Fairfield High School - Quill Yearbook (Fairfield, IA)

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Stage truft Ilids Production LighTsl CurTainl AcTionl These oTTenfheard cues are sig- nals Tor baclcsTage crews To Talce Their places To aid in The many dramaTic producTions aT FHS. The group responsible Tor This baclcsTage work is The newly organ- ized STage CraTT Club. Under The capable direcTion oT Mrs. Ruby, lvirs. Williams, and lvlr. Gloclce, The members oT This group have learned The producTion language oT The sTage. Early in The Tall, prospecTive members were insTrucTed in The Technical Terms perTaining To The sTage seT-up, and To The running oT lighfs, which enTailed learning The very complicaTed lighT board and The locaTion oT numerous Tuses, as well as learning how To clean and painT TlaTs. The Technique oT applying rnalce-up, an essenTial parT oT every sTage producTion, was pracTiced aT several meeTings by The STage Crew To gain experience. To become a TullfTled- ged member, The sTudenTs had To pass a very diTTiculT exam over maTerial given Them during This period. ln all plays and concerTs, The STage Crew is responsible Tor The lighTing, The designing and painTing oT every seT, and The shiTTing oT scenery beTween acTs. OTher duTies given To The members are To lxeep The properTy room, dressing rooms, and sTage neaT and clean. The STage CraTT Club spends many long hours aT regular Tuesday evening meeTings and also aT The many rehear- sals necessary To puT on school producTion during The year. These members work behind scenes To produce class plays alThough many oT Them are noT members oT Thar parTicular class. They devoTe a greaT deal oT Their Time and eTTorT Tor The experience and enioymenT, and noT Tor The recogniTion They should receive. TOP: Lezlrniug' light hoard K SECOND: Putting' up the cycloramzx THIRD: Amljustingg' balmy spot lights BOTTOM: Cleaning prop morn

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5Ellilll' Ilttnrs Bid Flll'EIllEll l'm Jumping Jupiter, the tallcing horse. This unique toy, plus a clever ventriloquist, near- sighted ladies, and a persistent stockroom boy created the humor in BUY JUPITER, the senior play ot I958. Jupiter, property ot Fizz Foster, a tast talking character ot doubttul reputation, created bed- lam in the toy department at Joyces, a huge department store. Thoroughly tooled by the clever ventriloquism ot Fizz Foster, Miss Lindsey, department head, purchased IOO Jupiters, hope ing to build them into a nation-wide craze. The mistalce was discovered when the boss's wite purchased the Jupiters and tound thern useless. Miss lindsey's sister and Joe, a stoclc-room boy ot many ditterent personalities, tried desperately to get her out ot the mess, and in so doing managed to get more deeply involved. Atter purchasing l0,000 Jupiters, and thoroughly con- tusing everyone, the two conspirators tinally sold all the talking horses and restored Miss Lindsey to her righttul place as toy department head. :Hit Kay Lindsey ........... ...,.,.,,,,.., . . ,..... .Judy DeHaan Miss Amanda Peck .,.,,, ,.,. . .Marjorie Stewart Betty Lindsey ...,,.,..,,,. ,.,.,,, C hristy Russell Joe Burns .......i., .,,, ..i,,,,,, T e rry Curtis Mrs. Jackson ,,,,, ....,,,,,,,, K ay Lisk Hank Hughes ....,,, ....... . Ioe Chezum Lester Krinkle ......... ,,........ G ary Riedel Mrs. Quackenbush ..... .,..,,,. M yrna Solheim Fizz Foster ,,,,.,.,.., ,,,,... M arsalan Coil Irene ......,,.... ..., . .Connie Myers Gloria ........... ,.,..,., S ue Horton Mr. Joyce ...,., ,. .,.,..... Louis Thoma Mrs. Joyce .. ...... .lla Mae Hemm ll'Elll Student Director .,,, ,,,,,,,,.,...,.,........, C hristy Russell Property Crew ,.,...,. Cathy Peck, Kay Hollander, Carol McCabe, Jean Morgan, Eleanor Boos Make-up ,,,,,,,...,... Janice Cummings, Colleen Peck Publicity ..,.... .,,,,,,,r,,,,,,,..,,,,,,......,. Y vonne Sch1'amm Lighting and set design .,...,.,,.., Stage Craft Club Ilrgumentutinn Brings Results Debate, the art ot argumentation between two teams about a chosen subiect, is one ot the most ditticult tields ot speech worlc. To develop a good debate team, the members must devote many long hours to research and preparation. Also they must thoroughly under- stand the subiect. This year the question to be debated wasp Resolved: That toreign aid should be substantially increased. The attirmative S. Krane, S. Howrey, A. Walker, J. Mawdsley, C. Willey 28 team consisted ot Carl Willey and Audrey Walker, while Sara l-'lowrey and Sig Krane com- posed the negative. The highlight ot the debating season came when these tour traveled to Davenport on March 8 to participate in the district contest. In a tield ot about 30 competing teams, our teams re- ceived a good rating. Debating, like any other torm ot speech worlc, is ot great value to the individual competing, as he learns to thinlc constructively on a variety ot topics relating to the main debate subiect. l-le learns to do research worlc, both as an individual and as a group proiect, and in this way learns to cooperate with others. l-le must not only be able to give a good con- structive discussion ot the question, but also be able to present his arguments in the rebuttal speech.

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Grqanizalions We 71 Glorify 0ur Fairfield liigh And Work For ller With lest . . . my WM MM ff! The various organizalions ol Fairfield l-ligh School offer every individual an opporlunilry lo parlicipale in an ex- lraecurricular aclivily which inleresls him. While conlribuling lo lrhe lile of lhe school, sludenls become beller acquainled wilh subiecls which will perhaps provide a hobby or an oce cupalion in lheir lulure lives. Co- operalion and hard work by each member are necessary for The club lo advance loward lhe achievemenl ol ils goals and ideals. Though dihficull, The achievemenl of lhese goals and ideals brings salislaclion, a feeling of personal advancemenl, and a sense of having conlribuled lo lhe well-being and honor of lil-lS.