Memorial High School - Reata Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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'W Freshman Mary Grant takes a break in Class to show off her carnations. Above: Sales posters such as the one above were placed strategically around the Campus, Right: Football jocks Mike Dewey and leffMCFarland share their carnations in true team spirit. Far right: Deliveryman, Bill Booth Concentrates on his work as he inspects Carnation nametags. CARNATIGNS

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wresident Charlie Stern checks to make sure he is reading the correct pamphlet. 'elovv: Exchange student Ze DeCarli suns himself in the mall one afternoon. beekin , new world , customs, people Arguing his point, AFS president Charlie Stern tries to convince jenny Wallvvork that he is correct Thousands of miles from home, jennifer Wallvvork and jose Di Carli learned to make friends, study hard and adjust to the American way of life. jennifer ljennyj and jose lZej were both exchange students of the American Field Service. Both jose and jenny spent the year as seniors. jenny came from Perth in Western Australia. She lived in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Deisler and their daughter Senior julie Deisler. jenny took classes such as Government, Trig IK and Advanced Chemistry IIK. Ze came from Caxias Do Sul, Brazil. He celebrated his nineteenth birthday here vvith an AES party, a party in several of his classes and a private celebration at home with his American parents Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Kobs. Memorial's exchange student was Senior james Moore. l-Ie spent a year in Pertoria, South Africa and vvas the second in his family to participate in the AES exchange program, In 1974 his sister Carolin spent a year in Yugoslavia. james left for Pertoria on january 20 and planned to remain there until january 1977. He attends St. Albims and participates in such sports as tennis, swimming, squash, rugby and field hockey. AMERICAN FIELD SERVICE 49

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Hucksters hoard petal profit Substituting a Carnation for a rose, his own imitation ofa Spaniard. Choosing the theme o f hucksters, juniors cajoled buying carnations. Using brightly colored their identity, the huckst recognized. They prowle for prospective buyers an when they heard the fami already bought carnation 12,700 carnations were so vvho always managed to 8 Chuck Rathgeber does horticultural students into ties to establish ers were easily d the halls looking d didn't give up liar excuse, l've s. Eventually ld by the hucksters et out of their Baby Face were also gi en a generous fourth period classes to s and sophomore lunch pe Singing valentines vver the hucksters. For a dolla send a musical greeting s Dog, 'Surfer Girl or W embarass the recipient. T l' ell during freshman riods. e also offered by a person could r uch as Hound ild Thingf' to hose vvho received v Di' SD app were given during home inkling of baby powde ropriate costuming, si The night before delive ga ca to ar UD l' A shortage of 1,000 car oblem. According to lu thered in the cafeteria r homerooms. Although nations in wastebaske ved at 9 p.m., most of until 1 a,m. finishing u I I I r. Complete with nging carnations FOOl'T'l. ry, 75juniors o arrange s for distribution the carnations he workers were p. n nior Principal Olan ations presented a Ha an th lbert, The kids found Despite a couple of mi volunteer delivery peopl boom came as usual du meroom and netted a the ho junior Class. d bought 400 more car en 500 more in the mor e ri a 24 hour florist nations that night, ning. nor hassles for the ,the bloom ng concurrent profit of 394,300 for CARNATIONS 51