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

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Mrs. Clark makes U.S. history come alive for her students. Learning from CentraI's History Department of- fered four different courses this year which participated in several inter- esting activities. Modern history, an elective course, dealt with social, po- litical, economic, and religious strug- gles in which man has been en- gaged since the time of recorded history. To broaden the views of his students, Mr. Sauer's modern history classes talked to men from the McCoy Job Corps who discussed their daily life and education. Corps- men showed slides of the recreation program. World affairs, a require- ment in all sophomore non-college preparatory courses, taught cu better K V: -a t , J i 4: r. ay l f: - 1 r.

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--I Mrs. Krull helps Sue Schultz with her sewing proiect. Shaping Our Future Planning tor the future was the maior aim of Central's Home Eco- nomic and Driver's Education courses. The purpose of Home Eco' nomics was to transform young girls into future homemakers. In addition to designing fashions for their an- nual style show and making cookies for the Christmas tea, girls learned to sew, cook, and decorate a home. Driver Education emphasized that maturity and sound iudgment are as essential to good driving as 20:20 vision and quick reflexes. M'-,-,,z ,W .z.-,ww I ,. ,, 5 . 5 yy, W 4, 'Wiif 2 , 1 ' 'Y' JS, , . ..,. , gi Education in the fine arts was tur- nished by Central's Music and Art Departments. The Music Department included Concert, Marching, Pep, and Swing Bands, Orchestra, Robed and Swing Choirs, and fourth and fifth hour Girls' Choruses. Their rep- ertoire ranged trom classical to popular and from hymns to marches. The Art Department offered creative courses allowing the individual to express himselt in water color and other mediums, as well as work with leather, metal, and clay. Nlr. Aronson 'V s, l Boker 1, l fi' 4 Y . 99:60 5, Mr 21 sy ' 7 Mrs.DahIer , ff if? Y QM Y -:aw ,, i -f 53' fp f f 1 4, - , if Tf Ji . , ,Ji .ik - sf fy, 'I' , J if -f 1, ,. , , , I if 1,-, .f A ,, 1 ,Ui , I ' 1 ' W- U s 2 Q 'sf , 5 ,Q . ,, i 49 21, Mr. Wildt Nlr. Zimmerhakl Mr. Guenther and a portion of his orchestra get in some extra practice time.

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Past Experiences understanding ot problems in the modern world. All aspects of coun- tries were studied: social, economi- cal, and political. United States his- tory was a required course for all iuniors. The course was changed this year to emphasize the period from 1890 to the present day. American problems, a study of our country's social, political, and economic prob- lems, was a required course tor all seniors. During the first quarter, Mr. Leuthe's American problems classes had panel discussions on problems ot national interest. Mr. Barker's classes listened to speakers from the Democratic and Republican parties. S,-9 M 11 5 Mr. Poehling f ivif. schimm ,V ,fra it r ' 1. A-f, 7 , A Mr. Wartinbee , 1 . V il Mr. Hackett and Mr. Fritz utilize one of the many new visual aids at Central A Mr, Leuthe and his American problems class get a kick out of Mr. Sauer's method ot presenting iozz.