Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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Knowledge never stands still. It is always moving, changing with the times. APP Chemistry. BSCS Biology, and physics have replaced the agriculture” course of the past. Under the pressure and search for understanding, a once stagnant curriculum has been revolutionized by mod- ern math, language labs, and speed reading courses. Our fathers worried about a different grading alphabet than we do today E’s. G's. Fs. and P's. There were once two separate senior classes. One graduated in January, the other in June, depending on which side of January their birthdays fell. Today’s sopho- mores once had their places filled by fres hies when DHS was a four-year high school. Student hall monitors and the mourner's bench took care of unruly students. Given increased responsibility today, the students, them- selves. have lessened the disciplinary problem. Just as knowledge continues to grow those who teach adapt themselves to change. Thus, they become a living part of Central. Some even become tradition. Football Coach Jim Fox. 1950 Band Director F. E. Morti boy. 1953 15

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Davenport High School Faculty. 1927 Miss Barbara Hess. 1967 14

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The Main Building's mages tic columns, balconies, and classic stone-work reflect her bold stand against the flood of time. The Home Economics Building still bears the stone-engraved title. Kemper Hall, referring to its days as part of small Griswold College. Mentioned in the 1930 list of outstanding memories was the thrill of going through the tunnel to the new gym. A wide porch on the Ora! Deaf School was knocked down and the building be- came the North Annex. After the addition of all present parts of the campus, the high school reached maturity and is presently enjoying her old age. Decorating the cafeteria with bright crepe paper was part of every social activity before the new gym was built. Dribbling basketballs up and down the cafeteria would be hard to imagine today. When Study Hall A was the only study room, two students sat on each bench. Football audiences sat on wooden benches resembling those erected for crowded games today. New Rug. 1967 Erection of Cement Bleachers. 1954 16