Fairfield Community High School - Reflector Yearbook (Fairfield, IL)

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December Z3 There was a Chrustmas program thus afternoon and the chour came out wuth theur new robes whuch us another added umprovement We also played Albuon here December 24 Chrustmas vacatuon start d Due to the fact that the uanutors wushed to mprove the study hall floor the Pep Club Chrustmas tree has to be taken down rught un the muddle of the mornung December 25 Santa was very good to most of us and the real purpose of Chrustmas hasnt been forgotten December 29 30 3l The l-loluday Tournament un Mt Vernon We came un fourth January 2 Another tournament at Flora Faur fueld came un fourth January S School re opened thus mornung and everythung was so clean that we hated to walk on the study hall floor Its surface was very comparable to a skatung runk also The shadow of semesters us begunnung to turn us all unto book worms January 9 Salem here January lO Brudgeport there January l3 The F F A helped maneuver th mules to the gym floor and what a game lvl Kurk patruck uust couldnt stay on lt must have been our Hustory lesson today The gym was packed to see the Donkey basketball game January l6 Lawrencevulle here un another thrull packed game Faurfueld beat Lawrencevulle January l7 Faurfueld won over Carmu January 22 Semester exams January 26 Because of the lack of power at the school on the 23rd exams were funushed today January 27 Junuor magazune druve started to BY January 30 Mt Carmel here January Sl F H A broadcasts from Mt Vernon February 6 Flora played here and the teana fought hard The Howells Derformed un front of the student body thus mornung F ruwry ll The Pep Club had Its annual Valentune party The Valentune ueen looked nuce and the Kung was handsome Every one unhaled to make theur vvausts smaller un order that ut wouldnt cost so much to get un The Pep Club gurls looked forward to theur new club puns and now they re here February l2 lt was Luncoln s burthday so con sequently there wasn t any school February 13 Olney agaun met Faurfueld un bas ketball February ZO Albuon played Faurfueld on thcur floor February Zl Brudgeport here February 27 Our last game was played tonught wuth Robunson un theur gym March 5 More grades are turned unto the otfuce March l The F F A banquet us thus evenung March The Noruonettes gave a performance before the as embly uon show thus evenung Dresses were shupped to the club and were modeled by the gurls of the club March 23 Sprung vacatuon Durung vacatuon we have been wonderung about what the Senuor play would be luke and just how many banquets we could go to March 3l School reopens A rul l5 James Dutton appeared thus afternoon and performed for us Aprul Zl The next to the last set of grades sent un to the otfuce Aprul 28 say you a we had a very une entertaunung group today the Deep Ruver Quartet May Zl Funal exams May Z3 At last the great day us arruvung Bac calaureate May 24 The rest of the funal exams are today Nflay 26 The last grades of the term were handed In May L8 Commencement Aduos from thc Senuor Class of l9-lb Q u u J Il l'IIl Ill . eb 1 -- . ' ' . . ' Q --- ' e . A ' ' I l I I ' On f . . ' . ' . . l6 --- F T J A March l8 H- The F, H. A. had its McCall's fash- ' - is Y, ' 1- l , - ll g f d . i -

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t r most of the students are very well pleased wuth the Lyceum numbers October 9 Our only afternoon game was played today wuth Albuon at Albuon We won 3I O Actual If the reason we were so full of pep today was basuc ally because there wasnt any school Teachers l tutute you know October IO Today there was a Southeastern Duvusuon meetung at Robunson October I4 The Senuor proofs are at school nd do we look cute October ID Furst sux weeks end Need I say YTIOI' October I6 The Freshmen came across and brought a huge pule of furewood The bonfure us stull 'nolderung Or rather ut was untul the raun funushed It The snake dance left everyone feelung luke worms but we had a hularuous tume at any rate October I7 The day of days Homecomung As usual ut rauned but funally cleared enough to have our annual parade Thungs were dufferent thus year nd Homecomung was bugger and better' The Foot ball Queen and her attendants wore formals and the crownung was done un the court yard Even the nom unatung was dufferent thus year and there were also flower gurls Flora our opposung team cared not for our muddy fueld Oh yes ut rauned agaun thus eve nung October I8 The Pep Club gurls packed theur purses and went to Champaugn today We saw the football game between Munnesota and lllunous Whule we were there we vusuted a sororuty house The thung of the most unterest was the answer telephone note book all ut read was man called up one sude and down the other October 20 Grades appeared un the offuce and ome of us dusappeared October 2-I We played Carmu there Well after all ut was theur l-lomecomung and It wouldnt have been faur for us to wun October 3l The Roamers entertauned us thus mornung and everyone wush d they could have sung longer O November I Lawrencevulle seemed to be Shudler crazy and we dudnt come out so well School spurut7 November ll Another vacatuon' Now thug us what we luke and the teachers wull come back look ung so rested November I4 We played Wayne Cuty here thus evenung un our furst basketball game Guess who won? Well of course we dud' Yell books were sold today November I5 Student Councul Delegates go to rus nou l-l A has uts mon broadcast November Zl Mt Vernon won tonught November 22 The football boys took a trup to Champaugn to see Muchugan play lllunous U Some un I hear November 26 How tume flues' We just got through flunkung and NOW the second sux weeks end November Z6 27 Thanksguvung vacatuon We all were thankful that we were at peace once more wuth the world November 28 McLeansboro plays here The score? 38 48 our favor December l Just thunk there are only 25 more days tull Chrustmas' Grades also went to the offuce today The student councul us started December 2 Thus mornung durung actuvuty per uod questuons were answered about the student coun December 3 Students were nomunated for th student councul and the constututuon was approved Vuolet I-ludelson wull be uts presudent December 5 Mt Carmel won the basketball game tonught The Annual Fall Festuval beauty con test was held un the gym We have had a gurl who has accomplushed beung an attendant for two years now so the school usn t so bad December 6 Carmu and Faurfueld played here tonught December 8 Banana spuders Skunks and snakes we had them all thus mornung when Mr .lohn son told us about hus luttle fruends December I2 We played Lawrencevulle there December I5 Olney played Faurfueld here lt seems luke Frudays and Saturdays have turned unto basketball days December I7 We sang thus mornung and from now on we sung every Wednesday mornung December I9 Flora defeated us on theur floor tonught ' X f C11 VII! rlf' ' . ' n- it . S ' ' Pa'-llli 'S that us, F. . . ' thly a Yl?l V , W, , , , I , E . . ' f , 4 ., I I 1 l . u - ! I - A I . - ' - - - cil.

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STUDENT COUNCIL One of the most lmportant hlghlnghts of the year was the organuzatuon of the Student Councll The councul had Its beglnnung when Eddle Ackman Dorothy Koontz Jeene Rumburg and Bob Elllott were chosen to form a constututlon and wuth Betty Mar tan Vnrganra Self and Vrolet Hudelson represented Falrfueld at the Student Councul Conference at Pans lllunous On December 3 l9-47 the students bya vote of 309 to 90 accepted the councul and the constututuon Later home room repre sentatnves were elected and on December l7 I947 Mr Holt admnnrstered the oath of office to the representatnves Each club has a speaking member to attend meetings of the councul The meetrngs are held on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month from l2 OO to l2 55 The councll decnded to place a fnve per cent tax on all clubs with selllng concessions and those who do not have anything other than dues will be charged a munumum of flve dollars a year In the past year the councsl has accom plxshed several worthwhile things such as sponsornng of fure drulls placing new flags In the varuous rooms and sponsorung the March of Dnmes Campaign The Advisory Commnttee represents three elective groups Mr Holt chose Mrs Worrell the faculty chose Mr lllsnuk and the Student Council selected Mr Kurk patruck The followang are the officers and e home room representatlves Vuolet Hudelson Presudent Dale Smuth Vuce President Bob Stnerwalt Secretary John Burgess Treasurer Fred Ackman Parllamentaruan Jack Monroe Betty Brown Joyce Guy Charles Werner Mary Ann Holland Bull Bnrckett Cecil Lelnard Marjorie Felux Barbara Kelley Julua Jelley Vance Harrns Junior Stewart The followlng are the club speakung representatuves Randall Ellnott Commerce Club Arlene Smith Pep Club Charles Stelner 5 o Club Lester Wlllmore F Club Ed Knmmel Latun Walma Wallace F H A a e Barr F Vurgunua Self Sclence Club Charletta Webber Conservatuo Dorothy Felix G A A Emmltt Buchanan Shop Club Januce Robbins Brayer Staff Club . . . . , th . l -T Ol ' ' J o I -F. . A.