Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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The Social Studies teachers. Standing are Miss Mary lane Venning. George Potter. Doug Atkins. Richard Devine. Denzil Nelson. Martin Schultz. Seated are Boyd Collins. Norman Ringstrom, Miss Lucille Burianek. Newspapers all over the country shriek of new developments, new problems, and new governments. To help students understand modern - day events, DHS offers several social studies courses. World History is the background of all civilization. American History tells of the gradual development of America into the world power it is today. American Government gives the basis for the lav s of the land. A choice of Sociology, the science of modern relations; Economics, the study of the science of earning a living; or Contemporary Affairs, the study of the back- ground of modern problems is offered during one's senior year.

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spooking ability. One can learn the roots of spoken and written language by studying foreign languages. French, German, Spanish, and Latin are taught at Davenport High School. Competition each day is becoming stronger. You cannot hide poor English from the world. Your speech and man- ner of writing give you away. Invalu- able material for the future can be learned from these courses. A small seal© model of the House of Seven Gables is being closoly examined by students of Miss West's eighth period American Literature class. The Language Arts teachors. Miss Dorothy Blackman. Miss Margaret West. Miss Frances Schultz, Miss Helen Ludwig, Mrs. Mae Elma Tornquist. Miss Florence E. Clark. Miss Joan MacDonald. Miss Mabel Johnstone. 13

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Supervising closely. Mr. Russoll Bickford and his seventh poriod Consumer Math class make sure tho students at the board are doing the correct thing. The Mathematics instructors. Solving a problem aro Willis Rosing. Russell Bickford, Jesse E. Day, and Miss Marie Rearick. What happens when you go shopping, when you buy a gallon of gas for your car, when you plan the construction of a new home? You are unconsciously using mathematics. In everyday events one is constantly faced with problems requiring solutions by Algebra or Geometry, yet seldom does he realize it. Mathematics is a basic element in the lives of everyone, every- day, everywhere. Consumer Math and Business Arithmetic are designed to instruct in addition and subtrac- tion. Four semesters of Algebra are taught at Davenport High School. Plane and Solid Ge- ometry are offered. Trigonometry, a semester's course, can also be taken. These courses are concerned with formulas and theorems. Before graduation from high school, each student must meet a mathematical standard, or a year's credit must be gained in one of these subjects. Three students tackle a problem on the blackboard while the others in Mr. Day's Solid Geometry class try to solvo it at their seats. 15