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

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from being the usual stronghold of the weaker sex, is now including a large number of boys in its enrollment. A great part of these are en' rolled in the Boys' Foods classes which are find' ing great favor among the males this year. Home Economics also offers mixed classes in Social Arts, mainly for Senior students, which proved so popular that three crowded classes are not suff licient to accommodate those who desire the course. As an afterfschool voluntary meeting, the boys and girls of the Social Arts classes may congregate once a week as a dancing club in gymnasium. Of the usual female classes, millinf ery appears to be the most popular of the house' hold arts offered by Miss McCulloch, head of this department and former municipal camp dif rector. Three full classes of nonfvocational milf linery are now being taught. The Mathematics department, under the dif MECIITXNICAL ARTS DEPARTMENT Lee, Bultman, Carvill, Gus- tavuson, Burk. G. G. Ll-:E FLOY Bowan Mathematics Department Mechanical Arts Deyzartnzent Head Head MUSIC DEPARTMENT Bower, Horton, Rice, Mc- Laughlin. 16

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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'

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SCIENCE DEPARTMENT Back Row: Cornell, Sitler, Kendig, Koenig, Aigner, Chandler, Gray. Front Row: Grieve, Meyer, Siddall, Ger- mann, Smith. l I l HARIEY C. UNDERWOOD LIsI.E D, SAIITII Acting Head Science Department Hfad. Social Studies Department confers with Shorty Kvmlig. rection of Mrs. Dunn, whose policy demands closed collar, ties, and brains together from Sen' ior fellows, has continued to offer a full program to those interested in its studies. General Mathef matics, Algebra, and Plane Geometry constitute the required subjects of an academic course. Those training for a more specialized career may study Higher Algebra, Trigonometry, and Solid Geometry. For those who wish to put to practice the the- ories of mechanical education, Fairfax offers a complete Mechanical Arts curriculum under the guidance of Mr. Lee. Printing, automobile ref pairs, wood work, electrical work, and stage labor all are taught in the shops of this department. Working with admirable cooperation, the Music department, under the supervision of Mrs. Bower, produces two annual department prof grams. Une is presented during December, hav' SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT Back Row: Martin, Moore, Summerhays, Sawyer, White, Underwood, Front Row: Wood, Thompson, Peterson, Schulof, Heil. 17