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

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Reminiscent of his Harvard track days is the efficient and speedy manner in which H. L. God' dard administers the English department, largest in the school. So great is the work of this secf tion that teachers from Mathematics, Social Studies, and Foreign Language have been needed to augment the regular department teachers. As a department project the Creative Writing Year' book is published, embodying the best literary eff forts of the English classes. In the lower grades a set program of courses is taught, but those of the upper grades are offered a wide variety of electives from which to choose. In the future English will tend toward the general developf ment of offering an even wider range of elective subjects. Under the leadership of expert linguist Miss Way, whose repertoire includes four differ' ent languages, the Foreign Language department FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTNIENT Standing: James, Way Aiken, Ringle, Reeve, Roalfe Seated: Hart, McLure. HENRIETTA WAY BETSY FRICKE Foreign Language Girls' Physical Education Department Head Department Head Guns' P11Ys1cAL EDUCATION DEPARTMEN T Pa 1' s on s, Thorpe, Fricke, Sprague, Delan ey, Whiting. 14

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I 41...- COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT Back Row: Davenport, Ran- dell, Meyers, Backer. Front Row: Joy, Colville, Keyes. H. O. BACKER H. L. Gonnaim Commercial Department English Depmtment Head Head Proving itself to be one of the most progresf sive parts of the school, the Commercial depart' ment, presided over in a shipfshape manner by an exfnavy man, H. O. Backer, has many new courses and new methods in old courses to offer. All trends now point toward practicalism in the new courses. A new course in Consumers Eco' nomics does its part to make Fairfax graduates more conversant with the problems of everyday buying. A new typing class for Seniors now off fers a practical course which endeavors to teach those fundamentals which are necessary for perf sonal and collegiate use. Two experimental Senf ior classes in bookkeeping have been taught. One class has had bookkeeping in the tenth grade and the other is studying the subject for the first time. The results of this test will show whether tenth grade students receive enough knowledge from the course to justify its continuance. ENGLIS H DEPARTMENT 1 Back Row: Szekler, Baxter, Sawyer, Garton, Stromber- ger, Goddard, Donavan, Hal- gren, Morrison, Prichartt, Heath, Frofnt Row: Ray, Davis, Mills, Newby, Lickel. ,Q

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HOME ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT Cloclczvise: McCulloch, Mc- K' I P t 'df . Eb t in ey, ar ri ge el' s. McDonald, Schenk, Bchrman. ,V Fl,0RA DVNN JEAN MCCULLOCH Mathematics Df711H7'tlIlP7lt Hffarl Home Economics Depwrtmwnt Head has shown a decided increase in enrollment dur' ing the past year. For those interested in speakf ing the languages of other people, the department offers four year courses in French, Latin, and Spanish. German may be studied for three years. Four gymnasium periods and one hygiene hour form the weekly program for those enrolled in the Girls' Physical Education department. On the hygiene day subjects are discussed relating to personality, and charm. The other days may be occupied by engaging in one of the variety of sports offered: Speedball, basketball, volleyball, and baseball. One day during the Week is free, and the girls may play table tennis, badminton, or tennis with the valuable equipment provided for this use. During the year one new teacher, Miss Thorpe, has been added to the staif of Mrs. Fricke, department head. The Fairfax Home Economics department, far NIATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT ,MQ Standing: Walsh, Thielen, Frederics, Brown. Seated: Allen, Dunn, Bowes, Marks. g-. U 5 Q'