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

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Mrs, Anderson Mr. Johnson W et? s-dia. 1 f ,. . QLD , A I -i ' t . A , rf Mr. Oelke K, ,- h ii- in- 53,53 i - 3 .. g y 54 J . Mrs, Radcliffe ' avg -is 4' 2 --X 55? L Mir- MV- WEST ff- V i . 5' ArAL-' if T it iff A ....,. Coordinating Our Brains and Bodies will .sw Girls, do l look like l need help? Physical Education was required for all Central High School students. lts purpose was to develop good physical abilities and improve the student's attitude in leadership, sportsmanship, and self-control. Moving to a new school caused many problems for the Physical Education Department. Much of the new equipment ordered did not ar- rive in time for classes making the future activities scheduled uncertain. While weather permitted, girl's physi- cal education classes played speed- ball and field hockey on the field of the Children's Home. Business skills were taught by Central's Business Education De- partment. Subjects offered included bookkeeping, consumer education, office practice, shorthand, stenogra- phy, typing, and clerical recordkeep- ing. i - t If X 'N ' - I 2 ' .QQ sr 3 1-. Mrs, Brueggeman ' :-S f Q Lf? - E 1 'N 1 i Mrs. Lubbs - i ., - cm.:-:., ibm, g . ,,,,.,,,,,, ,,,N,t, , .i - - ::.-!::::? A 4:15211-2 But, Mrs, Anderson, I've already worked myself up to ten words a minute!

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Mr. Sharkus begins with the basic funda- mentals. Mr. Peterson Mr. Sha rkus Teaching Technical Training CentraI's Industrial Arts Depart- ment was designed specifically to help prepare today's student for meeting the requirements of a tech- nological culture. Several different courses were offered in this field. Cabinet Making I concentrated on the fundamentals of woodworking and the use of hand tools and woodworking machines. Cabinet Making Il included the construction of a scale model home and larger, more complicated pieces of furni- ture. Architectural drawing was for students interested in the building trades. It provided courses in design- ing and drawing of model homes, whereas machine drawing empha- sized sheet metal drafting and de- sign. Mechanical drawing, a basic and important part of an industrial arts course, was concerned with drafting and the language of drawing. Machine Shop I involved the elements of machine tool metal working, and the use of the lathe, mill, and grincler. Machine Shop Il was an extension of the basic course and involved more complicated and precise layouts. Industrial arts as- sisted in the development of per- sonal aptitudes, interests, creative technical abilities, self-reliance, and resourcefulness. New equipment and Mr. Mitchell make the iob easier.

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l . .. s., 'lr Q I ,aya V. 1- nga- L.W..,,.Qg -' 'V Iii: f-:rl 'Eff s 3 V, 3. ,, 0, J. W K W 4 E, , if 2--f f Mr. Bitney Miss Boller Mr. Dartt Mr. Nuttall Mr. Robarge is .X , .ss . ,., Mr. Scullin demonstrates the intricate planetarium equipment for a group of interested students. Understanding As mathematics was considered the language of the sciences, it was important to students planning on a career in science, mathematics, or engineering. The space age, auto- mation, and high speed computers made it so. CentraI's Mathematics Department offered numerous math- ematics courses. Tvvo years of math- ematics vvere required by most tech- nical schools and colleges. To fulfill this requirement elementary algebra and geometry were offered to and taken by most Centralites. The Nlath- ematics Department branched out into beginning algebra, advanced algebra, Geometry I, trigonometry, Geometry II, and advanced mathe- matics. In the algebra course, the student learned to manipulate alge- braic expressions and structures of the number system. Geometry devel- oped habits of correct thinking, log- ic, and statistics and used geometric figures. Trigonometry expanded the fundamentals of algebra, while advanced mathematics treated both algebra and trigonometry on a higher level. The training Centralites received was designed to help them solve mathematics problems and to increase and improve general think- ing ability.