Fairmont West High School - Dragon Yearbook (Kettering, OH)

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MUSIC CLARK HAINES Sailings are fun! The band plays and streamers are thrown. The music department aboard the Fair- mont is exceptionally good. Students learn first to appreciate music in its many forms. Our choruses and band are in constant demand by organizations around Dayton, their home port. ART RACHEL URICK Our art course helps us to discover hidden talents. Having discovered such talents, the next lap of our voyage concerns itself with developing our sea-legs and learning to appreciate beauty and to create from our own ability. This branch of learning is very popu- lar on shipboard. LANGUAGE HELEN HARTSOCK Why not travel? If we have any doubt as to Where to go and what to see, the Fairmont counseling system assists us to plan enjoyable and educational voyages. Our counselors help us to plan itineraries which will lead to more profitable destinations. French and Latin also help us to understand the natives when We dock. OFFICE FLORENCE WETZEL As chief purser aboard the Fairmont, Miss Wetzel is always on hand With data about Who's who on shipboard. Passenger lists are drawn up daily, statis- tics recorded, and schedule dificulties cheerfully straightened out. If' our passports aren't in order after our cruise, it isn't the purser's fault. LIBRARY MIRIAM WILSON The library aboard the Fairmont is located directly above the Captain's cabin. It contains 4000 volumes and 40 issues of magazines Knot all Waterproofj to keep the passengers in touch with the World. If in- clined toward sea-sickness, the passengers may satisfy their appetites by digesting texts taken in small bites or fiction taken in large chunks.

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HOME ECONOMICS HELEN VoGELsANG Future sailors' wives, attention! Fairmont offers to all her students an excellent home economics course. Sail mending and mess hall duties are among the many phases of these classes. Home management and budget problems are made easy to students under the skillful piloting of Miss Vogelsang. PHYSICAL EDUCATION CHESTER WARNER Everyone knows that normal crossings are few and far between. No sailor or passenger relies upon such a passage and so provisions are made at Fair- mont to teach us the fundamental principles of health. Our health courses combined with gymnasium capital- ize on strengthening our bodies and preparing us for the worst squalls. PHYSICAL EDUCATION GLADYS POWELL Even if your ship doesn't come in first, remember that it's fun. Good sportsmanship ranks high among the requirements for seamen and during our gym- nasium periods we are constantly urged to better our- selves in this respect. Gym', helps us all to become better sailors. INDUSTRIAL ARTS AND MATHEMATICS WILLIAM RAMSEY If you've ever had to abandon a sinking ship you will quickly realize the necessity of having well planned vessels. Mechanical drawing teaches students to plan and to understand plans of various structures. Being able to read plans enables us to know beforehand the kind of boat we are boarding. INDUSTRIAL ARTS AND SCIENCE LELAND HALL In the Fairmont shop boys are trained not only to build the many parts of their boats but to keep them in shipshape condition. The shop classes offer prelim- inary training for boys who hope to work in Dayton's many factories.

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THE SICK BAY DR. ROUTSONG During our gymnasium periods we learn to keep our bodies in good condition. This and our annual dental and physical examinations have taught us to benefit from the old sea chanty which says, An ounce of prevention is Worth a pound of cure. Dr. Bartholo- mew, ship's doctor, was on board during the school year. Supplies for 1939 Dragon Cruise YES, the hold has been fully supplied with everything that is agreeable to the passengers' tastes or likingsf' reported Captain Barnes just before sail- ing time. Included in the provisions are 7200 lbs. of potatoes, 1440 loaves of bread, 900 pies, 8000 lbs. of meat, 1440 ice creams bars, 720 boxes of cookies, enough to satisfy any passenger's sweet tooth, and 1700 gallons of soup. In case of an emergency We have provided for extra provisions. Also Purser Ernst has just announced a list of probably expenses of the forthcoming voyage which include S700 for equipment replacement, S460 for water, 95885 for electricity, S60 for gas, S965 for coal and about S900 for books to be used in the ship's library. But for the time being, forget the costs, just relax and let your mind Wander to your future destinations. THE GALLEY The Dragon is kept shipshape by our alert deck stewards, Robert Mitchell and Charles Grice, whose day's work includes everything from swabbing the deck to stoking the boilers and satisfying all the demands of the passen- gers with a smile. The mess hall is served by the chief cook Mrs. Hurst, assisted by Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Tanis, who turn out everything from Christmas turkey to liver and onions at the behest of the cafeteria manager, Miss Vogelsang.