .loanne Pierce, as secretary, preserves for posterity records of the school year, and Ronnie McMillan, as head cheer- leader, sets the pace for Westerner spirit and enthusiasm. 4 ln order to perform the necessary functions, there shall be a representative group known as the Student Council . . . Thus begins Article l of the L. H. S. constitution. The Student Council commands recognition by its sponsorship of school parties, buses to football and basketball games, sales of tags, exchange assemblies, Who's Who, area student council meetings, and the Inter-school Citizenship Committee's Youth Week. The council carried out its T. B. bangle sales campaign through the competitive black and gold groups. This organization's success in worthwhile accomplish- ments has not gone unnoticed and unappreciated by the students and faculty of L. H. S. 1 .

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Zladtedaaealfcwaf.. .. We, the peoples of the United Nations . . . are the opening words of the famed organization's charter. Here is a clear indication of the most fundamental thing that must be done in order to strengthen democracy. A successful maintenance of security will require the united will and firm determination of the free peoples who have created this security, but our will and our determination must be based on knowledge. Education of humanity for justice, liberty, and peace are indis- pensable to the dignity of man. The destiny of mankind has often been visioned as a race between education and catastrophe. Development of weapons for mass destruction, like the atomic bomb, has sharpened immeasurably the truth of this perception. We must learn to live together, people with people, or we shall cease to live. A new type of thinking is essential if mankind is to survive and move to higher levels. Here, then, is a tremendous job for individuals, schools, churches, and private organizations of all types to unite our strength to maintain international peace and security. Education should promote understanding, tolerance, and friendship among all nations, regardless of race or religion. In a true sense Lubbock High School has risen to meet the challenge of the U.N. Cooperation of governments alone is not enough. The need for teaching peace is apparent to all. From every man the task of building the defenses of peace in the minds of men makes an urgent claim. We have cooperated in a great many projects including the exchange of students and teachers, contributions to educational reconstruction in war-devastated countries, and widespread use of information about the United Nations. The moral basis of peace is faith. Such clubs as Y-Teens and Hi-Y, and such school groups as Morning Watch give us spirtual food which is essential for a peaceful world. Nothing is more fundamental to the stability and well-being of nations than the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen. What are the prospects for success in this, our second chance to maintain international peace and security? So intimately has the art of war been woven into the textures of culture that mankind has begun to make mental preparation for war. Ignorance of each others' ways and lives, suspicion, and mistrust have too often been the cause of war. Curtains of iron and fog continually thwart the efforts of peoples to achieve international understanding. Recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all people is the foundation of freedom, justice, and peace in the world. The effort to safeguard human rights everywhere in the world is perhaps the most fundamental of all the efforts to maintain peace. To win the race with catastrophe the imagination, intelligence, and allegiance of the peoples in all lands must be captured, and the building of peace must be the common objective. Peace is not a static thing which can be established Peace requires constant, unremitting labor to compose differences between nations. The youth of today holds vast potentialities for a better future for the entire world.

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7a94z! Ze: :de Wm dmc .,,., The white and gold became familiar to Lubbock High School this year in the form of our cheer- leaders' new uniforms. Despite varying weather conditions, Ronnie McMillan and his assistants may be seen helping Westerners live up to their motto, Sportsmanship, then Victory, by leading the students in yells that kindle the fire of enthusiasm and school spirit. They appear at all pep rallies and football and basketball games. Aside from this, they have introduced new yells which add freshness and vigor to our sport fans. Although the faculty and student body vary from year to year, the unconquerable Wester- ner Spirit will live forever in the minds and hearts of Westerners. Frltz Stanley - Jr. Nina Smith - Soph. Kay McDonald - Jr. Alan Stone - Soph. Teddy Stone - Sr. Tommie Hartsfield - Sr. Y V f A IV Af