Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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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.

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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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Dean of Students, a new position, was given to Miss Soehren this year. Her chief duties include acting as advisor for all social events, senior class activities, and as a college coun- seling guide. With Assistant Principal Hempstead she supervises registration for new and out-of-town students entering Davenport High School. She also sees to the care and adequacy of girls' facilities and sets up for them a standard of appropriate morale. Whenever a student feels a particular prob- lem, Miss Soehren is willing to discuss this matter on a friendly basis. She is always on hand for major social events, ready to help in any way possible. Miss Leona Soehren, Dean of Students Director of Extra-curricular Activities, Robert K. Eaton, and his secretary, Mrs. Betty Monn. ‘Can't I get another ticket?” “Why didn't the public address system work?” Can you . . . Will you please ... I'd like . . So goes a typical day for Activities Director Mr. Eaton. Serving as co-ordinator of all Davenport High School activities, he makes sure that all athletic and social events run smoothly. Included in his duties this year were the supervision of setting up extra bleachers, tak- ing care of the public address system, sale of tickets, and publicity for major events. These are but a few of the many behind-the-scene jobs accomplished by Mr. Eaton and his staff to make Davenport High's activities function smoothly so that participators, students, and audiences were able to get the maximum en- joyment from extra-curricular activities. 11