Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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ROTC Tho Battalion Officers. Soatod are James Lindsay. Ed Gehlo. Standing are David Sass. Robert Sass, Jack Hanna, and Jeremy Jager. The Davenport High School ROTC Rifle Range. 28

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Whether you're planning to seek information or just spend some time in leisure reading, the library is an ideal place. You'll find a large variety of books there; books of travel, science, history, sports, fiction, and many others. Miss Dunlap and Mrs. Goss are always present to offer additional information. To assist them, they usually have fifteen to twenty students each semester, each student earning a credit for his work. In one semester this year, the library received about three hundred books. Some of these are three books containing the most famous works of art by El Greco, Van Gogh, and Renoir. To keep up with the demands of today, the library always has current publications on hand, such as the new books, The Effects of the Atomic Weapon and Survival Under Atomic Attack. The librarian . Mitt Myrtle Dunlap and Mr . Gladys Got . Various students in the library use the many research materials. Bernice Ekstein, Jane Frick, and Bonnie Anderson check the maps in the almanac, while Bob Brandt reads a magazine and Diane Tenenbom looks up a big word in the dictionary. Facial expressions vary as the students work hard in third period library. 27

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The ROTC instructional staff. Seated is Captain Robert L. Eaton. Standing are Sergeant First Class Chester Fee. Master Sergeant James A. Bergman, Sergeant Firs Class Guy G. Jensen. The Reserve Officers Training Corps is a course designed to lay foundations of leadership and citizenship. At Davenport High School, it may substitute for the physical education requirement for graduation. ROTC is run by the Cadet Officers themselves, while the regular army personnel act only as super- visors. Less emphasis is placed on purely academic subjects with more time being spent in developing individual leadership qualities. A rifle is issued to each cadet and he is made liable for its care, thus instilling within him, a sense of responsibility. To increase the effectiveness and appearance of the Cadets. DHS has an assortment of medals, ribbons, and awards which are presented to out- standing ROTC students. All uniforms and equip- ment are furnished by the U. S. Army. The year's program includes: a parade in the fall honoring the newly designated Cadet Com- mander; the presentation of ribbons and medals for scholarship; participation in the Armistice Day Parade downtown; the Military Ball; participation in the Armed Forces Day Parade; review for annual inspection by the U. S. Army; awards for semester honor Cadets, including the presentation of school letters to the rifle teams and Service Club. 29