Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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Musically inclined Karen and Kay Kessler receive their weekly lessons from orchestra instructor Mr. Rayburn Pierce. Creativity Shapes Up and Tunes In ilfilling a suppressed desire to make mud ?s, Stan Berger operates the potter's wheel ring art class. Mr. Milton Anderson, voctil music; Mr. James Con- away. art; Mr. Forrest Mortiboy, band, city super- visor of instrumental music; Mr. Rayburn Pierce. instrumental music, orchestra. Artists’ talent, as displayed by the colorful murals in the school cafeteria, added to school atmosphere as did the Fine Arts Festival this spring, featuring students’ prize pieces made during the year. The vocal and instrumental groups provided entertainment through the Pops Concert, the Messiah, and the Minstrel Show, in addition to participating in the All-State Music Festival. Underlying all activity of the fine arts department is the purpose of developing ap- preciation for all forms of art — cultivating greater viewing and listening pleasure both now and in later life. 25

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For her part in the distributive education program. Chris James draws advertisements for Parker's Department Store. Trainees Ready for Niches in Business World Top Row: Mr. Michael Dardis, ac- counting, bookkeeping, varsity track coach; Mr. Glenn Hansen, bookkeeping, office practice, coordinator of distribu- tive education; Mr. Ralph Kershaw, typewriting, business law, office ma- chines. Bottom Row: Miss Cecile Logic, department head, typewriting, stenography, commercial workshop; Miss Della May Taylor, typewriting, Gregg shorthand. Students interested in business careers are fortunate in being able to participate in CHS’s business education program. Courses train and qualify students to earn livings in the fields of bookkeeping, general office work, secretarial work, or retailing. Courses offered include typewriting and bookkeeping for sophomores; advanced typewriting, Gregg shorthand, and ac- counting for juniors; and electives for seniors in stenography supplemented with commercial workshop or laboratory, gen- eral office practice with laboratory, or distributive education practice with labor- atory. After completing the above course, stu- dents are well prepared to follow their chosen careers in the field of business. 24

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 This beats class,” says Cliff Robinson as he tinkers on a car as part of the co-op program. Industrial Program Has Two-Fold Purpose Mr. Sigurd Hanson, radio, electronics; Mr. Donald Kampfer. auto mechanics, metalworking; Mr. Leon Kruse, mechanical drawing, woodworking: Mr. Merlin Maiers. vocational auto mechanics; Mr. Robert Rowe, machine shop, coordinator of trades and industrial education; Mr. Frank Tank. vocational printing, publications co-adviser; and Mr. Robert Wehlage. vocational machine shop. The industrial education department at Central is for the student interested in learning the skills of a trade. Within this program one finds a basic background in a specific trade and the vocational trade training department for those planning to further their knowledge in motor me- chanics, machine, or printing occupations. Cooperative training is a phase of vo- cational education to acquire technical knowledge directly related to the trade. Not only does the student acquire on-the- job experience, but he is also in a related instruction class in the morning. Woodworking class provides practical experience for building the future of these boys. They are: Ken Jones, Jim Dugan, Gordon Noble, Jerry Rogers, and Jack Hebbeln. 26