Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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Member» of Miss McDonald's English II class look at models oi guillotines in connection with their study of A Tale of Two Citios. Right: English instruc- tors: seated. Frank L. Madden. Miss Mabel Johnstone, and Mrs. Madge Faoro: standing. Miss Joan McDonald, Miss Ev- elyn Callondar. and Miss Hor- tense Finch. Left: Tim Bawdcn. Dorothy Dietz. Lucille Tuerk. Georgia Powell, and Bob Bryan road an article to other mombors of Miss West's American Literaturo class. 14

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Ii II I II 1 I' li I I II 1 i' T 111 T IE S Right: Leonard Calvert and Miss Pauline Cot- ter. vocational guidance instructors. Members of Miss Cotter's vocational guidance class demonstrate office equipment used in socreterial vocations. To assist 2,200 students in finding their place in the world, to acquaint them with the 29,000 occupations, and to analyze particular occupa- tions is the task of the vocational guidance de- partment. Too, Mr. Calvert, former director of the depart- ment who has now become principal of Sudlow Intermediate and Miss Cotter, have in previous years established a placement service. Mr. Ken- yon has now taken over the directorship of the department. In extra-curricular activities, too, there must be guidance. The task of planning sports schedules, promoting school spirit, and supervising pep auds is carried on by Mr. Goss, director of sports activ- ities. Loslio C. Goss, diroctor of extra-curricular activitioB.

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English instructors: Miss Helen Thomas. Miss Josephine Mir- field. Miss Margaret West, and Miss Muriel Weeks. English and literature — the basic skills upon which we build. Yes. in a world where free speech is a principle of daily living, one must take the opportunities to learn such things as sentence structure, grammar rules, and the works of classical and modern writers. Not only do the rules of grammar and the stirring tales of authors remain with us. but all the ideas of the class room are indented upon our minds. Many and varied are the courses offered. Be- sides the one year of required basic English, there are English III, American Literature, a study of American writers from the time Virginia was planted until the present, and English literature, a study of English writers from the time of the Anglo-Saxons to recent years. Newly added to the English curriculum are the courses of recent literature and creative writing. Aside from the regular English courses, an out- standing feature is the journalism course. With a rush on deadline night and the hard work of the newcomers, the department has published the Blackhawk newspaper and yearbook for twenty-eight years. Barbara Mclby reports on an essay in Miss Mirtiold's English Literature Class. IS