Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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Graduates of 1949: This book is dedicated to you graduating seniors of 1949. This is as it should be. The many pictures, the descriptive material, and the personal information presented here will become even more interesting and valu- able as the years roll by. I hope that each of you has been able to secure a copy. Rogor Borry, Principal. I sincerely hope that the years you have spent in Davenport High have been happy and profitable ones and that your experiences here will contribute to happy and effective living in the years to come. “Smooth Sailing” is a delightful and breezy theme for this book. I hope each of you has smooth sailing for at least the next sixty years with just enough rough v eather along the way to make life interesting and challenging. Best wishes. Principal. The high school office staff. Standing aro Mrs. Birdine Tucker and Mrs. Norma Post; seated is Miss Ernestine Martin. 9

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IT THE Harold J. Williams. Superintendent of Schools. To Members of the Class of 1949: Congratulations and best wishes to all mem- bers of the class of 1949 as you complete your high school career. Smooth Sailing, the Blackhawk theme, is a relative term. To some people it means a lazy drifting without any effort or irritation. To others it is the feeling of confidence developed through experince in meeting and solving difficulties. Some ships sail smoothly through rough water because of expert guidance; other ships in the same water will flounder through care- lessness and poor judgment. Your high school training is expected to help you face the problems of life and to find a satisfactory way to solve them. I wish for all of you smooth sailing in life. Not just good luck and no headaches, but the smooth sailing which comes from thorough preparation, good judgment and honest effort. If you enjoy this type of smooth sailing your school will indeed be proud of you. Superintendent of Schools 8 Members of the Board of Education, seated, are Robert E. Sags. John Baumgartner. Harry M. Nabstodt. Superintendent Williams, and Robert Alexander. Standing are Samuel G. Rose. Walter P. Schick. Walter E. Vieth, and Richard C. LeBuhn.

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Don L. Hempstead. Assistant Principal To whom would we turn if Mr. Berry were unable to be on the job? Mr. Hempstead, As- sistant Principal, is ever ready to take the Principal's place if the need arises. His main job, however, centers around the direction of the Guidance and Counseling De- partment. He also acts in the capacity of chair- man for study hall teachers and as sponsor for the Student Council. This is Mr. Hempstead's first year at Daven- port High School. Previously he was Principal of Frank L. Smart Junior High School for a four year period. When any student needs some good advice, he turns to his counselor for guidance. The staff is made up of eight counselors who are concerned primarily with student relationships and individual problems. They help plan the schedules of counselees and give absence and tardy slips. Each student is assigned to a counselor when he enters Davenport High School for the first time. The Davenport High School Counseling Staff. Hermon S. Arrasmith. Miss Lucille Burianck. Lawrence B. Kenyon. Miss Mabel lohnstonc. Paul B. Still. Harvey H. Voris. Miss Joan MacDonald. Miss Pauline Cotter, and Miss Geraldine Boh. Seated is Secretary Miss Janet Millor.