Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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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

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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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dV 3ac . SPEECH Speech ami dramatics instructors: Mrs. Mae Elma Tornc itisl, Miss Florence Clark, and A. E. Keiber. Learning lines, debating, and giving speeches are all everyday happenings in the life of a dramatics, public speaking, or speech student. The main pur- pose of these courses is to train the pupil to speak clearly and meaningfully. Aspiring young dramatists are given the opportun- ity in a two-year dramatics course to study the fund- amentals of acting and directing, stagecraft, make- up, and the history of the stage. During the school term, two three-act plays were given and a number of one-acts were presented under the direction of students from the advanced dramatic class. In this way the students are given the opportunity to put into practice what they have learned. Make-up classes are given the big and interesting job of applying the grease paint and finishing touches to those par- ticipating in the Minstrel Show. Throughout the year the public speakers of Dav- enport High enter various state contests and enter- tain at community gatherings. Mr. Keiber instructs the students in the technique of debate, extemporan- eous speaking, declamatory speaking, original ora- torical speaking, and parliamentary law. The fields open in contest work are debate, extemporaneous speaking, declamatory, and oratory. From the public speaking department a service squad is chosen. This group makes announcements of various school activities to the home rooms, and serves as ushers at the graduation exercises. Speak- ers for high school affairs are secured through this department and the three public speaking programs arc sponsored by it. The speech classes serve as a background for ad- vanced dramatics or as a class in which students can overcome a lack of confidence in themselves. The speech students not only gives speeches but also en- ter into the field of interpretative reading. DRAMA Pictured above are members of Miss Clark's dramatics class apply inn make-up to their classmates.