The Westerner World (Lubbock, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 14, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 12, 1966 Page: 1 of 8
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GOOD LUCK AT UT COACH — Tri-capiains of
this year's Westerner football team say goodbye
to Coach Fred Akers. The captains are wishing
Coach Akers the best of luck on his newly-accept-
ed position as backfield coach and assistant to
Darrell Royal at University of Texas. (Photo by
Marion Howard.)
VOL. 32 Lubbock High School, Lubbock, Texas, January 12, 1966 No. 14
Lambert Accepts Post
As Head Grid Mentor
BY BRUCE CURRY
Former assistant Coach Gerald Lambert was named new
head coach at Lubbock High Tuesday, replacing Coach Fred
Akers who has accepted a position at the University of Texas.
The decision of the school board was a unanimous choice.
COACH LAMBERT came to Lubbock last year with Coach
Akers from Edinburg, where they posted a 12-8 record from
1963-64. Previously he coached at Sherman, Texas, where his
4A team was the district champion.
The twenty-nine year old mentor played for Texas A&M
from 1957-59, serving as co-captain two years, at center and
guard on offense and linebacker and noseman on defense.
COMMENTING ON his selection as new gridmaster,
Coach Lambert said, "I feel that the most important thing is
the continuation of progress here at Lubbock High. As far as
I am concerned, there is no reason why we can't continue with
the same pride, effort and self-respect that we had this past
fall. „
"\ would like to thank the administration, school board,
faculty and stuaent body who have, since the very first day,
shown a tremendous amount of enthusiasm and encourage-
ment," added the 190-pound coach.
COACH AKERS, who, when he first came to Lubbock, an-
nounced that he was here "to make Lubbock High No. 1,"
leaves the school with an impressive 7-3 slate the best for a
Lubbock team in several years—including a win over the dis-
trict champions—Monterey.
The twenty-seven year old coach, who lettered two years
at the University ot Arkansas, has accepted an offensive back-
field coaching position with the University of Texas. He left
for Austin Wednesday.
"WE ARE really excited about going to Texas," said the
ex-Lubbock head. "I hate to leave the boys who we have
worked with here in high schoool, but I can truthfully say I have
never enjoyed working with a group more. There is no other
high school in the entire state I would have left Lubbock High
for.
"The Westerners are extremely lucky to have a coach like
Coach Lambert," continued Coach Akers. "He is a terrific
person and will make an outstanding coach."
Tommy Martin, Candy Lovell
City Teenagers Compete
‘Johnny Come Latelys’ Receive Honors In
‘Dimes’ Walk-A-Thon
By ELAINE BAKER
Two Air Force “brats”—that is
quite a slang phrase to describe
Tom Martin and Candy Lovell,
January Junior Rotarian and Girl-
of-the-Month respectively.
ALTHOUGH CANDY and Tom
are both what might be termed
“Johnny - come - latelys,” to LHS
they have, in their few short years
in Lubbock and at Lubbock High
made many friends and done many
things. Both Candy’s father and
Tom’s father are in the Air Force.
Both have travelled all over the
world.
“I guess we have lived in just
about every state there is to live in
and most all countries that have
bases. We have never really travel-
ed, but we have been all across the
U.S. and back again,” quips Tom.
"ALTHOUGH TOM and I have
both been all over the world, our
paths have never crossed until we
both came to Lubbock High. We
both lived on the same base in
Japan, but Tom was just a baby
when he lived there and I lived
there before coming to Lubbock,”
Candy commented.
Before coming to Westernerland
Candy attended Monterey High
a year. Tom’s father was stationed
at New York.
OTHER THINGS that the two
honorees have in common are hon-
ors classes and the Natonal Honor
Society. Tom has been in at least
two honors classes every year
since he started high school in
New York.
WHILE MOST of Tom’s time is
spent in the Audio Visual room of
the Student Council Office, Candy
works as Y-Teens president and
co-chairman of the senior banquet
and publications committees.
“I spend at least four hours
every day in the AV,” Tom said.
“I really love working as student
director of the AV. I plan to work
in electronics when I get out of
college, so I feel that all the woi’k
I can do in it now will be of bene-
fit to me later. Also, I really enjoy
working with Mr. Jerrell Snod-
grass.”
AS Y-TEENS president, Candy
is busy with all sorts of projects
and activities dealing with the
YWCA.
Candy, who has been at LHS
only a year, is serving on the sen-
ior class council as well as the All-
School Council.
WHILE CANDY serves as pres-
ident of the training union at the
Trinity Baptist Church, Tom serves
as president of the Protestant
Youth of the Chapel, the youth
organization at the non-denomina-
tional base chapel.
“My pet peeve is people with
false personalities and supposedly
‘loyal Westerners’ who lead the
school by chewing gum and break-
ing the honor system in other
ways,” reports the handsome
green-eyed senior boy who talks
with a “Yankee” accent.
ACCORDING TO Candy, her pet
grievance is people who sign up for
committees and say that they they
will do some jqb and then never
show up.
As for plans for the future, both
Tom and Candy are planning on
attending Tech. At the present
Candy’s major is undecided-either
math or library science. Tom is
definitely planning on being an
electrical engineer and maybe go-
ing into broadcasting.
ALTHOUGH TOM and Candy
have similar backgrounds and en-
joy some of the same things, they
are two very outstanding individ-
ualists.
Participation in a teenage walk-
a-thon for the March of Dimes was
one of several topics discussed in
the first All-School Council meet-
ing of the new year.
LUBBOCK HIGH, Monterey.
Coronado and possibly Dunbar
participated in the fund-raising
project, which was also supported
by radio station KSEL.
Bill Horton, student council
president, explained the project,
which was last Saturday, to ASC
members, “Students from partici-
pating high schools will be put
into teams, each of which will be
placed a certain distance from
Tech.
"KSEL DISC jockeys will each
be assigned to a team, and will en-
courage listeners to donate and
call in money to the team of their
choice. Students will then go by
and pick up donations.
“For each dime it receives, a
team will be allowed one step. The
team getting to Tech first will win
some kind of plaque or trophy.”
FOLLOWING THE all - day
wlak-a-thon, a dinner and a
party were given for the students
who participated. Andy Kerr,
Deanie Fulton and Bill, among
others, represented Lubbock High
in preparing for the drive.
“One of the more important
tournaments of the year,” were
the words with which Mrs. Mayme
Porter, debate teacher, described
the upcoming Tall City Invitation-
al Speech Tournament in Midland,
January 14 and 15.
TWENTY-TWO Lubbock High
students will attend the tourna-
ment. Entered in the prose and
poetry division are Gary Osborne,
Doug Sanford, Ken Caldcleugh,
Yolanda Newsome, Linda Jones,
Charlotte Hendrick, Sam Ratliff,
and Margy Lacy.
Persuasive speakers are Dorinda
Nall, Ann Hearn, Pat Faver, and
During the course of the meet-
ing, Mr. Jerrell Snodgress, stu-
dent activities director, delivered a
“State of the Council” message.
HE STATED that the council
usually has a tendency to “let
down” after Christmas, although
it has done “a real fine job” so far
this year.
Bill also announced that ASC
meetings may be moved into the
auditorium from the Group Teach-
ing Center in order to avoid con-
fusion in the seating arrangement.
PEPPER SHELTON. junior,
stated that the evaluation commit-
tee has given the Toys for Tots
dance a 2.99 rating, which is “as
close to good as you can get with-
out going over it.” This is the next-
to-the lowest rating given this
year.
Members were reminded that the
Monterey student workshop will
be Jan. 21-22. All Lubbock High
students are invited at a possible
cost of $1.75 per person. Waggoner
Carr will be one of several featur-
ed speakers.
JAN. 29 HAS been set for a
Youth Teen Jury Workshop which
will feature among other things,
a model jury.
Bill Horton, while Suzy Smith,
Barbara Durham, James Bass, and
Earl Elms are entered in informa-
tive speaking.
REPRESENTING THE debate
department are Debby Byrd, Carla
Napier, Ronnie Hodge, Pepper
Shelton, Dave Garets, and Glyn
Hearn.
Students attending will leave by
bus Friday after school.
"WE SHOULD meet some of the
toughest competition in West
Texas,” stated Mrs. Porter. “This
tournament should be extremely
valuable in preparing for district
competition.”
TESTING. TESTING—Tom Martin. January Junior Rotarian. ex-
plains the techniques of handling the tape recorder to Candy Lovell,
January Girl-of-ihe-Month, before she checks it out. Tom works in
the Audio-Visual department. (Photo by Randy Brown.)
Twenty-Two Speakers Participate
In Tall City Invitational Tourney
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