Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

 - Class of 1949

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Boys' Gym instructors. Jim Fox and O. E. Johnson. Stress is placed on all around better phy- sique through the commando program in Boys' Gym. Those with sufficient skill to pass the testing course are awarded the rating of com- mando, signifying a generally good physical ability. During the year, boys taking gymnasium participate in almost all the activities offered by today's sports world —from the simplest coordination exercise to the most difficult stunt on the parallel bars. Many of the class periods are spent playing the nationally popular sports, basketball, base- ball, and volley ball, while others include box- ing, wrestling, and similar minor sports. 24

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The Art instructors. Mrs. Dorothy Garry and Paul Johnson. If you want to know how to make a bracelet out of a couple of pieces of wire or how to design and color posters, enroll in one of the art courses taught at Davenport High School. A prerequisite to other courses is Art I, a study of art structure. After completing this course, the student has a choice of four others dealing with design, figure, still life, landscape drawing, commercial art. metal craft, and jewelry. A project of Art III this year has been the designing and painting of a “Canterbury Tales mural for Miss Finch. Pouring and putting the finishing touchos on terra cotta moldings are members of Mrs. Garry's Art V class. At work on pieces of jewelry, members of Mr. Johnson's Motalwork- ing class apply the knowledge gained in the instructional periods. 23



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Miss loan Hinklo. pianist, and Girls' Gym instructors Miss Shirley Yor- masok and Mrs. Marion Steckel. Recreation—to keep the student body cheer- ful and to build strong bodies. The requirement of successful completion of six semesters of physical education is met by the girls in two gym periods a week. Motor ability tests are given at the beginning of each semester and the student is classified in a squad according to her abilities. Class schedule includes a few minutes of exercise each period combined with seasonal sports, basketball, field hockey, volley ball, and social dancing. Intra-mural contests and an athletic club. GAA, have been organized for those with a keener than average interest in sports.

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