Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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Don Ferrell and Glen Mattie inspect a blue-print machino. WE LEARN MANUAL SKILLS Draftsmen sketch, presses whir, and lathes turn in our industrial arts building, equipped with presses, welding machines, and a blue-printing machine. Whereas a few years ago, the youth- ful machinists were engaged in making steel tools, small motors, and other personal articles, today their main objective is to learn how to turn out weapons of war quickly. Many funda- mentals and techniques must be learned in our timely industrial arts courses. The boys learn the art of patience, for everything must be done accurately and carefully that they may achieve efficiency for work in later life as well as safety at the present time. Industrial arts instructors, from laft to right: C. S. Holbrook. R. M. Hammas. Forrast Sissol, and Robert Hanning. A view of the forgo shop in the indus- trial arts building. 20

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WE LEARN DOMESTIC ARTS The American women are known for their versatility. They have successful careers as well as orderly homes. Learn- ing to be a homemaker is the most im- portant part of a woman's life, and consequently, sewing, cooking, home management, and dietetics are offered. Practicing in a special building arranged in typical rooms, on the campus, the girls learn the difference between a house and a home. By stitching bedjackets for tho hos- pitalized wives of soldiers and sailors, wrapping surgical dressings, making over old garments, and conserving pins, needles, and metal sewing machine parts, the home economics classes have certainly done their part in the war effort. Top: Working on projects in a clothing clots seated at the table in the foreground, left to right are: Betty Krizsan, Jackie Moore, and Vivian Vans. Above: Turning out fresh-baked bread in a foods class are. left to right: Janet Brown. Helen Bengo. Frieda Woigandt, and Dorothy Frandten. Home Economics instructors, from left to right, are: Miss Florence Soller, Miss Inez Whitney. Mist Mae Nantx. Miss Cora Wilson, and Miss Ida Haller. 19

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Industrial arts teachers, from left to right, are: L. E. Wass, Robert Wehlage, Samuel Doris. A. F. Wiegmann, and Charles A. Gesell. Turning out an issue of the Blackhawk are. left to right: Keith Lynch and Harry Ade, while instructor Mr. Holbrook examines the copy. When passing the industrial arts building, hear- ing the drone of machines and the whirring of the presses, we Icnow our machines are at work. Our printing presses may be busy turning out copies of school publications, for freedom of the press is staunchly maintained in our press room. Our printing department also prints posters and cards for school use. Boys who are seeking prac- tical education in welding, blue-printing, mechan- ical drawing, or printing spend much of their time in the industrial arts building. They must carefully follow instructions to get the desired results. However, in some cases, they are forced to repeat their trials many times before acquir- ing the necessary technique. If a mold is good, an aluminum casting of fine quality will be pro- duced. Patiently and carefully, working at draw- ing boards on engine designs and other things, the boys soon learn that everything must bo computed accurately. Thus, activity continues throughout the day in industrial arts. Our young men forge ahead, and the machines continue to turn in the industrial arts building where much technical knowledge and practical experience is obtained. Operating lathes, from loft to right: Earl Nicholson, Ray Por- tar, and Donato Giammetta. 21