Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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MISS HORTENSE FINCH Department Head English Literature English MRS. MARY IMHOFF American Literature Grammar MRS. FRANCES PAPENBROCK American Literature English Proving that all poets aren't famous, Marilyn Likeness reads her original poem to Miss Margaret West's American literature class as Bill Walker puts it on tape. Where do I put my footnotes? and But, I only have two references for my bibliography! are typical wails of Mrs. Mary Imhoff's grammar students as they prepare the long-awaited” term paper. 19

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Looking as though her written composition is presenting some problems, Pam Elliot asks the advice of Mrs. Caro- lynn Link while other sophomore English students, Kent Carlson, Donna Chapin, Wilma Dohrmann, Jim Dohr, and De- nise Fraser work on their class themes. Language Arts Stress Com Skills The language arts department stresses communication through four threads of thought: writing, reading, speaking, and listening. Although English courses are required only in the sophomore and junior years, many elect a third year to gain understanding and appreciation of skills which they will be employing for the rest of their lives. Sophomores develop basic skills in writing and reading in English I and II. For those needing additional practice in written and oral skills, English III and IV in the junior year are offered. Here they learn to think clearly, to communicate effectively, and to read thoughtfully. Many juniors elect a year of American literature, in which they enjoy and appreciate th6 writing of their country while they are familiarizing themselves with the historical, social, and philosophical backgrounds of their native literature. An imaginary trip to Great Britain sets the stage for study of such masters as Chaucer and Shakespeare in the senior course, English literature. Even the English classes include the other forms of communication, for reading, without writing, speak- ing, or listening, would not fulfill the objectives of the depart- ment. Grammar, a single semester subject offered to seniors, serves as a general review and college or business prepara- tion class which is climaxed by a research paper, the accumu- lation of the many skills developed in the course. MRS. CAROLYNN LINK English MISS CAROL KOELLE English 18

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 Oh, it has to come out!” moans Dr.” Pam Reida to her agonized patient, Tom Delaney, as Cindy Steckel, Jannet Ault, Joyce Godwin, and Barb Danielson act as critics for a dramatics class characterization. Speaking, Acting, Creating ... Arts, too MISS MARGARET WEST American Literature English MISS DOROTHY 8LACKMAN French Spanish Speaking skills assume authority in the dramatics, public speaking, and speech courses. Promoting artistic discrimination, dramatics meets its goals by teaching first the appreciation of drama and then its interpretation. Speech affords speaking opportunities, while educating students in expressing and in good listening. Although public speaking attempts to do the same, it teaches at an advanced, more detailed level. Journalism emphasizes newswriting and the essentials of a newspaper, in addition to evaluating newspapers. Latin emphasizes the classical world. Students of the modern langu- ages, French, German, and Spanish, learn to read with comprehension, to write confidently, to pronounce with ease, and to understand the oral langu- ate — the four communication trends. MR. ELIHU COOPER MR. RONALD MAERTENS English Audio Visual Office Latin German MRS. CHERYL WHITEMAN Spanish 20