Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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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

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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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Mr. James Harlow, speech, public speaking, debate coach; Miss Mari- lyn Kelsey, journalism, publications co-adviser; Mrs. Mae Elma Torn- quist. dramatics. To develop skill in the accurate, concise, creative, and forceful expression of ideas and to promote an understanding of the press in a democracy are the main objec- tives of the present journalism course. Stemming from these goals comes the ability to read a newspaper intelligently and to work effectively on school publica- tions. Also offered in the creative arts field is a course in dramatics. Unlike journalism, it emphasizes speaking rather than writ- ing. Dramatics promotes artistic discrim- ination and meets its goals by teaching first the appreciation of drama and then its interpretation. Similar to dramatics is public speaking — the art dealing with oral communica- tion and stressing careful and articulate speech. It covers many areas from inter- pretive speaking to the very precise as in debate. Practice-Keynote for Journalists and Actors Practice in acting is a major part of a course in dramatics. Enjoying this scene are: Vicki Morris. Sue Heysinger. Chris Britton, Gloria Serrano, Diane Wilson. Sheila McCarthy, and Marj Miller. 23