Central Community High School - Centralian Yearbook (DeWitt, IA)

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Speech Mr. James Hetrick, better known as Woody by his students, has been teach- ing Speech at Central now for two years. He teaches and listens to three stuttering, stammering classes of Speech I and one class of Speech ll. Also under his direc- tion are the musicals and plays presented by the school. This year Mr. Stephen Vermazen also helps with the teaching at Central. Mr. Vermazen also teaches two classes of English Ill., P l Les Professeurs Francais Mrs. Linda Ketchum after serving at Central for four and one-half years left at mid-term to go to Indiana with her hus- band. She has taught many students the art of speaking in a foreign language and is considered by many people a wonderful teacher. Taking her place is Mrs. Patri- cia Mahoud. Breaking in at mid-term she has taken over Mrs. Ketchum's two classes of French I, one class of French II, and one class of French III.

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Logarithms, Equations, and Graphs With much moaning and groaning, the many geometry students struggle through the ye a r. Reasoning to the logical conclusion at the end of a difficult proof is one of the more chal- lenging problems facing the students of the geometry classes. Supplementing their year of Algebra I, the daring Algebra Il students probe deeper into the mysteries of mathematics. While staring at a chart of logrithms, the puzzled students try to decide whether they should log or anti- log to get the result. Rounding out their years of math, the senior math classes discover the skills of differentiation and integration. As head of the math department Mr. Beck is great at making 10 minute tests that last all period .

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1 Mr. Raikes sets up the rules in his three classes of English IV, one of English III, and one of Journalism. All his energy is exerted to create imagination in the minds of his students. ln English III. Mr, Price tries to expand the real- istic viewpoint of the Juniors, He teaches five classes of English III. Mrs, Hanrahan is one person the Fresh- men really watch for. She teaches four classes of English l and one of English BO Il. Communicating In English Mr. Knutsen teaches two classes of English I and two of En lish H. He is also assistant wrestling coacgh and helps with the football program. Mr. Connolly, a new member of the teaching staff heres at Central, is seen every day in the classroom rubbing some of his knowledge off on his four classes of sopho - mores and one class of freshmen. He is also head basket- ball coach.