Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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DHS ADMINISTRATION An everyday chore in the main office is handling miscellaneous details, covering everything from tardiness to lost and found. Davenport High School administration headed by Roger Berry, principal, and Don L. Hempstead, assistant principal, supervise the DHS schedule; planning and organizing the many activities of the largest high school in the state of Iowa. Dean of Students Miss Leona Soehren assists seniors with college selections. The office staff is kept busy checking attendance, serving detention slips, and doing the necessary bookwork. Mr. Rocer Berry Principal Mrs, Eva Moeller, registrar and princi- pal’s secretary, types forms and prepares reports for Mr. Berry's signature. 7

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CITY ADMINISTRATION Mr. Harold J. Williams Superintendent of Schools Mr. Lou is adolphsen Director of Secondary Education The task of solving the numerous and var- ied problems which are involved in running one senior high, four junior highs, and sixteen elementary schools, falls to the administra- tion. Superintendent Harold J. Williams and the Davenport School Board meet once a month to discuss and plan school policy. Members of the School Board are Mr. Bert Derry, Mr. William Evans, Mr. Les Jones. Superintendent Harold J. Williams, President Albert Block. Secretary John Baumgartner, Mr. Ed Nicholson, Mr. Rich- ard LeBuhn, and Mrs. Lois Hill Leach. 6

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Mr. Don L. Hempstead Assistant Principal Miss Leona Soehren Dean of Students Many hours of office routine are required for a large high school. Miss Beverly Holdorf and Miss Ruth Bames check attendance lists, while Pat Schwarz, student assistant, answers one of the many daily phone calls. 8