Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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Km mi In order that we may make the acquaint- ance of our authors and their works and may speak and write our mother tongue correctly, we are supplied with a very able staff of teachers in the English depart- ment. They take us through the book land of our English world and train us in our gram- mar. Through the study of our literature we learn of the customs, manners and his- tory of other times and places and acquire the taste for good reading. For those of us who aspire to write var- ious types of news stories and to under- stand the newspaper better there is the journalism course. The library includes many references for class work as well as books for recreational reading. Stated: Misses Margaret West. Jean MacDonald, (•ail Lapham. Mabel John- stone, Josephine Mirlield. Standing: Messrs. Merle Makeover, Frank L. Mad- den. Misses Hortense Finch, Elsie Wallace, Mr. Clarence Hach. Miss Anne Jorgensen, libra- rian: Kleanor Kohrs, Barbara Itran n. LIBRAM 13

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Above: Miss Leona L. Soehren, Girls' Advisor, .-tnd Mr. Paul A. Young, Boys’ Advisor. • Center: Mr. lA «lie C. (loss, Director of Kxtra-Currirular Activities. • Beto» : Miss Wiliia Nash. School Nurse, and l)r. Carl II. Matthey. Physician and Director of Health. Miss Leona L. Soehren and Mr. Paul A. Young- fill the positions of advisers for the girls and boys, respectively. Their jobs con- sist in solving any and all sorts of student problems that may occur, such as: social and scholastic maladjustments and the like. The advisers also give guidance in the selection of subjects, arrangement of a student’s course in view of future occupations (voca- tional guidance) and assist students in the choice of the college they will attend. Miss Soehren is the supervisor of all school club work. Mr. Young is the spon- sor of the Service Club. Mr. Leslie C. Goss has charge of the arrangements for the public schools’ extra-curricular activities which include radio programs and athletics. Miss Wilna Nash is the nurse who supervises the first aid sta- tions in the high school. Dr. Carl H. Matthey is director in charge of the schools’ depart- ment of health. 12

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For those who are plan- ning to study engineer- ing and other scientific courses in their college career, a knowledge of German is an asset, and therefore an elementary course of this language is offered. Latin provides an ex- cellent foundation for other languages and also is used by anyone prepar- ing for a professional career. Any student with the wanderlust will find that a year or two of French and Spanish will be use- ful to him in his travels as well as in general life. Soiled left to right: Mis Flossie Hate.'. Mrs. Virginia Hoseherg. Standing: Misses Dorothy Hlaekman, Florence Anderson. Minnie Kskclson. Social Studied Seated left to right: Mr. M. W. Schultz. Miss Lucille Burianck. Mr. X. II. Ringstrom. Standing left to right: Mr. Den .il Nelson. Mr. Boyd M. Col- lins. Mr. George I’otter. Included in the high school’s lineup of social sciences are European history, American his- tory, economics, soci- ology and civics. Both American history and civics are compulsory in order that students may know the history of the foundation and growth of our nation and have a knowledge of the workings and laws of the American government. European history pro- vides a background for students planning to at- tend college as well as those with special inter- est in world affairs. Economics ties in with the math course, and one can take sociology to be- come acquainted with so- cial conditions as they exist.