Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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Right: Holding a paneI discussion in Mrs. Torn- auist's speed) class are. left to right: Patience Sighsuander, Dick Uch- lorf. Donna Paulsen, and C saries Pritchard. Below: Speech and dramatics insltuclors, left to right: Mrs. Mae Urn a Tornquist. A. E. Keiher, and Miss Opal Munger. SPEECH and DRAMATICS Black Hawk, Chief of the Sauks, knew the ad- vantage of being able to sway an audience by skill- ful speech. Students of D.H.S. have followed the advice of this wise counselor of a century ago by taking speech courses, which include beginning speech, dramatics, and public speaking. A two-year dramatics course is offered, covering acting, make-up, history of the theater, and stage construction. Beginning acting teaches the funda- mentals of stage techniques. Students learn to don war paint in the make-up course. History of the theatre teaches the background of modern drama, while stage construction is a laboratory course in building materials used on stage. Public speaking may be taken by the student for three years. Mr. Keibcr teaches pub” students the elements of original oratory, declamator)- speak- ing, debating, extemporaneous speaking, oratorical speaking, and parliamentary law. Original oratory gives the student opportunity to express his own thoughts oratorically, since he must compose his own oration. Declamations of various kinds arc practiced, including humorous, dramatic, and oratorical. Debate teams are or- ganized, debating on the national debate question, which this year was, Resolved: That the legal voting age be lowered to eighteen.” Extemporane- ous speaking is mastered as the student speaks in round robin” fashion with others in his class. Romeo Tom Cosgrove and Juliet Jack Kuehl give an exercise in pantomine for Miss Munger’s dramatics class. 25

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Dr. Carl Mat they, school physicia-t. HEALTH After receiving wounds from the Battle of Study Room B” and being mangled in classroom clashes members of the D.H.S. Indian tribe seek comfort in Chief Nurse Nash’s headquarters where they arc given first aid treatment. Before any brave” or maiden” is allowed to enter the tribal” school, he is given a physical examination and the results are hied in the nurse's office. Medicine men of the D.H.S. tribe are Dr. Carl Matthey, and Dr. W. G. Teegen, dentist, whose job it is to examine brave-athletes and keep con- stant check on the health of the school. The speech corrcctionist’s work has been dis- continued for the past year. Her work aids those students who have slight defects in their speech. They are trained in the correct pronunciation of the vowels and consonants in order to get a clear cut speaking voice. Lip reading is also offered for those who have a definite hearing loss. 24

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Members of an eleventh grade gym (lass perform a pyramid. PHYSICAL Girls’ Miss Deone Gibson, girls gym instructor. The coming of the Great War made it necessary for the Indian” girls to com- bine physical fitness along with the regu- lar gym activities. Modeled after the National Victory Corps, the gym course includes many new features. The first five or six minutes of the class period are spent in doing various calisthenics. Sometimes this is followed by the obstacle course, after which aching muscles are suffered for a few days. Each girls' class is divided into teams throughout the semester with contests in basketball, volleyball, baseball, badminton, deck tennis, and ping pong. After the intra-mural class competition is over, the winners play in inter-class games to choose the final victor. Many types of dancing arc also pre- sented to the girls during the semester. Here they learn ballroom steps and intri- cate folk dances. Some of these dances are the Virginia Reel, the square dance, the schottische, and the rye waltz. 26 An eleventh grade gym class does tire chest lift as a uarming-up exercise.