Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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SPECIALIZED FLIGH1 COMMERCIAL Stenographic instructors, seated from left to right: Miss Della Mao Taylor. Miss Thco Schmid, and Miss Lois Hillomoyer; standing. Miss Alta Warner and Miss Adelaide Balluff. Basic training is over and now — specialized train- ing. And a commercial course it is. After finishing the three years of typing and two years of shorthand offered, most secretarial students are able to fill the many stenographic positions open in the Tri-cities. The practical training of the secretarial students is never ending. As part of their job, they address the envelopes for the Red Cross during their Christmas seal drive, type all report cards, and do the typing and mimeographing for the Boys' State campaign. Secre- tarial awards are presented at the end of the training to those cadets who have averaged at least a B through the entire course. Business is the backbone of America's way of living and to keep this way of life the highest in the world, men who have had thorough business training are needed. This training begins in high school with courses in bookkeeping, office machine training, ac- counting, and commercial law. Mr. Baker's offico machine training class.

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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

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GAINING RETAIL TRAINING — OFFICE PRACTICE A counfry of progress—America. Even during war- time, Americans have discovered new machines, new drugs, new methods of aiding business. The progres- sive business firms of Davenport are cooperating to provide a practical type of training for D.H.S. train- ees interested in future employment in the retail field. In the retail training program, trainees spend half the day in school taking the required subjects for grad- uation plus a few electives and the remainder of the day in a practical laboratory, getting sales exper- ience. Besides the usual compensation a sales person receives, credit toward graduation is also given for the hours spent on the job. This year office practices has been added to the work experience program. Three divisions — secretar- ial, bookkeeping, and general clerical practices — give the students a choice of study. After graduation, students have the necessary re- quirements for full-time employment and the necessary credits to pursue the same line of study in college. Patsy Milligan wait on a customer in a downtown storo. Dick Bertram worts in a detonse plant office. Miss Mildred Blair, ro- tail training instructor. 21