Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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WE LEARN TO APPRECIATE ART Art instructor , loft to right: Miss Sue Simi and Miss E. Dorothy Doennecko. There are few freedoms that mean more to Americans than to draw or paint as their emotions direct. That we may make use of our desire to express ourselves in this way, the art department of D. H. S. includes art training in numerous fields. Fundamentals of art, drawing, painting, principles of design, sculpturing, commer- cial art, and metalcraft are taught in the three-year art course. Men Working Together, the mural opposite the office, The Pioneers, now on display at the Main Street entrance, and two war murals were completed this year. These paintings, as well as war stamp posters, menu covers, and braille covers — projects for the Junior Red Cross — pos- ters for the rag and woolen drive, and dec- orative war maps showing army and naval training centers or Pacific battle scones represent tho work of the art department to aid in the war effort. Center: Clockwis« «round tho table «ro Paul Merritt. Arlene Chandler, Donald Glenn, Doris Dunlap, and Marilyn Miller who are working on postors in a war bond drive contest. Above: A group of art students working on a mural, Men Working Together.

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Mitt Mildred Blair, ra- tail tailing imtructor. WE TRAIN TO SELL Kay Schuttar ditplayt shoot to a customer in a downtown store. RETAIL SELLING We Americans are not compelled to concentrate on only one line of study while in our teens. We may receive full credit for required scholastic work and hold a permanent job besides. Retail selling, the newest addition to the high school curriculum, pro- vides this democratic opportunity. Students enrolled in this program spend half the day taking subjects required for graduation, retail selling courses, and other subjects which may be elected. The rest of the day is spent in the practical laboratory, for which credit is given. They clerk in downtown stores and receive the usual compensation. Laying the foundation for work on a professional level after col- lege, or for full-time employment following high school, retail selling gives students actual experience. Work on the job is discussed in the two classes — merchandising and consumer goods. Maxina Carnicla wait on a patron in a down- town stora. 13

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WE LEARN BETTER BUSINESS A view of one of Miss Belluff's twelfth grade typing classes. The swift tempo of modern life moves no more quickly than the nimble fingers of D. H. S. secre- tarial students. To fill the demand for typists in defense plants, the stenographic curriculum al- lowed students to take typing without shorthand this year. Contributing to victory, the secretarial science students addressed the Red Cross en- velopes containing Christmas seals, and to help the office force, they typed our report cards. These students have the privilege of taking prac- tice civil service tests in preparation for future secretarial examinations. Business flourishes in a democracy! As free individuals, we strive to climb the ladder of suc- cess in the world of commerce, aided by the knowledge of business administration we learn at high school. With the position of a business executive as their goal, the commercial students may take courses in bookkeeping, office machine training, salesmanship, accounting, commercial law, and industrial geography. The boys who will defend our democracy study these courses, knowing that keeping figures straight is the basis of all mathematical computations. Businoss training instructors, laft to right: Clomant E. Bridge, Paul C. Moon. W. R. Baker, and Wallace M. Evans. Stenographic instructors seated, left to right: Miss Della Mae Taylor, Miss Theo Schmid, and Miss Lois Hillemoyor. Stand- ing: Miss Alta Warner and Miss Ade- laide Balluff. 15