Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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EDUCATION The girls’ gym is a busy place from morning ’til night. Since it is a required subject, all the females suffer equally from stiff legs or battered fingers. The former are the results of the numerous and varied exercises which start almost every period with a bang. The smashed anatomy could be the result of a fast and furious game of baseball, basketball, or volleyball. Each class is divided into either squads or teams for participation in the various activities which make up the year. These include badminton, tennis, ping pong, basketball, baseball, or dancing. When the inter-squad games of each class are over, the winners of each class play to choose the final victor. The champs” are given medals by the G.A.A. An intramural program is carried on three nights a week after school. This ac- tivity offers various games according to the season in addition to ping pong and badminton tournaments.

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PHYSICAL The motto of the boys’ classes is phys- ical improvement”. In the gym classes, Instructor O. E. Johnson teaches his pupils how to build a strong body in preparation for their years of adulthood. Besides the many rugged calisthenics, the boys develop co-ordination and coop- eration by team sports in basketball, vol- leyball, and baseball. On the individual competition side of the gym course are the Commando tests. In order to attain the title of Commando, one must pass every point of a ten-point program. The list of the test includes a pull-over on the bar; hand stands; twenty- foot rope climb; running the one-quarter mile in, at the most, seventy seconds; scaling a ten-foot wall; five dips on the parallel bar; head and hand springs, and the old faithful kip on the high bar. Members of a gym class practice for a part of the Com- mando test.

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MUSIC Examining the recorder are the instrumental instructors B. G. Schaefer, Robert Bales, and Forrest Mortiboy. The members of the music department find enjoy- ment and entertainment in singing and playing in- struments while they learn to appreciate the works of the world’s greatest composers. The choirs and instrumental groups are a living example of the feel- ing that our young generation has for music. A’Cappella Choir, Girls Glee Club, and the Ad- vanced and Beginning Choruses entertain at various functions as well as school affairs. Courses in begin- ning and advanced voice and music appreciation com- plete the curriculum of the vocal department. To those interested in instrumental music, lessons arc offered on the various instruments. After a stu- dent acquires sufficient skill, he may become a mem- ber of the band or orchestra. The band not only marches in several parades during the year, but also provides music at various affairs. It is through this group that the music at football and basketball games is provided. These two departments sponsor programs through- out the year to raise money for the improvement of the facilities of the groups. liach year a state con- test is held in both the instrumental and vocal fields. Members of the a'Cap pell a Choir prac- tice for the Minstrel Show accom- panied by Mrs. Paul Still. Left to right they are Bob Jones, Ed Fuller, Marianne Osborne, and Albert Lewis.