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

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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

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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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ing Christmas as its theme, and the second mu' sical production is offered during June. This has as its subject, Spring. This department also sponf sors many organizations which render great servf ice to the school. The Colonial Chanters, forf merly Boys' Glee Club, and the Girls' Glee Club both furnish musical programs to the school. The Senior Crchestra and Band provide the instruf mental music for Fairfax's entertainment. Two other groups perform for special events, the Senf ior chorus for Commencement, and the Extravaf ganza chorus for that production. In order to avoid the confusion with the Science department formerly caused by the name Social Science, the name of this department has been changed to Social Studies. Under the guidf ance of Miss Wood, this department has conf tinued to offer many courses to those interested STAFF Estill, Jamgochian, Mason Purnell. HELEN ESTILL giving instruction to her library helpers. VICE-PRINCIPAL D. S. SVVAN acting as principal during his superior? illness. 18