Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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Physical i- Tho Boy ’ Gym Instructors. Burt Seidler and James F. Fox. While helping to maintain a strong, healthy body, physical exercise can be both stimulating and relaxing. Participation in some sport relieves the tension in mind and muscle alike; physical competition can be an outlet from a busy, hurried life. Everyone should learn to make a hobby of some sport. For this reason an adequate physical education program is maintained. The boys’ physical education classes, meeting three times a week, are supervised by Mr. James Fox and Mr. Burt Seidler. The year's activities include track, badminton, wrestling, volleyball, handball, ping-pong, soccer, apparatus competition, and baseball. Many boys enter extra-curricular competition which includes volleyball, ping-pong, and baseball. 24 4

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Everywhere we go in the world, there is evidence of beauty and art. Although many of us may lack the natural talent to recapture what we see, some of it may be gained through study and experience. Much of this can be achieved through the courses offered by our art department, headed by Mrs. Dorothy Garry and Mr. Paul Johnson. Because it familiarizes one with the basic skills. Art I is a prerequisite to all succeeding art courses. Art II presents a study of design, and Art III helps to develop skill in painting and drawing. Art IV deals with advertising and other units pertaining to commercial art. while students in Art V. metalcraft, design jewelry. Art VI is a workshop course, where art projects are made for the school. The Art Instructors. Mrs. Dorothy Garry and Paul Johnson. Mrs. Dorothy Garry points to tha many shadas in tha color wheel as her students in Horn Arts and Craft slriva to make thair wheals perfect. Christa Jansen, Joanna Shuda. Pat Green, Barbara Schroadar, Jerry Hulman, Joyce Lewis work hard to get thair plaster boxes ready for display.

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Education Girl 1 Gym Instructors. Miss Reno Hutchins, Mis Shirley Yermasek, Mrs. Bess Thoensen, pianist. Miss Rena Hutchins came to Davenport High School last fall to join Miss Shirley Yermasek as instructor of the girls’ physical education classes. Mrs. Besse Thoensen serves as piano accompanist. all girls have the chance to participate in hockey, volleyball, badminton, baseball, basketball, and track. Intramural teams for all sports are formed by the gym classes for those who are interested. In addition to the usual equipment replacements, new supplies were received for golf and archery classes, a new project which began in the spring. Although the girls’ gym schedules are set up so that each girl attends gym class only twice a week. Motorability tests are taken at the beginning of each semester. These tests denote the physical abilities of a student, and help to determine her semester grade. Squads are formed of girls having similar results of the test. The sophomore Gym girls demon strafe a popular Square Dance step. 25