Central High School - Booster Yearbook (La Crosse, WI)

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Physical Educahon U NDER the direction of Miss Alice Harnwell, the work in Mr. Scott's office is performed by two girls each period. At the beginning of each semester, girls sign up for the office work, which includes collecting the attendance in the offices, answering the telephone, and helping in the other general office duties. Miss Harnwell, Mr. Scott's secretary, is a former graduate of Central. She performs the main duties in the office, and assigns the work of the office pages. A. l-lornwell W. Weigent, J. Zimmer, M. Sutton ENTRAL'S physical education pro- gram was handicapped by lack of facili- ties until the addition of the Hixon An- nex in l9l3. This addition made it possible for more extensive work in in- door sports to be carried on, and for students to participate in swimming work. Our phy-ed course has proved es- pecially popular because of the variety it offers. Swimming is always popular, and during the year, soccer, basketball, volleyball and baseball rate high. Gym is required for girls during the first two years of high school, and the boys in- tramurals extend the entire four years. Besides major sports, minor units are offered for extra fill-ins during the year. Qfifice

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F. Wondrey, E. Murley, H. Kline Commercial N September, l904, a Commercial Department was organized in La Crosse High School. From the beginning it proved to be popular, and has grown from a modest enrollment of about 30 students to 475. At the outset the subjects taught were bookkeeping, penmanship, shorthand, typing, com- mercial law, and arithmetic. The course has been revised to keep step with business demands, and now offers shorthand, typing, bookkeeping, business principles, retail selling, and secretarial practice. Modern office machines and equipment help train students for office work. Thousands of mimeograph and ditto copies of out- lines and tests are made annually for the school. A. VVollin, O Cook Mathematics N the early days of Central, mathe- matics was the most important course in the school's curriculum, next to Latin. At that time the course ran through the entire four years of high school, and it included algebra, arith- metic, geometry and trigonometry. For many years, mathematics held its im- portant place in the courses offered at Central, and it continued along the same lines for many years. Today, high school mathematics is required for only the first two years of all B courses, which includes algebra and geometry, but algebra lll, geo- metry ll, and trigonometry are offered as elective subjects. One year of Ap- plied Mathematics is required for those students taking an A course. 'inn nun inn A. Roche, S. Andrews, L. Seielstod Home Economics Arts HE opening of Central also marked the beginning of our Home Economic Course. The classes have grown yearly from eight to ten students to the pres- ent average of twenty-five or more in all Home Economics classes. Millinery, formerly an important subject, was dropped some years ago, and Foods, Clothing, and Homecraft are the classes now offered. To improve the facilities for foods classes, a new kitchen was completed in l94l. The art course attracts many Central students. lt has been in the school curriculum for many years, and the classes extend four semesters. Work in all phases of art is offered, and a class in art metal is now included.

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R Folk, G. Noegle, S. Kronc, G. Oelschig, R. Moore '! HEN we considered the wear and tear on Central by the students each year, and the total number through the years, we decided that Central High School has had very good care, and is kept in the best of condition, was the statement of the evaluation com- mittee. The work of our janitors has made this possible. All have worked at Cen- tral almost twenty years, or over. The janitor's regular tasks are: sweeping each hall and room daily, heating the school in the winter, clean- ing the boards, making minor repairs, caring for the swimming pool, shower and locker rooms, and all the other similar tasks that are their job. They also preform many irregular duties. Cafeteria Building Custodians NTIL l9l 3, Central's cafeteria was located in rooms l, 2, and 3, and our present janitors' room served as the kitchen. When the Hixon Annex was built in l9l 3, the cafeteria was moved to its present location, which previous- ly had served as the gym. Since then, many students have come to depend on the cafeteria. Besides the change in location, it has also changed its methods for payments. The stu- dents formerly bought tickets which lasted them for a considerable period, and which they presented each day. Today, hot lunches served at low prices are offered, and the cafeteria is con- tinuing to render an invaluable service to the school. D. Kingsbury, F, Rimmert, A. Joseph, H. Oliver, E. Heise lf's r,m:2 H f 1 x