Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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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

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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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»111II Abovo: Mathematics instructors: Wil- liam Rosing. J. E. Day. Russell Bick- ford. and Michael Dardis. The intricacies of math have probably caused more furrowed brows and the burn- ing of more midnight oil than any other sub- ject. Those courses which bring about such perplexity are: algebra, advanced algebra, trigonometry, plane and solid geometry, and refresher mathematics. High school math has laid the cornerstone of many an imposing career. Engineers, doctors, chemists, physicists, astronomers, pilots, navigators, all require a thorough knowledge of this subject. The math instructors at any high school, our own included, must sometimes turn in relief to the steadfast strength of theorems and plain, everyday figures — unchanging truths in a changing world. Above: Mombors of Mr. Day's piano geometry class diagram problems on the board. 16 Left: Members of Mr. Bickford's algebra III class take a test.