Fairfield High School - Quill Yearbook (Fairfield, IA)

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6 FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL •51 1 jbedicatia+t ta . . . During his 24 years in the Fairfield Public Schools he has been instrumental in the erection of one of the finest educational institutions in the state of Iowa. Studying, planning, weighing the facts and figures over and over again in his mind, he helped to make one of the wisest investments made in 1939. W. G. PENCE A man who has given 24 years of his life to the Fairfield Public Schools . . . who has achieved as much for the system as any other individual in his tenure of administration. Coming in personal contact with more than 10,000 students, knowing and sharing their de- sires — and wants — and am- bitions, ever striving to do every- thing possible to counsel them and start them out straight on the long road of life. Mr. Pence has done as much as any living man toward paving the future of youth. There could be no one more proud of this fine building. Ask any first year student at F. H. S. what one of the first things is he learns when he enters as a freshman. You will find that over and over again the answer will be. We must have great concern over the care of the entire school plant. Now, I 1 years after the final brick has been laid, people journey from nearly every state in the United States to study the layout and construction of Fairfield High School. At the untimely passing of J. F. T. Saur in Jaunary, 1950, long time principal of F. H. S., Mr. Pence was the man who so ably performed the double duties of both principal and superintendent of schools. For nearly six months Mr. Pence pondered and worried about upholding the responsibilities of a high school principal, as well as carrying on the administrative duties of his own office. We, the Staff of ’51, hereby dedicate our Quill to Superintendent W. G. Pence in grateful appreciation for his friendship and guidance throughout his many years of service and leadership in Fairfield High School.

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•51 FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL 7 A MemMial to- .. . Pearl M. DeKalb We're sure that every studenl who has entered Fairfield High School since that day sixteen years ago when Mr. DeKalb be- gan what was to be over a dec- ade full of advice and guidance, has felt his ability to understand and properly counsel them. Whether it was from the fel- lowship acquired through a weekly Hi-Y meeting, which was always high on his list of interests, or a class of Bible, Spanish, English, mathematics, or science, the result was the same. Perhaps the versatility of his skill was due to the fact that with his teaching duties went his fatherly guidance, which he considered equal to his scholastic responsibilities. The times are countless when he has led the student body through periods of difficulty and trouble. How many Holy Week — Easter — Thanks- giving — and Christmas Services has Mr. DeKalb directed during his span of service to the youth of Fairfield High School? These, too, are countless. The memory of Mr. DeKalb will live in the hearts of the students who knew him, long after these words are forgotten. A TRIBUTE It's not the goodbye service. That I will remember of him. But the way he understood me. And helped me when I came. I want to think of his service In the glory of his God; I want to think of young men He helped along the road. 1 want to remember the way God lived in his daily life; And how he loved the beauty Of flowers, stars and woods! His cheerful way of working. His joking at trouble and task; I want to remember him always As I saw him living in life. So I say goodbye to father As he takes the friendly road To the house of many mansions. He forever made his goal. —VICTOR DEKALB