Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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COMMERCIAL The early Indian did not need to make provision for the study of commercial subjects. His world was simple, and within the borders of it there was no room for anything more than the bare necessities of com- munication. But the members of the D.H.S. tribe” arc in a different situation, and ample provision is made to train them in the things they need. At the conclusion of the three-year course in typing and two- year course in shorthand, students arc usually prepared to take over one of the many stenographic positions open in the Tri-Cities, or continue in college courses. Even while they are still in school, students in this course have many jobs to do, including typing all re- port cards, typing and mimeographing for the Boys’ State campaign, and typing out blanks for contests held here. In this present-day world, so much more compli- cated than that of the Indian, the importance of the role which the instructors play in training students in secretarial work can hardly be over-estimated. Commercial instructors, W. R. Baker, Wallace Evans, Paul C. Moon, and Clement Bridge, discuss texts used in the commercial courses. Above, left: Jim Nelson, working in a local store as part of the cooperative retail training course, decorates a window. Below: Miss Mildred Blair, retail training instructor.

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Soddering metal jew- elry in Mrs. Garry's melalcrafl class are. left to right: Ann House. Phillip Valeri- us, Shirley Hein. Ruth Gold, Soirley Jones. Lorraine St. Pierre. Mardelle Red, and Bill Klauer. Art instructors. Miss Sue Simi and Mrs. Dorothy Garry. ART Even the supposedly primitive Indian had a type of art that served to express his feel- ings, besides the purely functional purpose that it filled as a means of communication. In fact, some of the trinkets which certain tribes fashioned stand in a class by them- selves, even now, in the quality and type of workmanship. But art serves the D. H. S. tribe” to even greater extent. The three- year course which is offered includes instruc- tion in the fundamentals of art, drawing, painting, principles of design, sculpturing, commercial art, and metalcraft. One of the most popular courses, and the one most akin to the art of the Indians, is that of metalcraft. In this course, students make jewelry of their own design. In addition to their regular class duties, art students undertake additional tasks, such as making posters for Holy Week Services, school plays, and War Bond and Stamp drives, and making Christmas cards for sol- diers at Schick Hospital to send home. Students in Miss Simi's painting and still life class are. left to right: Bill Boeshaar, Melha Cline, Bob Wulf, and Shirley Frauen.

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For those who intend to make a ca- reer of business, the courses offered in this line in high school are practically indispensable. Including such a wide variety as bookkeeping, office machine training, accounting, and commercial law, they furnish a complete back- ground either for further studies or for immediate practical use. With the ex- perience which they have acquired in high school, the students arc fully qual- ified to step into a business office and assume a responsible position, for the groundwork which they have received will enable them to quickly master any differences between offices. For those who are far along in their business training, actual experience in the business field is available, through the retail training program. In this, the students attend a half-day of school and spend the other half-day actually work- ing at one of the jobs they have studied, either in a retail store or in an office. In this way, they fit themselves for the job of their choosing. Above, right: Mr. Baker's office machines training class. Below: Commercial instructors are. left to right, seated: Lois Hillemeyer, and Miss Adelaide Balluff Standing, arc: Miss Della May Taylor, Miss Alta Warner, and Miss Tbeo Schmid. Above: Miss Balluffs typing class.