Fairfield High School - Quill Yearbook (Fairfield, IA)

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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.

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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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Fnuntuins nf Knowledge GOVERNMENT DaTes, daTes, dafes - ThaT is, imporTanT hisTor- ical daTes. BuT before a sTudenT can compre- hend The meaning of These daTes, he musT sTudy each counTry's geography. VViTh The cobalf bomb, disarmamenT, and spuT-- niks, comes The Nuclear Age and currenT events and problems. Weekly publicafions keep sTudenTs well informed and up To daTe wiTh The newest developmenfs. The Presidential election of The pasT year lenT a flavor and inTeresT To sTudenTs, especially Those in American Problems, who now have a better understanding of our American sys- Tem of governmenT. ART The decorafive drawings, etchings, and wire displays which grace The halls of FHS from Time To Time are The products of The creaTive hands of The high school arT sTudenTs. Under The direcfion of Mr. Glocke, These budding arTisTs are developing Their TalenT To The full- est. Three semesfers of arT are offered wiTh a wide range of projects using a varieTy of maferials. LIBRARY The library is an oasis of quiet amid The husTle and busfle of school, where a sTudenT may come To do research and study. Over 7000 books and 80 magazines provide excellenT maferial on almosT any imaginable subiecf for sTudenT and Teacher alike. The vocafional files and Traveling science library lend assis- Tance in exploring special inTeresTs. Various and decorative bulletin boards give The library a welcoming and cheerful aTmosphere. AfTer school Ten minuTes of confusion accom- panys The mad rush for reserve books and Election year adds interest to government classes. Then again silence prevails as The lasT chair is puT in place and a lone book lies on The empty Table. ENGLISH How is your grammer? Most freshmen would agree ThaT They have had much practice in The use of The English language. The knowl- edge These sTudenTs gain will serve as a foun- dafion for The more advanced English courses They will receive in laTer years. Senior English consisfs of a concenTraTed and inTeresTing sTudy of English liTeraTure Through The cen- Turies, a highlighf of which is The sTudy of Shakespeare's Macbeth. A five-Thousand word Term paper marks The end of The four years of drill in English grammar and comp- osition. Ari' students display Talent. Busy hands are seen across a library table. There are two ways to tackle a test 11