Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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Crowning of Homecoming Queen. 1966 Military Ball of 1950 s 6

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Auditorium Pep Assembly. 1949 Foot Fashion. 1949 5

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Downtown Homecoming Parade. 1940 Homecoming Queen at Game. 1937 A Suffragette Party where girls “embarrassingly asked that favorite beau,” was the big event of the year in 1917. The present Spinsters' Spree was born in 1940. but girls imagine getting dressed up in your saddle shoes and bobbie socks and taking your date to a night of ping pong! Or turn back to the war years and take your dale by the only transportation available—the bus. Homecoming first hit DHS in 1935. Sponsored by Hi-Y. this all-school activity was organized to promote attendance at games. Each vote for the queen cost one penny, but each person bought as many votes as he wished. A parade, complete with huge floats, marching band, and ROTC guard, displayed Homecoming activities to down- town Davenport for many years. A Saturday afternoon game was followed by the dance, with music provided by a full orchestra. The introduction of ROTC to DHS brought with it a Military Ball, highlighted by the election of feminine royally—an honorary cadet lieutenant and two cadet majors. The lively side of students unifies the spirit of CHS. 7