Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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Tom MacTaggart performs a chemistry experiment in Air. Money’s college preparatory chemistry class. Theresa Jen- tins, left, and Sue Nehtson take notes. SCIENCE Science instructors watching Miss Minnie Johns preparing a slide are: Hugh Woodrofje, Harold Money. Miss Gerlha Stark. Paul Still, Miss Johns, Mrs. Mary Vinje, Harvey Voris. Miss Cora Wilson, and Mil- ion Brenneman.

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MATH Mat hematics instructors arc J. U. Day, William Rosin};, anti Russell Bid- ford. Davenport High School offers many and varied courses in the field of mathematics. These courses range from refresher math through to more advanced courses, such as trig- onometry, and advanced algebra. The recent war has made obvious the absolute necessity of knowledge of the fundamentals of mathematics. The study of math is applied to experiences of our everyday life. Engineering, medicine, avia- tion, and all sciences involving formulas or dimensions are based on the knowledge and practical use of math and its principles. For this reason, a mathematics competence test is given to all freshmen to determine whether or not they will be required to take an arithmetic course in their sophomore year. Those who pass the test may continue in math if they wish. Offered to students arc courses in refresher math, algebra, advanced algebra, plane and solid geometry, and trigonometry. In addition, sophomore arithmetic is offered as a supple- ment to the intermediate school course. The knowledge of these unchanging truths in a changing world will help us to build a better civilization for all men. Learning bote to survey are members of Mr. Day's geometry class. They arc Ted Fisher, John Bales. Becky Keboe. Sam Syverud, Instructor Day. Joy Wren, and Jim McC.lcnaban. John Baleris and John Stockton took on u-bile Nancy McC.lcnaban explains the mysteries of a difficult problem in Air. Bickford's algebra III class.

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Many of the science students of D.H.S. will no doubt turn out to be the famous scientists, doctors, chemists, and nurses of tomorrow. Each student has the right to know the discoveries of the past and present and how our human body works. These are a few of the many things we learn in the five elective science courses offered at D.H.S. These courses are biology, zoology, physiology, chem- istry, and physics. The names of these many ologies” may appear dull and uninteresting, but after cutting apart starfish, dissecting frogs, and handling life-size jaw bones and human bodies, many students’ minds are changed. Not only is the science curriculum one of the big- gest elective courses at D.H.S., but it has the largest number of teachers on the staff. 19