Fairfield Area High School - Fairhian Yearbook (Fairfield, PA)

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SEATED, L. to R.: Stanley Kugler, Wilber F. Sites, C. A. Wills, Ira M. Walter, J. B. Waddle, Howard C. Diehl, Loyd E. Benner, Olmer Spence, George Myers, Emory Flohr. STANDING: Hoy B. Martin, Robert E Newman, Earl B. Hartzel, John J. Reindollar, Joseph T. Lowe. SCHOOL BOARD OF 1960 The Fairfield Joint School System is composed of Hamiltonban and Liberty Townships and Fairfield Borough. There are five members from each school district. Each year a president, vice-president, sec- retary and treasurer are elected. Some of the school board work is done by committees and then ap- proval or disapproval is given by the entire board. ln most cases business is transacted directly by the Board. The Board meets regularly on the third Monday of the month at the high school building. The school board members have a three-fold obligation. They are--fly an obligation to the citizens of the community who want better schools, better teachers, better transportation with decreased cost. Q29 an obligation to the children. This, really, is their greatest obligation for they must see that proper teachers are employed and that pupils are given equal educational opportunities with other children in comparable communities. The welfare of the children must be their prime concern for the school op- erates for children and their benefit. Q31 a certain obligation is also due to the school personnel for they are responsible for the educational growth of the children in their care. The school director 's job is a thankless one for he serves without pay and makes many sacrifices so that he can be present for meetings. The directors are continually asked to keep their schools in line with state mandates. Most school directors assume their responsibilities with pride and a feeling of re- sponsibility. lf we are to operate as a democracy, people must be willing to take part and hold these public offices which regulate the welfare of our most precious asset--our boys and girls--our future citi- zens. 6

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QLIPERVISING PRINCIPAL GEORGE B. INSKIP ... A awfaff Congratulations to the Class of 1960. You have anticipated graduation from high school for a num- ber of years. Some of you probably were anxious to reach this point in your careers and others disliked to see the time arrive. But eventually time catches up with us and we must face realities. So it is with graduation. Graduation is here and as we look back and retrospect we will remember happy days in which we worked and played. We will remember our dances, athletic events, plays and other school ac- tivities. Some of us will remember times when we felt we were mistreated and no one cared about our problems. Others will remember sharing their problems and arriving at some solution. As we look to the future we will become convinced that the world is composed of two factors--prob- lems and solutions. lf we are to progress, our problems must be solved as they arise. If we do this, suc- cess will be assured. In order to solve problems we will need ideas. The gaining of ideas should be our lifelong pursuit . As you attempt to solve your problems I would like for you to remember the solutions which were discussed in your P.O.D. classes. Here we learned that life is a succession of making choices. One of the methods we learned was the trial and error method. By this we mean that if one plan does not work we try another. It is a usable method in certain choice making but if we follow this plan entirely we probably never will achieve success. Another method is solving problems by systematic thought. In this method we consider the background of problems by analyzing the situation, drawing on the background of our experience and proceeding. If our background has been well-founded, our solution will probably be reasonably correct. The third method of solving problems is by default. This is not really a way of solving problems but the ignoring of the responsibilities which face us. The type of person who does nothing about his problems will make a poor contribution to his com- munity and the organization of his community. He will never take a stand and probably will be a con- tinual source of discontent among his fellow men. The world needs people who will take their place, express their ideas and who are willing to systematically solve their problems. It is my sincere wish that your class has gained the knowledge which will help you in the adult world and that you will reflect this knowledge in your thinking and day-to-day activities in the community in which you live. We need good citizens--be one of them! 7