Stephenville High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Stephenville, TX)

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Having to drive so far just to see more than two houses within a quarter of a mile could be discourage ing. Freshman Terry Wil- liams shows his emotional feelings about country life. 'living out of town is a hassle sometimes, said Williams. Photo by Margo Collins Sometimes, being so far away from town made students watch their money. These juniors, Schelli Walls and Sue Neely, talk about these problems. Put it this way, said walls, We support the gas companies. Photo by Margo Collins The sparks fly as Junior Wendall Mefford welds on a picnic table. Out of town life had different advantages. 'tThere are not as many rules to follow as there are in towns, said Mefford. Photo by Margo Collins 1 6 Student Life Junior Herman Reynolds watches others show their livestock at the Erath County Livestock Show held in January. Living out of town gave Reynolds the chance to raise a show steer. I have plenty of room to get dragged around by my steer,'l he said. Photo by Margo Collins Activities in the country were often the same as those in town. After wrestling with friend and classmate John Phelps, Senior Steve Williams takes a break in a 'ilovely custom-deluxe model Chevettef' as he said. Photo by Margo Collins -an 41 t,.,qqNoN f , vvml, Q, .... .rs.,....,. , . ,

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sh he uislciris Never sure if they will make it in time, they become speed demons and gas guzzlers. They talk about going to town and seem to think it is a big event. It's those that live out of town. They were constantly at the gas station. The stories they told about getting up at the crack of dawn were almost gruesome. These were the students deprived of midnight weeknight snacks from Ranglers. These were the out-of-towners. The students who lived outside the city limits. l'm hungry twenty-four hours a day and if there's nothing to eat, I can't just run to the storef' said Senior Brent Johnson. If I lived in town, I could just run to Ranglers and grab a Reeses Peanutbutter cup and a Snickers. The disadvantage of distance affected many aspects of out-of-town living. There's no cable t.v.,U said Senior Wade Parham. Also, the cost of gas could be a problem. However, there were distinct advantages to the out of the way location. Freshmen Jamie Lasswell and Karrie Terrill agreed that the privacy had big advantages. You can lay in the front yard with your bathing suit on, said Terrill. Although you don't just run out and get the paper, as Freshman Katy Portele said, the privacy was a big plus. And if you wanted to jog the mile to the mailbox, it didn't matter if you went in your pajamas. by Kim Kraat - I ' A- .ez , Outskirts 1 I 'iff . ' --' '