Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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INDUSTRIAL ARTS Now, as never before, the Indian braves” must carry their end of the production line in the Great War. It was only a few years ago that they were planning for their work bench or workroom at home. But then foreign tribes attacked our hunting ground and our warriors entered the Great War. It was then that the Indian” gave up his dreams to prepare for the tremendous task of supplying equipment to win the Great War. Industry came to the rescue, and soon the mas- sive wheel of production was rolling through- out the land. Factories converted, and thoughts of model airplanes turned to the actual planes. Ken Bull gen watches Earl Gould operate the linotype machine in Mr. Sitiel’t linotype class. It is here in the tribal school that braves learn to carry their end of the production line. Here they prepare themselves for jobs in the war plants. In the printing department the advanced classes may be found putting out the school paper. The Blackhawk, running off play pro- grams, P.T.A. announcements, or posters for various activities, while the beginning classes are learning to set type. When working on their projects and on pre- cision instruments, braves” must be very exact- ing. Mistakes may cost the life of some man Leonard Hoffman and Harley Webb operate the simper machine in the machine shop. 28

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EDUCATION Building physical stamina and prowess, young braves in gym classes take part in strenuous exercises as preparation for the Great War. Health and fitness played a great role in the life of an Indian, and so today when strong bodies are needed for the preservation of Democracy, the accent has been put on this same toughening up” drill. As the young brave of yesteryear com- peted with his fellowmen in order to be- come a warrior, today young men partici- pate in the gym to reach the rank of Commando, attained by passing a ten-point program. These points are given for the fulfillment of ten separate tests including a pull-over on the bar, hand stands, twen- ty-foot rope climb, running the one-quar- ter mile in seventy seconds, scaling a ten foot wall, five dips on the parallel bar, head and hand springs, and the seemingly eternal stickler, the kip on the high bar. Ron Dat is scales the uall to earn points in the commando training course. The handstand is done in a boys’ gym class as part of the commando course. 27

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Left: Industrial arts teachers are. left to right: A. F. Wiegmann. F. N. Scapple, Robert Henning, and Robert Wehlage. on a fighting front. Of course, in the beginning the braves” must learn their jobs step by step in a trying, learning process. But each brave” knows that some day in the future he will be able to take his place beside his brothers on the production line of the Great War. Education along practical lines is provided through the courses in blue print reading, weld- ing, mechanical drawing, patternmaking, and molding. Girls’ classes in war training arc a later addi- tion to the war training program. In these classes senior girls receive training in checking precision instruments. By graduation time they are eligible for jobs inspecting instruments in the different war plants and factories in the Tri- Cities. Thus, the school prepares its citizens to do their part in the war while it trains them for ultimate peace. Industrial arts teachers are. left to right: Roland Krieh, Charles Gessell, II. W. Waffle, and Forrest Sissel.