Fairfield High School - Quill Yearbook (Fairfield, IA)

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up the ladder Do you know the definition of Myo- hemetin? If not, run to the diction- ary and copy everything in sight about myohemetin. Use of the dic- tionary was one of the items taught in English III and IV. After search- ing all year commas, semi-colons, periods, and exclamation marks found their proper resting places. World history covers more territory both in time and square miles than any other subject taught in high school. From the passageways be- neath Rome in 200 B.C. to the moun- tains of Canada in 1957 AD., world history gives an excellent background for our modern American civili- zation. If there is one phrase remembered from Latin it is, ego amo te, QI love youj. Many tenses of verbs and cases of nouns are memorized but never forgotten. Latin is used in every- day life by giving Latin students a better understanding of the English language. Oil paintings adorn the halls of FHS at various times throughout the school year. One of the highlights of the year for the art students was the exhibition held in Des Moines. Marion Nichols won a coveted gold key for her wire horse sculpture. Harold Wisecarver received honor- able mention for his oil painting.

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Sophomores work Sophomores personified the interest of a passing fancy at Fairfield High School. Lockers contained many colorful pictures of the current stars including singer, Elvis Presley. But all fads must pass, and this one was no exception. Dramatics take the lead as FHS soph- omores learn to act before a small group with confidence. The class presents an excellent audience. Pan- tomine is just one of many varied activities learned. Without speak- ing the students very effectively portray all human emotions-fear, anx- iety, love, hate and happiness. Equations! Equations! Equations! What would algebra be without equa- tions? Some problems require many hours of work just to find that the answer is wrong. Visual education plays an important role in algebra as students are often called to the board to explain a complex situation. Hurry up! the bus is leaving for the bowling alley! This is one of the many frenzied cries of boys and girls in gym class. Bowling is one of the most fascinating sports ever taught at FHS. Sore thumbs and turned ankles are just a part of learn- ing to bowl correctly.

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Juniors near I'm ready for twenty more sacks of pop- corn! This was a common cry as juniors began raising money for the Prom. They racked their brains for every possible idea in order to earn as much money as they could. Many people don't realize the pounds and pounds of butter and popcorn used in a single season, but ask any money minded junior and he will tell you. Other organizations have come to think of the popping machine as the property of the junior class as they are the ones who use it most, and have the selling art well learned. Please name the provisions of the Ver- sailles Treatyf' As this question is asked nearly all juniors tear their hair and wish they had photographic minds. Treaties, boundaries, and square miles are all part of a nation's history. The United States has many possessions: the study of which is also included in the course. United States history students have a sound knowledge of the story of the United States and its possessions at the close of the year. A Bunsen burner is the first instrument chemistry students are introduced to in the laboratory. Through the year many acids and bases withstand severe tests put to them by future chemists. Few explo- sions rock the school but many odoriferous smells come from the lab. When not in the lab, students work hard on workbooks and texts to increase their knowledge. Equations make up a large amount of the work done by industrious chemistry stu- dents while they are not mixing a special brew. Chemistry often leads to exciting futures as druggists or research scientists. Line segments, parallel lines, rectangles, and circles are just part of the language well known to geometry students. Plane and solid geometry is very essential for our future engineers. In class the stu- dents learn to prove theorums and solve problems. Homework is very important in this subject because most of the class time is used for explanations. Compasses make many circles during the year, but it is the inquisitive minds of the students that do the real work.