MacArthur High School - Crest Yearbook (Irving, TX)

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GAMES: We are surrounded by games. From the care free monopoly, to the complex, dangerous game of life. There are those who will merely be the pieces, they will lead lives of quiet desperation. And then there will be those who are more than pieces; they will roll the dice. These people will achieve the American Dream. Finally, .those who will win the game; they will manipulate the rules, or cheat, to put it crudely. It will be this group who will wring the most joy out of this supreme game. GRADES: The purpose of elementary school is to make good GRADES and go to junior high. The purpose of junior high is to make good GRADES and go to high school. The purpose of high school IS to make good GRADES, graduate, get a good job. These midterm graduates played their cards right in earning a semester ' s advantage over their peers. MacArthur walls go tumbling down as a skilled craftsman unveils the hallway to the new Science- Library Building. make a million dollars, and send one ' s kid to school to make good GRADES. The preceding was presented by the National Association Good Grades (NAGG) to help stimulate the waning interest in the subject. HALLS: Walking down a typical hall with ones eyes directed upwards, attention is drawn to the panels of the ceiling. Most of them have been pushed in by large persons and reveal dripping pipesand fiberglass. Lowering one ' s gaze to the walls reveals posters advertising everything from class elections to plebney. Finally, on the floor can be seen gum wads, spilled orange juice, and other varietiesof refuse. Gee, it ' s refreshing to come in out of all that smog and debris outside. HOLIDAYS: The bliss of putting school out of one ' s mind for long periods of time can become a nightmare. Upon returning from summer vacation, some people find their English teacher, who was Miss Wolfe IS now Mrs. Boyd, and who is Mrs. Boyd, anyway? After the two week Christmas holiday, many students stare blankly at their locker trying to remember the combination. Then, when the time to return from Easter break rolls around it ' s spring time, and no one wants to sit under neon and in air-conditioning. HOMECOMING: Mum ' s the word. The friendly neighborhood florist has a wide variety of corsages to suit your pocketbook. In a large glass window you can choose from any one of four absolutely breathtaking flowers. Number 1 — Super Special ($49.95), one extra large mum surrounded by roses or carnations. Extras include mmi-football and football players, key chain, and goal posts. Also you receive your and your date ' s first and last names glittered on four of the twenty streamers. Number 2 - Special ($39.95), one large mum surrounded by carnations. Extras include choice of mini-football or player, key chain or goal post, and your and your date ' s first names glittered ontwoof theten streamers. Number 3 - Regular ($19.95), one large mum. Extras include choice of either mmi-football or player, key chain, or goal post. You also have a choice of either your or your date ' s first name glittered on one of the eight streamers. Number 4 — Student Discount ($10.95), one mum with five streamers. student life 17

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Mi I J INDIVIDUAL: Sometimes it seems like all the people in the world can be stereotyped into three or four general groups; this feeling occurs mid- Wednesday when the day is divided into neat little 55-minute segments, and the same faces appear at the same spot in the same hall at the same time. But on a campout, when friends are crowded around a campfire and talking long into the night, the fingerprint like uniqueness of each person can be perceived, and the Individual is allowed to emerge. I.P.D.: Can you believe that the policeman who kindly returned your little brother to you after you accidently misplaced him at the Mall on a Saturday morning; who let you off with a warning after you explained that you were going 55 ma 30 mph zone because you couldn ' t feel thegas pedal with your new five- inch platform shoes; who pulled you and your friends over that night, and shined the flashlight in your eyes (all because your license plate light was dim) were all the same officer? ( I ' m just doing my |ob, lady! ) JANITORS: Without their uniforms (and they did, on occasion, wear street clothes) they could have passed as students. But, whether wearing ITT or Irving Public Schools suits, or flares and heels, the new custodial staff wasyoungand related to the student body. Only . . . what does ITT stand for? JEANS: Frayed, laded, flared, patched, pleated, stained, strained, studded, belted, bleached, belled, blotched, hiphuggers, highwaters, tight, torn, worn. Usually accompanied by a blue workshirt. Right now they are helping us expressour individuality, Fortyyears from now, our grandkids will pull this yearbook out of the attic and say Gee— they all look alike! Didn ' t anyone have a mind ot his own? One of the younger ;anitors takes time out trom his duties to talk to Mark Maness. JOB: What isa job? (1.) A job teaches you responsibility. (2.) Ajob teaches you the value of money. (3.) A job teaches you to deal with people. (4.) A job teaches you to survive on three hours of sleep. (5.) Ajobteachesyou to blow off the final at 8:30 the next morning. (6.) A job teaches you to smile and say, Yes, sir, we ' re still open when it ' s a minute after closing time and you have a date in ten minutes. (7.) A job teaches you, in the long run, that there are many things you ' d be better off not being taught. Fallen victim to computer readout, Russell Pierce is stuck with the bottom locker blues. 18 experiencing nmnmmmmmniinMHmKiinmm