Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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FLIGHT SCHOOL MUSIC Beverly Horno directs some members of tho Girls' Gloo Club while Mildred Dose Accompanies on the piano. Mombors aro, left to right: Dorothy Hagan, Lois Martxahn, Lorelie Larson, Madoloino Slunk, Mary Lou Kinney. Marguerite War- wick, Betty Christie, Fern Bushell, and Dorothy Stotts. Look over info the corner of the P. X., or where a group of fellows have gathered to- gether, and you'll find them singing the old songs of Warld War I or popular songs of today; or maybe it's during free hours on Sunday when the camp band is practicing, or in the auditorium where the station chorus is having rehearsals. Wherever it is, music, vocal and instrumental, provides many pleasant free hours of pastime. The enrollees in the music courses at D.H.S. find the same amount of fun and benefit in their work. In vocal music, courses in music apprecia- tion and harmony are offered, plus beginning and advanced chorus and Girls' Glee Club. Six of the best girls' voices are chosen for the Girls’ Sextet, and four boys' voices compose the Boys' Quartet. The vocal music depart- ment presented another successful High-de- High program in the spring, but their big effort was the staging of Joseph Haydn's sacred oratorio The Creation, April 30. Guest artists sang the major parts. In instrumental music, instruction in almost any instrument is offered. After acquiring sufficient skill, the cadets may enter the band or orchestra. Over 90 pieces compose the band that plays for the football games in the fall and the basketball games in the winter. Music instructors aro, left to right: B. G. Schaefor. Kont Gannott, and Tom Collins. Student Mildred Dcnglor takes her trombone lesson under the direc- tion of instructor F. E. Mortiboy. 16

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Math instructori «re, left to right: sooted. Miss Marie O. Rearick, Mrs. Elizabeth Barnes, and Mrs. M. E. Casoy: standing. Jesse E. Day. R. W. Bickford, and Douglas Atkins. FLIGHT MATH Whether it be a pilot, navigator, bombardier, or cadet nurse — mathematics forms the basis of all training. And a complete basis is offered at D.H.S. Starting with a year of algebra, the cadet may progress by taking plane geometry, solid geo- metry, advanced algebra, trigonometry, and col- lege algebra. Heavy math schedules are being car- ried by prospective flight officers and cadet nurses. These future officers realize that math is needed before navigators' charts can be read, before weather forecasts can be made, before latitudes and longitudes can be computed, and before the destructive bombs can be dropped. Future Army or Navy nurses have formulae to prepare, chemical formulae to write up, and experiments in the chem and physics lab that require a definite math background. Off in the horizon graduation looms — only a semester away and some cadet finds out he needs more math. But how can he get a good review course in one semester? This question was answered by adding a new math course to the curriculum just for those who lost out during their sophomore or junior years. Refresher math does exactly what its title indicates — refreshes forgotten math in the mind of the trainee. Not only do these future officers use their math knowledge during training, but they also realize mathematics will be of value in the air age of the future. Instead of buying a car, in ten years time, some say these veterans will be buying the latest airplanes, taking to the skies, and using their math knowledge to fly. Extreme left: Us- ing the sextant in Miss Reerick's solid geometry class are, left to right: Waldo Rodler, Dale Wegener, Paul langfeldt, and Wayne Hierse- man. Working with tri- angles in Mr. Day’s plane geo- motry class are, left to right: Ros- coe Hourigan, Emilie Fredericks, and Jo Schultz. 15

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Art instructors, loft to right: Miss Suo Simi and Mrs. Sydney E. Garry. CAMOUFLAGE CORPS Below: Soatod in front of the table in Miss Simi's art class are, left to right: Estella Stovall and Monto Holke. In back are. left to right: Barbara Hinrich- son, Louise Burgo, Howard Thomasson. and Jean Stoltonborg. The Art courses of Uncle Sam's Army teach the duplicating of Mother Earth's col- ors and designs as much as possible, while the art course at D.H.S. offers six different fields of study. Camouflaging guns, troop movements, and lookouts in the Army is to save lives, but the high school art classes paint and draw the lives of people for future generations to see. The various fields of study included in this three year art course are the fundamentals of art, drawing, painting, prin- ciples of design, sculpturing, commercial art, and metalcraft. The highlight of the year was the art de- partment's sponsorship of the Chinese Shad- ow Plays by the Red Gate Players of New York. These plays are given by parchment figures on a lighted stage, similar to a puppet show, with music and dialogue accompani- ment. Two murals, Hope of the World and School Activities, have been completed this year and placed on either side of the Harrison Street entrance. Besides their regular class work, much time is spent by the art students working on Junior Red Cross projects and material for Schick Hospital. Easter and Mothers’ Day cards were made for the soldiers to send home and also wall hangings were sent to the hospital. Posters are always being made for such events as the Chinese Shadow Plays, Holy Week Services, and War Bond and Stamp Drives. ART Bottom: Making jewelry in Mrs. Garry’s metalcraft class aro, loft to right: Waldo Edens, Phyllis Stien. Ruby Rohlfing, Paul Merritt. Don Clymer, and Shirloy Miller. Mary Hermann is standing in the back looking on. 17