Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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A typical scone in Miss Bates' I IB Latin class, showing the class fol- lowing a translation. INTERPRETERS’ SCHOOL Carolyn Cook has bogun to conjugate o vorb in Miss Blackman's Fronch I class and Bob B. Paulsen is about to completo the conjugation. Instructors of foroign languages, from left to right: Miss Florence Anderson, Miss Flossie Batos. Miss Martha Meyer, Miss Minnie Eskelson, and Miss Dorothy Blackman. LANGUAGE Looking toward future post-war world relationships, the for- eign tongues taken by the trainees are giving them not only mastery of the language but also an understanding of the customs and traditions of the far-off countries. A realization by the cadets that hemispherical solidarity will be one of the main points in the future peacetime world has made Spanish the most popular of the four languages. Business transactions between North and South America will play an important part in the economic situations of the United States. Spanish-speaking Americans will be needed to carry on the relationships. But not forgetting that doctors, lawyers, and pharmacists need Latin as a basis for their profession, the study of Latin is invaluable. French and German, besides their classical im- portance, will be of value in the post-war reconstruction work in Europe. 18

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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

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CADET RESEARCH LIBRARY Librarians, left to right: Mrs. Loslic Goss, assistant, and Mrs. Minnie Rodler, head. Whether one is delving into the con- struction of English government for a civics report or just reading the latest issues of magazines, the library is always open for those who wish to learn. From 8 'till 4:30 the librarians are constantly ready to direct the cadets to correct stacks, help in the research of diverse assignments, or answer any of the ques- tions confronting them. Assuming professionalism, the library this year has been enlarged for the addi- tional books and equipment constantly being added, and a regulation unit li- brary desk has been added. Another acquisition is a second vertical file con- taining the wealth of material which is constantly being secured in pamphlet form or clipped from a multitude of papers and magazines. Because so many of the high school personnel are entering some branch of the armed services, the library tries to fill their immediate needs by displaying books, pamphlets, and any other available material pertinent to the work. To keep in tune with the times the library staff maintains an ever-chang- ing display of posters dealing with some phase of our war effort. 19