Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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Study cJtall Standing: Mr- Bridge. Mr. Moon. Mr. Kvan . Mr. linker, and Mins Warner. Silting: Miss llillemeyer. Miss linllulT, and Sliss Taylor. GowunefixUal Mr. D0M1M Alkin . tudy «»» •'irc ',or Eight instructors have the task of teaching the future business men and women of Davenport the essentials of salesman- ship, stenography, and bookkeeping. Misses Adelaide Bal- luff, Della May Taylor, Lois Hillemeyer, and Alta Warner train the short- hand and typewriting students, most of whom are girls. The study of practical commercial work also in- cludes accounting, secre- tarial bookkeeping, sales- manship, commercial law, bookkeeping, office ma- chine training, and in- dustrial geography. Mi» Doennecke. Mr . Hnrri Bright colors, vivid designs, and gay patterns are the first things that meet the eye on entering rooms 49 and 50, which compose the art depart- ment. Puppets, clay models, and metal work line the walls, producing a confusing impression at first to the uninitiated. Mrs. Thea Bacci and Miss Dorothy Doennecke first teach the eager young artists the fundamentals, then advance to the principles of design, painting, commercial art, sculptoring, and metal craft. Miss Doennecke was in charge of all the art work and layouts of the annual.

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■led: Mr. liny, Mi»» Kcnrick. Slandinx: Mr. Still. Mr. Boning, and r. Bickford. MeMtewatioi The never-ending: search for the value of X, the unknown quantity, goes on and on in our mathematics department. Some try to solve the knotty problem by alge- bra, some by geometry, some by trigonometry. Solid geometry, higher arithmetic, and business arithmetic are also help- ful. Mr. Jesse E. Day, Mr. W. S. Rosing, and Mr. Paul Still teach algebra, business arithmetic, and plane geometry. The solid geometry, second year al- gebra, and trigonometry courses are led by Miss Marie 0. Rearick and Mr. Russell W. Bickford. W h e t h e r studying toms, amoeba, acid, or natomy, it is interesting ork with the six science i structore. Mr. Milton rennemanandMr. Hugh . Woodroffe teach phy- ics, while chemistry is night by Mr. Harold Ioney. Miss M. Rae ohns, only woman ;ience instructor, has lasses in zoology and iology. Messrs. John litchings, Harvey Voris. nd Hugh Woodruffe also each biology. In addition ; biology, Mr. Hitchings caches physiology. Miss Johns’ and Mr. 'oris’ rooms have many olorful plants and speci- lens. Mr. Hitchings uses model of the human ody with detachable arts. 7lie £tie ic i Mr. Krcnncman. Mr. Money. Ml» John». Mr. Woodroffe. Mr. Vori . Mr. Hitching .

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Mr. Keiber, Miss Wicks, Miss Holmes, Mr. Tornguist The speech department provides much colorful activity at Davenport high school. Mr. A. E. Keiber teaches public speaking, while the ex- pression classes are led by Misses Mae Elma Wicks, Olivette Holmes, and Mr. Don Tornquist. The “pub” students specialize in debate, ora- tory, and declamation. The students represent- ing Davenport in forensic contests are coached by Mr. Keiber. Dramatic work is dealt with by the expression students, whose productions are coached by their teach- ers. There is always music n the air at Davenport ligh school, whether it e fall, winter, or spring. Phe vocal department is mder the direction of dr. Kent Gannett, while he instrumental division s headed by Mr. F. E. dortiboy, with the as- iistance of Messrs. B. G. chaefer and Tom Col- ins.. The band and the girls’ extet appeared in NBC’s ‘Music and American fouth” series Easter norning. Both depart- nents participated in nusic festivals and con- ests, winning high rat- ngs. Mustic Mr. Gannett, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Mortiboy and Mr. Collin»