Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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To offer an ever widening field of social studies is the primary purpose in expand- ing the social studies program at Central High. The student has the opportunity to study man in the past, his place in society, and his relationship with others. As juniors, students are required to take two semesters of American history, which provides a workable knowledge of our na- tion’s background. In the senior year, American government is taken one semes- ter with a choice of sociology or economics the next. Government is designed to ex- plain the fundamentals of a democracy and to prepare the student for his role as a good citizen. Economics explores the means and activities by which people earn a living while sociology is the study of man and his society. Human motivations and underlying forces are explained in psychology classes. World history, surveying events since the beginning of recorded time, provides a foundation for further studies in history. Comparatively new on the scene are mod- ern and medieval history, and world cul- tures, all dealing with specific areas and time periods. Q £t P life P r ft p Kt 4 , I Top Row: Mr. Robert Ballard, sociology, sophomore basketball coach: Mr. Ted Curtis. American history, economics: Miss Vera Ehlers, ancient, modern, and world history: Mr. William Freese. American history, varsity baseball coach, assistant varsity basketball coach. BOTTOM Row: Mr. Donald Grensing. American history, varsity basketball coach, boys' tennis coach: Mr. Denzil Nelson. department head. American government: Mr. Thomas Waterman. American government, sociology: Mr. Robert Williams, psychology, sophomore track coach. “Never again! cries Pam Gray as she attempts to finish a government term paper in the wee small hours of the morning. 21

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Students Examine the Past To Understand the Future This looks like “show and tell” time, hut it’s really Miss Vera Ehlers displaying treasures she brought hack from India, aided by history student Barb Wickham. J5T0 SO - .?ooo fi' i an rw7i (f MfiJ CAjtXuy CfjJG hxXlsJ JtL X 20

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Manipulating the complicated control panel in the language lab is as difficult for Mrs. Mary Troxel as responding in French is for her students . . . well, almost! Francais, Deutsch, Espanol - and Latin, Too! More and more colleges throughout the country are requiring or recom- mending at least one foreign language for entrance. Central, in order that its students might fulfill these require- ments, is placing additional stress on the foreign language department. Languages are being introduced in junior highs to build a strong founda- tion for further advancement. The language laboratory and additional tapes are used to acquaint students with the conversational devices related to their respective languages. Mr. Bruce Anderson, German: Miss Dorothy Blackman. French, Spanish: Mr. Elihu Cooper, Latin; Mrs. Mary Troxel, French: Miss Judy Vukelich, Spanish. 22