Lubbock High School - Westerner Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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Casting a calmness over the evening, mystic shadows envelop the open patio. Impressive patterns are dispersed through one foyer light fixtures. of A ,jf - 5 ,X .., fx., in sww. , '- J , p,,iG,,, 4 , , wx A , My ,..l,. x , .,. of several . ,iwl ' .L' ii V if cf 'H' K . . iff? f .,..,,i1: H ff i ko X XY y . V fi2fL1 F . , zrs-:ljfmi Q , VW -, . gn I-,,:. my jsp V V., llqnlgq - le v 1 I' .Q A y .V ,..V 1, 4 ' - . 1, . Wei g ' , if xp L: ,W My Mosaic tiles line the walls of the main entrance, offset- ting a raftered ceiling.

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Receiving a typical Texas-style welcome complete with horsemen, performing West- erner bandsmen, and 300 cheering students, Gudrun and sister Cathy Leftwich, who intercepted the flight at Dallas, arrive at Municipal Airport. An American teacher in an American classroom-quite a change for someone who's spent eleven years in Swedish schools, but an interesting climax to Gudrun's high school years. has r 1 5 Q Akff in Lgig QW fpp ,.,,'e- , .. .I Nklv 'ca M everytime we pass her in the hall, meet her at a ballgame or wave across the room. She asks us a question and we answer, never realizing that our reply reflects our lives in the mind of a Swedish visitor. Foreign exchange student Gudrun Lindskog tells us in words what her country is likeg yet to her our actions tell America's story. We watched her eat an American hot dog, but she watched us offer it to her. We may forget all the little things said and done during the year, but Gudrun won't. These things will be relived tomorrow back home -in Gothenburg, Sweden. 7

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Businessmen, housewives, college students. and passers-by drive daily down Nineteenth Street, glancing momentarily at the school's Spanish architecture and massive tower. They see the outward surface of a marker in our educational system: they notice its changes and improvements. Moreover, the public recog- nizes that in thirty-three years the building has retained the dignity and unique beauty which has made it famous state-wide. Shady archways connecting the two wings of the building to the auditorium serve as an entrance to the tree-lined patio in which the open stage is located. Mosaic tiles and sculp- tured wall decorations blend with colorful decor in accordance with details and features especially designed to contribute to the last- ing beauty of Lubbock High School. Um 2 Om ' Impressive for its Spanish-Colonial architecture, Lub- bock High School's 33-year-old tower is a landmark of our city.