Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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cational Guidance, L. B. Kenyon. Miss Pauline Cotter, vocational guidance and placement, gives help to Ioann Dierksen. Realizing the necessity of the high school student's possession of a knowledge of jobs, the high school has instated a Vocational Guidance Department designed to prepare students for jobs after graduation. The staff is composed of L. B. Kenyon, Miss Pauline Cotter, and Paul Schlesselman. It is the concern of these instructors to acquaint the individual pupil with a large number of the 29,000 occupations of today's world, one of which he will enter upon graduation from high school or a school of higher education. A Job Placement Bureau is maintained by the de- partment in order to help students obtain part-time work and to aid business concerns to find competent help. Harold Davis, Harold Adams, Donald Buhman. and Paul Schlesselman. occu- pations instructor, inspect items in the Products of Davenport showcase. Howard Makocver. director of extra-curricular activities, and Mrs. Hortha Vogel, his secretary. ACTIVITIES One of the most important phases of school life is that of extra-curricular activities — clubs, social affairs, or any non-academic event spon- sored by the school. Howard Makeever, activities director, takes care of arranging sports and club schedules, promoting school spirit, and supervising pep auds. Many thanks also go to his office for arranging for busses to out-of-town games as well as arranging for the purchasing of suffi- cient tickets for Davenport High School students attending these contests. Whether it be to purchase basketball tickets or book covers, to find out about the bus sched- ule to Clinton, to arrange to use the Activities Room for a club meeting, or to see if there is an aud that morning — there is usually some- one waiting at Mr. Makeever's door. Thus, through the Activities Office, it is pos- sible for such a large school to carry on its school life without confusion. 11

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B Members of the counseling staff, loft to right, are Miss Mabel Johnstone, Paul Still. Miss Lucille Burianck, Harvey Voris, Miss Jean McDonald, and Forrost Sissel. Miss Madeline Boeck, counseling secretary, is seated. I Large as it may be, Davenport High School has an individual counseling plan. Each student is assigned to one of the six counselors on duty. Through this arrangement individual assistance is offered — whether it be to issue absence slips for truancy, tardiness, work or sickness, or to aid in the selection of a college or university for post-high training. Help is also offered in planning the high school student's schedule. To aid in the student's college selection, cata- logues from major colleges all over the United States are kept on hand in the Counseling Office. Through these catalogues and the assistance of the counselors, a student is prepared to discuss a college intelligently when its representative is brought here by the Counseling Department. Thus, the Counseling Department is able to hit its target in maintaining the best principles of life and upholding the spirit and morale of Davenport High School students. Miss Leona L. Soehren. director of counseling. Jim Gerboth and JoAnn Gadicnt receive advice from Miss Lucille Burianek. counselor.

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English — the foundation of living. A thorough knowledge of one's own language is essential, for, no matter what the job, in one way or another it is necessary to use English. Our high school of today offers English courses adaptable to almost every field. Graduation requirements include two units of English — one basic year in the tenth grade plus one course elected from the many others offered. This elect- ive can be either American, English, or recent literature. American literature deals mainly with the writings of our own authors, while English literature is concerned with the works of the Anglo-Saxons up through the modern English authors. During the course the literature classes par- take in many projects of various types. The English literature classes delve into the infor- mation about England as well as the British Empire. The American literature students con- cern themselves with knowledge about writers of the American Revolutionary period. For those interested in the creative side of literature, two courses, creative literature writing and journalism, are offered, but are not appli- cable towards English graduation requirements. Creative writing specializes in prose, poetry, short stories, and skits, while journalism special- izes in the writing of news stories and general newspaper composition. By offering these many and varied courses in English and related subjects, Davenport High School is laying the foundation for better world relations. It is impossible to get along with and be friendly towards other nations when one's own country is torn by civil strife. By thus pro- viding an understanding of American and Eng- lish folklore and literature, an appreciation of fine arts is gained as is an appreciation of the better literature of the ages. Through obtaining this appreciation, better national unity and co-ordination of effort is achieved. The English instructors are, front row. Miss Hortenso Finch. Miss Minnie Eskelson, Mrs. Mac Elma Tornquist. Miss OUie Horn. Miss Eveline Callendor. and Miss Jean MacDonald. In the second row aro Frank L. Madden. Miss Florence Anderson. Miss Mabel Johnstono. Miss Jane Schmitz. Miss Margarot West, and Miss Sarah Sonior. 12