McCallum High School - Knight Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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,-P 49? 15 Duded up in her full circular skirt, petticoat, and ruffled pantaloons, Ava Moody swings with the River City Squares, one of many square dancing groups in Austin. She dances every Thursday night. Performing at the spring magic review, sponsored bythe Texas Magicians Association, John Cherico does a slight of hand trick, and makes a dove appear. He is a member ofthe group. 2 In the archery setup in his backyard, Kenneth Johnson does some practice in preparation for the deer season this fall. Kenneth hunts deer with his bow and arrow. Before taking off, Lulu Perkins conducts a preflight check by looking over her engine controls, gas, wheels, and other control surfaces. Lulu hopes to be an airline pilot someday. Hobbies 29

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To Each His 0wn cCallum students were characterized by being individuals. They did what came naturally to them and did what they enioyed. Whether it was a hobby or a iob, they worked with their talents and did their own thing. Training Arabian horses, flying an airplane, practicing dancing, hunting with a bow and arrow, and being a magician were a few of the pastimes. Each hobby reflected a uniqueness in the student's character. These hobbies were something not iust enioyed this year but in years past. Self-satisfaction was gained because they were working on something they preferred to do. Time was spent on school nights as well as weekends and holidays by the individuals in order to develop their skills and to have fun. John Cherico, magician, said, Even though I do get paid for being a magician, I do magic for pleasure and because I love working with audiences. What the heck! Mahnaz Moosavi demonstrates certain techniques of Middle Eastern dancing in her dance classes that she holds at home. She learned her dance techniques from Iran. At Reesaka Arabians, her family stables, Kathy Engelhard? poses with one of her horses in the native costume worn at horse shows in this area. She trains and shows Arabian horses. 28 Hobbies

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ften stereotyped by students, teachers, through their out- of-school activites, showed they were real people too. Outside of school their interests varied from active participation in sports, to utilization of special skills, to enioying the great outdoors, In addition to time spent on hobbies, a great deal of time was shared by the teachers with their spouses and children. A certain amount of peaceful minutes, hours, and days were set aside to do what seemed most pleasant to each, and made it easier to face upcoming tasks. lt was good for these teachers to take their time. Physics teacher Mr. John Burza has discovered an interesting pastime in astrology. Star-gazing is quite a relief from his physics and earth science classes. Mrs. Dorothy Ashton, teacher of English and psychology, is at home on Sin Pena Ranch which belongs to both her and her husband. They have cattle, deer, turkey, ducks, ond sheep.