Fairfield High School - Quill Yearbook (Fairfield, IA)

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A sincere Thank You 6. W. EDD!NGS To Mr. G. VV. Bill Eddings we graieiully dedicale lhis, ihe I954 Quill The en- couragemeni given by lvlr. Eddings To slu- denls in whalever proieci +hey have under- Jralcen has been a real inceniive io us all. Wiihoui 'rhe coopera+ion and help of ihis ver- salile man, many of our aciiviiies - from a sfage sei io plans for The prom - could never be guile as successful. ln addiiion io his shop classes, 'rhis year un- der Mr. Eddings' skillful ieaching, a new course in Family Living was added +o ihe curriculum, The enihusiasm shown by Those siudenis who elecied lo false ii was proof of Hs success. May we rake This opporfuniiy 'ro ihank Mr. Eddings for all The unnecessary exiras he has done so willingly for us. We apprecia+e his guidance, respeci him as a friend, and value him highly as a leacher. 4

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Board of Education Seafedz R. AusTin, D. Gabberh R. Norman, S. Gaumer, S. Campbell Sfandingz W. Davidson, G. Sherman, W. G. ence Officers STewarT Gaumer .,..,,, ....,,,,....,,,,....,, ..,.....4,,,,, P F eSidSnT Dean GabberT ,r.,, .o,,..... V ice-PresidenT Vlfilliam Davidson .,,,.. ......Y... S ec:reTary Glen Sherman .,,.. ....,,., T reasurer ElecTed by The ciTizens oT l:airTield, The Tive men who consTiTuTe The Board oT EducaTion hold a lcey posT in The success oT The communiTy-ThaT oT supervising The educaTion oT iTs youTh. ln carrying ouT This purpose, The board This year realized The increasing need Tor an expansion in The TaciliTies oT The public school sysTem. ATTer careTul sTudy They presenTed Their pro- posal oT a combined iunior high and grade school To The voTers Tor approval in The Torm oT a bond issue To cover The cosT oT The proiecT. The resulT being in Tavor of The issue, The board is now accepTing The responsibiliTy oT erecTing 6 The proposed 5600.000 insTiTuTion. ln addiTion To This proiecT, The group musT also carry ouT iTs regular duTies oT selecTing well qualiTied insTrucTors Tor all The schools, choosing well-ediTed and up-To-daTe TexT boolcs, and sup- ervising The mainTenance oT The various oTher TaciliTies necessary Tor The conTinuance oT a well- balanced educaTional sysTem. These men who give so Treely oT Their Time and energies in reTurn Tor no maTerial compensaTion, oughT cerTainly To be commended Tor Their Tine worlc.