Central High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Pueblo, CO)

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Loft Io right, lop to bottom-- Physicists inspect the spcctrcscopc. Budding biologists examine stuffed animals. Curious che-mists experiment with apparatus. Varietl Suhteets Interest llentralites Typcwritcrs are tapped by dancing digits . . Busy bookkceper balances her accounts . . Sten- ography student demonstrates skill. Mathematicians display examples of plane and solid geometry . . Nlechanical drawing student cuts tom- pass capers . . . Printing student assembles head lines,

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W' Sllllll!lllS Sllllly Slllllill SlIlEllCl!S, lflIlQllillIl!S The study of languages plays an important part in the curriculum of the Central high student. The most important, however, is English of which three years are required The fourth year is optional, being taken mainly by those students who plan to attend college, In the f1rst and second years English usage and general literature make up the course of study. American literature and creative composition are studied by third-year pupils, while fourth-year students study English literature and English essentials. In speech and dramatics, branches of the English department, pupils gain experience in public speaking, acting, and the Writing of speeches and plays. Most students take at least two years of one of the foreign languages, namely Latin and Spanish. ln the first year of Latin, the so-called dead language, basic principles are studied. Second-year pupils follow the Gallic wars of Caesar and his soldiers. In third year Cicero is translated, while in fourth year Virgil's Aeneid is the object of study. During the first and second years of Spanish, students obtain a background of grammar and the principles upon which the language is based. Third-year and fourth-year pupils study commer- cial Spanish and the literature of Spain. The social sciences are also important as a part of the curriculum of the student. Ancient history is studied by first-year students, followed in second year by modern European history. American his- tory and civics make up the next year's work. In the former subject the history of the United States up to the present time is studied, while in the latter students gain knowledge about our government today and how it affects them and their lives. Psychology and sociology, two other l social sciences, are of interest to many Cen- tralites. In the first half of the year the social problems of the day are studied in sociology, while in the second semester, students become psychologists and study people, their actions, and the reasons for these actions. Left to righl, lop to button:-W .i I5 OXV YU 0 JUSLI' S Yvfl 'nowledge o imnis is my 'e ' English students study family trees, liramatisrs dream over discourses, llistory students examine recent changes in map of Europe.

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? 1 Because at least two years of science are needed by pupils taking college preparatory courses, biology, physics, and chemistry are subjects taken by many students. In biology, plants, animals, and insects are studied. The study of the human body and the way in which it works are a large part of the year's work. Physics is the study of the physical world, including such phenomena as heat, light, sound, and electricity. Chemistry stu- dents study about chemical elements and compounds and their various uses. Their work includes experiments in the laboratory and visuals. Commercial subjects are among the most popular with Centralites. Of these subjects typing is favored by persons taking business courses and also those taking other courses, because things which are learned in both years are of value to those who are planning to enter walks of life other than the business world as well as those who plan business oc- cupations. In the first year, students learn the fundamentals of typewriting, while in sec- ond year more advanced principles are learned. Also in the second year each pupil has eX- perience in mimeographing. Another subject which is of value to everyone is bookkeeping, Three years of this course are offered to students. Here methods of keeping books for a business and personal budgeting are studied. Commercial law, commercial geography, business arithmetic, and shorthand are other subjects which are of value to the student who is preparing for a business vocation. Four years of mathematics are offered. This includes iirst-year algebra and geometry, which are necessary for entrance into colleges. Advanced algebra, offered to third-year stu- dents, includes more advanced principles. which are of value to the student who plans to enter the engineering field or another in which higher mathematics is necessary. In the first semester of fourth-year solid geometry is given, while in the second half trigonom- etry is the course of study. These are also necessary for future engineers and mathe- maticians. Home economics courses are of interest to many Central girls. Cooking and sewing are the principal courses. In sewing, various garments are made, while in cooking, foods and ways in which to prepare them are studied. Several interesting courses may be found in the mechanical fleld. In printing, various printed matter such as programs and calendars are prepared. An important service which this class offers is that of printing the Central High Times for its many readers. In me- chanical drawing. budding young architects draw up plans for various buildings. Future carpenters learn to make articles which are of a practical nature in woodwork. In the elec- tric shop, theories of electricity are studied, and the principles are put into practice. Machine shop teaches pupils the methods with which to run shop equipment. Left to right, top to bottom- Mnchine shop student shows ins and outs of machinery . . . Skill in woodwork is shown by :A con scientious carpenter . . , Seamstress shows how to sew a seam Cooking students create culinary masterpieces. . . XVelding students forge another link in the cur: cu lum . . . Linotype operator sets Times copy. ss:. sta-