Central High School - Centralian Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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WHAT'S MY LINE? English teachers have fun playing the popular TV game with a prominent figure of tho stage. Well, at least what has to do as a stage at Central. Dramatics Department Head Donald Krischak plays the part. SEATED are English teachers Mattie Foes Of Sem War has been declared at Central High by a dedicated group of teachers with master's degrees in English. The enemy: semi-illiteracy. It is a sad tact that many high school students go through eight years ot grammar school and four years of secondary school without achieving more than a feeble comprehension of English reading and writing. A new deter- mination to teach Johnny how to read and write calls for increased emphasis on compo- sition and literature study at Central High. HARD WORKERS indeed arc these teachers of English. SEATED and busy are John Morrow, Myrtle Goff, Rae Arnold, Chris Carnahan, tennis coach, and Mariory Dust- -5 fi ge 3. gli? Hackett, sponsor of Blotters Club, Arthur Orman, Pep Club, Harold Lind, Lucille DeWitt, Elizabeth Leftwich, dramatics and Masque and Gavel. STANDING are Howard L. Beazley, English Department chairman, William Ken- dall, English, German, and adviser of the German Club. i-llliferacy For those interested in other English activ- ities are courses in speech, drama, and jour- nalism. Central's achievement has been high in these areas, with many students winning honors. Our school won top city honors in the Constitutional Speech Contest, state honors in the Central Echoes newspaper and national All American honors with its yearbook. Best of all, there is no limit put upon students who want to try their experimental wings in these currently great vocational and literary fields. man. STANDING are Lu Boyle, Y-Teens, Virgil Lewis, Bridge Club, Zeno Johnson, Marjorie French, and John Hardaway, junior class adviser and JV tennis coach. l20

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ll Lefs Go Boom... READY, GO! lt's Ladies' Day in the Music Department. Kathleen Hergt, vocal studios, readies the boom while William Bagwell, orchestra, and Har- vey Zorn, band, wait with amusement. Ruth Hoesch, accompanist, is all set to clash the big cymbals with a cla-a-ngl 91 Music hath charms . . . to soothe us and to excite! Best of all, we can get a basic under- standing in vocal and instrumental music from the experts, our Music Department faculty. Music, sometimes called a frill by those critics of progressive education, has proved to be one of our most wonderful experiences. WORLD'S OKAY NOW! Relieved to find the globe back on its axis are Edward S. Herzberg, department chairman, Social Sciences, Calvin Schenkel, government and Boys' Bowling Club sponsor, Partick O. Copley, American His- C--1........, Wie . .gp ,P Social Education carries a wallop these days. Mainly, the courses deal with problems vital to world security. Summit conferences, foreign aid, the stock market fill us with reports warnings and possible solutions. Social Studies make us aware- it will help develop leaders. The world can utilize many capable statesmen. I tory and sponsor of freshman class, Mary L. Glover, World History and sponsor of Senior Girls League, Don Ellis, Southwest History and Parnassus Club spon- sor, Clifford J. Prather, government and economics. r fa fl'-3 I . I , , 1gf'2f H ' 'Q

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Four Years Df Good Advice 2 JUST LIKE home is the Library at Christmas time! Here adding the gay touch to a Yule display are Leta Weaver, head librarian, Helen Lane, Barbara Swincher, and Sharon Womack, assistants. Four years of friendly guidance is offered every Bobcat on his enrollment at Central High. The school counselor assigned to him will take a personal interest in his welfare, problems will arise, but the student can count on help to solve those worries. Perhaps the first year is the most difficult, but once launched, the willing student finds smooth sailing as he nears graduation. Finally, his MORE SCHOLARSHIPS? Could be, announces Head Coun- selor John Kendall to, from left, Eleanor Wallingford, counselor will help him toward vocational and scholastic success in selecting after-graduation paths for which he is best suited. No modern high schooler has had superior opportunities for a place of quiet and comfort to search for reference material than is offered at Central. Designed for utility and beauty, the well-arranged Library is a popular place for those who seek knowledge from books. Vera Swanger, Paul Hatch, and Merle Lange, These well- informed teachers seek and find answers to our worries. ix