Mount Diablo High School - Diablo Yearbook (Concord, CA)

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Principal's Message Even though there is more knowledge available, the need to find answers to challenging questions is possibly greater than ever before. The inhabitable world as we know it has shrunk because of the rapidity of communication and transportation. People are-more aware of each other than ever before. This has increased the need to raise standards for more and more people. There is a pressing need to resolve the question of human needs and rights, economic and social, for more countries and for increasing populations. The time is long past when one can think only of one's self or only of one's country. There's need not only for improving one's self but also make it possible for others to improve. The men who will build the future are those who know that greater things are yet to come, and that they them- selves will bring them about. Their minds are illumined by the brightness of hope. They never stop to doubt. They haven't time. Everybody has ideas. Ideas are the natural result of intelligent thoughtful work. But most ideas get away as quickly as they come. Everyone should provide a place to ''park each new idea. Then he should build it, investi- gate it, develop it, polish it, and then devise a definite plan for putting it to work. The task to build for the future is not unsurmountable. It will take educated men who will be able to apply this greater knowledge. The task, then, for each graduating senior is to build on the knowledge he already has, add to it and develop it to a point where it becomes part of the future. 8 Dr. Ferd Diel

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We 'Dedicate the 1965-66 yearbook to Mr. Hart Fairclough, a fine friend of Mt. Diablo High School. Mr. Fairclough came to Diablo in the fall of '51, making 1966 his 15th year here. During those fifteen years, his efforts and accomplish- ments to help make Diablo an active school have been widely varied and greatly appreciated. Among these are: introducing songleaders to promote spirit at games, starting the card- stunts at games, having rally band play at basketball games, and introducing the traditional inter-class relays. The different positions he has held at Diablo include: J.V. Football coach and head track coach—5 years. He became assistant Varsity Football coach in 1953 and later, in 1956, became head Varsity Football coach, an important position he still holds. As a teacher, his subjects include Math B and Algebra. Mr. Fairclough has been married for twelve years and has four children, all girls. His wife has often stated that, ‘‘There is not a day when Mr. Fairclough has not looked forward to going to school.” There are many reasons for this dedication, but one seems to stand out among all the rest: Mr. Fairclough has always exemplified our school motto— Victory With Honor” in respect to the team and their accomplishments. Regardless of victory or defeat, their honor still stands firm. 7

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JAMES DENT Superintendent of Mt. Diablo School District 'District Administrators HAROLD HILL Assistant Superintendent of Secondary School JAMES ROOS Assistant Superintendent of School Finance And School Board Dr. ROBERT MARTIN President of Board of Education BERYL LLOYD Board of Education Member JOHN LAUNDER Board of Education Member DEAN JOHNSON Board of Education Member