Fairfield High School - Quill Yearbook (Fairfield, IA)

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Ilnuntime tapers Susie demonstrates the quick way To the bottom. An embarrassed Woody makes with the dust pan. While some eat, oThers are in classes, so no one is sur- prised when Susie slides by on her way To pick up aTTen- dance slips. The candy counTer is a popular spot during all Three lunch shifTs, as sTudenTs seek a second de-sserT. Thirty minuTes fly by as Though They were Three and The bell rings To call The firsT shifT back To class and The sec- ond shift To lunch. Once more The quieT halls are dis- rupTed, but a few minuTes later The halls are once more deserTed, classes are in session, and The only sound is The low hum of voices in class discussion, The rustle of paper, or The scraTch of a pencil. lT's ll:32. The halls are deserted. Class is in session and The only sound is The low hurn of voices in class discussion, The rusTle of paper, or scraTch of a pencil. One minute passes. lT's Tl:33, and The halls have Taken on a new look. The low hum of voices has risen To a dull roar, and The scurry of feeT, and clang of closing locker doors has replaced The gen- Tle sounds of sTudenTs studying. On The boTTom floor a lunch line appears ouT of nowhere. Somehow, in all The confusion one poor fellow drops his Tray. He scurries away for a rnop and dusT pan and, under Mr. Eland's waTchful eye, soon has The mess clean- ed up. Students satisfy their sweet tooth. 9

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The lleurt nt Schnnl Mrs. Marta Huerta visits the Spanish classes. I GEOMETRY Circles, recTangles, Triangles, squares all are casT on The wall by The new opaque proiecTor as sTudenTs learn The fundamenTals of geom- eTry. General maTh, algebra, geomeTry, and TrigonomeTry are a parT of The maThemaTics program which is aimed aT supplying primary needs or more inTense advanced sTudy accord- ing To The inTeresT and abiliTy of The individual. Physics presents its own problems. VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE Care of farm animals and farm machinery is puT To use on The experimental farm for boys parTicipaTing in vocaTional agriculiure. lnTen- sive sTudy of seeds and of The principles of crop planTing and roTaTion provide an impor- TanT background for fuTure farmers. Welding, elecTriciTy, and car and radio repair are only a small parT of The essenTials ThaT accompany The rouTine farm schedule. B SPANISH STraighT from Mexico came Senora MarTa Huer- Ta for Two weeks, one of The 50 foreign ex- change Teachers senT To schools in The UniTed STaTes. Through This educaTional program, Mrs. HuerTa was able To observe The way in which American schools are operaTed while The high school Spanish sTudenTs gained firsT hand informaTion from an auThenTic source which made The foreign language They were sTudying seem even more realisTic. Geometry students struggle to draw round circles. SCIENCE Who are These diligenT people who are con- ducTing such indusTrious research? We could be describing any one of The science sTudenTs aT FHS wheTher They be sTudying physics, chemisTry, or biology. Each science course has iTs own way of challenging The sTudenTs' in- Telleciual abiliTy. Through experimenTs and invesTigaTions, one learns To Think for himself. Careful concenTraTion is required as one adds Two milliliTers of HNO3 To five milliliTers of HZO. Sheep, sheep, ancl more sheep.

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lnvs of Honest luhur STudenTs, armed wiTh rakes, baskeTs, brooms, and painT brushes, are prepared To aTTack The enemy - fallen leaves, dead grass, scaTTered sTicks, broken glass, and discarded papers. Once a year, energeTic and enThus- iasTic workers arrive, dressed in old shirTs and painT- spaTTered levis for The spring clean up day. STudenT Council assigned each home room a specific secTion of The school grounds. Following The final lunch shifT, sTudenTs bursT forTh from The building wiTh over- whelming pep, ready To devoTe The affernoon To beauTi- fying The campus. So iT began. No one loafed for lack of work - of course There is always an excepTion To The rule. The fresh spring air and sunshine lifTed spirifs, and The work flew as each Took his Turn aT raking, Trim- ming, or pulling weeds. A few boys could be found painTing The posTs ThaT line The school drive. BaskeT carriers laden wiTh leaves, grass, weeds, papers, and Twigs made a consTanT sTream as They filed To The enor- mous bonfire Tended by The cusTodians. The reTurn Trip wiTh an empTy baskef proved To be a much easier and lighTer Task. Before long The TwenTy-Two acre campus began To Take on a beauTiful new appearance as secTion by secTion iT was compleTed. Weary, buT proud, sTudenTs Trek back To home rooms for refreshmenfs of pop. The cusTodians were very graTeful for This exTra boosT by The sTudenT body. To show Their appreciaTion, They sponsored a free dance for The enTire sTudenT body May l9, wiTh music by The NaTional Guard Dance Band. One never forgeTs The Tremendous Task The cusTodians per- form To keep our school beaufiful all year. TOP: Jim takes a mid-afternoon break. MIDDLE LEFT: Dandelions must go! MIDDLE RIGHT: Seniors sei a good example. BOTTOM: Here's a cheerful worker.