Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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FLORENCE E ANDERSON. Gorman: FLOSSIE BATES. Latin. English: DOROTHY BLACKMAN. French: ENID BURNS. Journalism. English: MINNIE E. ESKELSON. Latin. English; HORTENSE FINCH. English: MABEL JOHNSTONE. English. GAIL H. LAPHAM. English: JEAN W. MeDONALD. English: FRANK L. MADDEN. English; JOSEPHINE MIRFIELD. English: DELIZIA RINDONE. French. English. Spanish: MARGARET E. WEST. English In addition to the straight English grammar course, Davenport High offers English and Amer- ican Literature, journalism, Latin, French. Ger- man, and. this year for the first time. Spanish. Every student is required to take one year of English and one year of literature. Foreign correspondence lends interest to the romance languages, and besides editing the Blackhawk newspaper, the journalism students make trips to newspaper offices in connection with their work. 10

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4 Mrs. Norma Post. Secretary Mr. A. I. Naumann. Principal 9tiieAAueAArinCf, THE following facts and figures about Davenport High School were gathered in a chat- ty interview with our principal, Mr. A. I. Naumann. Campus Shadow. In what year did Davonport High graduato its first class? Mr. Naumann. In 1864. The graduating class consisted of two boys. Q. Are thero any members of this class living? A. No. Q. Where was D. H. S. originally located? A. The original site was at 6th and Warren streets, where now is tho Jefferson school. Q. How many teachers wero omployed at that time? A. Only four. Q. When was tho Homo Economics building acquired? A. It was purchased in 1902. Q. Whot has the Oral Doaf School Building boen used for? Q. What percentage of the boys take R. O. T. C.? A. About 50 percent. O. How mony students go to college after graduating from D. H. S.? A. About 28 percent. Q. How does Davonport High School compore with other schools in scholarship? A. Class A. It has a high scholastic rating. Q. Who is the oldest living graduate? A. Mrs. Thomas L. Marshall now living at Painesville. Ohio, is tho oldest living alumna. Sho was graduated in tho class of 1866. Alice French who wrote under the pen name of Octave Thanet was one of the sevon members of this class. A. First it servod as the residence of tho president of Iowa Collego and later as the Administration Building for high school. Q. Who was our first principal? A. Mr. A. S. Kissel. Q. When woro the Administration Building and tho gym constructed and what was the cost? A. They were built in 1930 at a cost of $350,000. Q. How many students are now attending D. H. S.? A. About 2.100. Q. How many faculty members do we now have? A. At present there are 75 teochers. Q. Whot is the cost of educating each high school pupil? A. $117.64 por yeor. 9n the lffice — Hortha Hauptmann and Viola Volkons 9

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MILTON B. BRENNEMAN. Physics: JOHN M. HITCHINGS. Physiology. Biology: MINNIE RAE JOHNS. Zoology. Biology: MARIE O. REARICK, Geometry. Highor Arithmetic: HARVEY H. VORIS, Biology: HUGH B. WOODROFFE. Physics. Biology LUCILLE M. BURIANEK. History: BOYD M. COLLINS. History: DENZIL NELSON. History: GEORGE L. POTTER. History: N. H. RINGSTROM. Civics. History: MARTIN W. SCHULTZ. Civics European history. American history, civics, sociology, and economics are the social sciences which are presided over by six teachers. The field of natural science and math presents biology, zoology, physics, chemistry, physiology, physiography, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and higher arithmetic. Specially equipped labo- ratories, collections of stuffed birds and animals as well as live ones, and many varieties of plants are kept for science students. and