Central High School - Centralian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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language, edit, and dtu ic The finer arts of language, art. and music, are important parts of high school life. Spanish. Latin, and German are offered for those who wish to become adept linguists. The declensions and conjugations of nouns and verbs are perhaps the first objectives a Latin student must conquer. And those talcing Spanish find the subjunctive mode and irregular verbs equally difficult. The German student would say that case endings were the worst of any language hardships. Students are given opportunities for self-expression through art classes. They are not only taught the how of drawing and painting, but also the why' and where as well. Balance and sense of color and design are highly emphasized and developed. Sketching of inanimate objects, sports scenes, and fellow classmates is an ever welcome lesson. The art classes perform an invaluable service by furnishing Central with the many attractive posters seen around school. The music groups are enjoyed by many of the students: for glee club. band, and orchestra are the favorite subjects of many. This year Central has had the pleasant experience of hearing a large, excellent band or orchestra furnish music for our assemblies. The glee club has also entertained the school with many beautifully arranged programs. The music department during its auditorium programs provided everyone with a well-balanced fare of good music. These three more cultural sides of school life are definite advantages and additions to a well-rounded education. Without them, our progress would seem onesided. man students. Lower right: Mrs. B. Sandine, Mr. Joe Jung. Upper left: Miss E. Liskey. Miss E. Conway. Mrs. A. Drechsler. Upper right: The art department serving. Lower left: Frau Drechsler's Gor-

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Science and Aiatlt To those who have not experienced being in a class of Miss Nickerson, Miss Docken, Mrs. Johnson, Miss Kitcher. or Mr. Thoreson. x and y are simply two letters of the alphabet, and a trapazoid is something belonging in a Greek or Latin class. After stumbling dazedly through the first trying weeks of elementary geometry and algebra, x and y now become those once mysterious unknown quantities, and the trapazoid resumes its customary place as a geometrical math figure. To students of higher math, there is opened a new world of greater understanding of both mathematics and other studies. Remember those logarithms, co-tangents, and sines of trig and advanced algebra? Students in science know that valences, protozoa, kilometers. and chlorophyll are more than words requiring a dictionary definition, although access to one really helped at times. The sophomore or junior always enjoys the slight adjournments to the great out-doors for the spring and fall sessions of the botany class, and the bug chasing sprees of the biology class. As juniors in a physics class, we learned of the resultant of forces and solar spectrum. (We did?!) Many were the sad tears that were shed in the senior chemistry classes over chlorine, bromine, and the remaining halogens. In addition to laboratory work, the electron theory and the theory of ionization proved stumbling blocks for even the most ambitious student. The natural sciences and mathematics are two more essentials of a weil-rounded high school education. Upper left: Something different then 2 2—Mr. Thomson's ad- left: Seated—Miss R. Wilton. Mitt F. Koritte. Standing: Mr. R. venced algebra clast. Upper right: Seated—Mrt. N. Johnson, Miss Rohde, Miss E. Edlund. Lower right: Modern science class. E. Nickerson. Standing: Miss E. Docken, Mr. A. Pihtstrom. Lower

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Secretaries of the future. Seated: Miss G. Scott, Mrs. 8. Thro. Standing: Miss H. Zanger, Mr. W. Nordby, Miss M. Turnquist. The competent office cleric and the private secretary of tomorrow look to Miss Zanger, Miss Turnquist. Miss Scott, Mrs. Thro, and Mr. Nordby. for guidance in acquiring the skills of typing, shorthand, and bookkeeping. The commercial department equips the students of Central with an excellent background for office jobs in business concerns. Efficiency, speed, and accuracy are ever sought by the able business man or woman-to-be. To the student of math and science the brief forms of shorthand are more than vaguely reminiscent of childhood's scrawls. The debits, credits, liabilities, and assets learned in bookkeeping will no doubt aid he taxpayer of 1951. Perhaps the most difficult part of this course is the braintaxing study of proprietorship. The discovery system is soon abolished upon entering the modern typing class, and the base keys replace the old method. The frequent visits to comptometer schools by the A seniors further help to round out the education of the perfect secretary. Shorthand, bookkeeping, and typing are essentials that can be used even in vocations outside of the business world. Commercial and Physical t ducat ion For the more active members of our school, the physical education classes of Mrs. Mansfield. Miss Westerberg, Mr. Markley, and Mr. Weber may hold appeal. Throughout the year, many fields of physical endeavor are covered. The boys aren't the only ones capable of indulging in the supposedly masculine sports. During the fall, the girls devote many hours to baseball, both in school and out. During December the physical fitness tests are looked forward to with many a groan, and looked back on with even more. In addition to preparation and training for outdoor sports, the boys' gym classes stress physical fitness as much as do the girls. Many a future Charles Atlas has looked chagrined at the thought of rope climbing and the 8-count push-up. Looked upon with more favor, however, are track and basketball. Although sometimes as welcome as one of O. K. Kuenster's tests, it is well that our physical education is widely emphasized; for a perfect physical condition makes for a happy life. Mr. J. Markley, Min H. Weiterberg, Mr. E. Weber, Mr . D. Mansfield, Mr. W. Mitchell. The modern dance clan.