Fairfax High School - Colonial Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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iriuic iuMflAdDiomnAiL Harvey Mauck L '• J High Commissioner. First Semester The class of W'33 held their elections soon after the re-opening of school and chose Robert Schroeder, president; Gilbert Scott, vice-president; Verna Dalgas, sec- retary; and Bill Bradley, treasurer. Miss Maude Marks was faculty sponsor. Opening their City League season against the 1931 championship Los Angeles High School lightweight team, on October 6, the Fairfax “Babes ' dropped an 18-0 decision to the Romans on our field before some 1500 rooters. The Colonials held the Romans at bay during the first quarter, but the visitors opened up their scoring machine in the next period and shoved over a touchdown in each succeeding quarter. Rufus Willard and Winnie Whitmeyer, ends, and Leo Passin and Stan Cohen, in the backfield, stood out for Fairfax, especially Willard, who played through a greater part of the contest with an injured leg. On the same day, the Colonial Class C team opened its season with a well earned victory by defeating the 1931 championship Los Angeles High team, 6-0, on the Romans' field. This was the first win for Fairfax in two years. Bill Sellers ac- counted for the lone score in the third quarter on a line plunge. Inexperience proved a bitter teacher for the Fairfax football team as the Colon- ials opened their season against the heavy and flashy Los Angeles High School team on the Romans' field. Presenting a green but willing team, the Colonials were pushed about the field during the entire first half. The Romans scored one touchdown in the first quarter and added two more in the second quarter to wm an easy victory, IS O, although the third score was unearned. Fairfax came back strong in the second half and more than held its own with the Romans. Captain Walter Elliot, Earl Bliss and Vin Musso exhibited a good brand of ball for Fairt'ax. Playing its first practice game of the year on October 9th, Coach Ray Call's lightweight football team dropped a 9-0 decision to the Hollywood High Babes on the Redshirts' field. [18]

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t The activities of the Music depart' ment are representative of what well or- ganized departments and conscientious students can do. Every special occasion brings forth musical entertainment of a very high degree. The annual Christmas and May programs feature the com- bined boys’ and girls’ glee clubs accom- panied by orchestra and band. The music course of Fairfax offers a variety of subjects. Orchestral instruc- tion is given by Mr. Thomas Rice; Chor- us and Music Appreciation are super- vised by Mrs. Floy Bower; Piano Har- mony and Senior Chorus are taught by Mrs. Florence Horton. Miss Allene Bixler teaches the History of Music, the Boys’ Glee club and choruses, while Miss Sallie Mason, head of the department, w'orks with the Girls' Glee club, Girls’ Chorus and Mixed Chorus. The Science department, headed by Mr. Lisle Smith, offers instruction in Horti- culture, Landscaping, General Science, Biology, Physiology, Chemistry, and Physics. A new laboratory course in Landscaping was offered this semester which satisfies the laboratory science graduation requirement and also gives the students who wish to specialize in this subject a better background in their chosen field. An event of particular interest to this department is the annual chemistry contest sponsored by the Southern Cali- fornia Section of the American Chemi- cal Society. Colonials who have entered this contest upheld the standards of the school in a creditable manner. Fred Weiss won the contest for 1933. Science Department Mr. Lawrence Chandler, Mr. Benjamin Cornell, Mr. Donald Gray, Miss Jessie Grieve, Mrs. Beatrice Meyer, Mrs. Doris Siddall, Mr. John Sitler, Mrs. Jean Sloat, Mr. Walter Koenig, Mr. William Wilson, and Mr. Smith, make up the personnel of the Science Department. The Social Science department headed by Miss Emma Wood is one of the most important at Fairfax. Because of present day world conditions, pupils wish to know more about national affairs and relation- ships. This accounts for the increasing interest in civics, social problems, Pan- Pacific, and International Relati o n s classes. Ancient, world, United States, and California history are given as back- ground for the more modern subjects. Miss Wood, Miss Hazelle Martin, Miss Elizabeth Summerhays, Miss Martha Shulhof, Miss Harriet Sloan, Miss Na- dine Steininger, Mrs. Emily Thompson, Mrs. Gladys White, and Mr. Harry Underwood are responsible for the active interest in Social Science. cm , Science Department I [ 17]

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Trni Colonial Council—First Semester Sheryl Austin Fred Karger Assistant Lord High Chancellor of the Com m issionrr Exchequer Harvey Mauck Lord High Commis- sioner Ruth Tatman Commissioner of Girls’ Athletics Durant Mosely Commissioner of Safety Dorothy Dowds Commissioner of Clubs Jack Allen Commissioner of Oral Arts Florence Corwin School Historian Roger Morgan Com missionrr of Advertising An dree Wagner President of the Girls' League William Bradley President of the Boys' Assize Court Gilbert Scott Commissioner of Boys' Athletics Verna Dai.gas President of the Prometheans Jack Wright Major of the R.O.T.C. Alice Watanabk President of the Girls' Assize Court Charles Smouse Town Crier Mr. H. O. Backer Faculty Sponsor Julia Elliot Adjutant Sherman Sue. arm an Editor of the Colo- nial Gazette Joan Grossberg Commissioner of Publicity [ 19]