Central High School - Zenith Yearbook (Duluth, MN)

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SOCIAL SCIENCE . . . Throughout the year many brows have been wrinkled over the complexities of the Civil War and other historical problems included in the study of history, one of the social sciences. The purpose ofthe social science depart- ment is to teach the social and economic problems of the day to the students. Through a broadening of the intellectual view point of the students, the future generation will be better prepared to meet its problems. This purpose is accomplished through classes in history, sociology, civics, and ecor LANGUAGE . . . The struggles of a person to twist his tongue around weird-sounding nants oFFer much merriment to the other Foreign languages are necessary to a person. Their study is interesting and be Anne Cherry, French, Eva McLeod, Latin, Wilhelmina Case, Latin, Frank Engelhart, Germa , Elizabeth Baird, Latin. hmmm Leonard Gagnon, Physiography, Economic Geography, Pearl Holmes, Sociology, Economics, Frank Larson, Economic Geog- raphy, Economics. one who plans to enter college. Central has an excellent language department which includes French, German, Latin, Swedish, Spanish, and Norwegian. MATHEMATICS . . . Gallons of midnight oil are burned yearly by the student who wants a good grade in math, for it takes plenty of good, hard work. The most important aim of the mathematics department is to promote clear, logical thinking. This department provides the students with a firm, mathematical background. lt also enables one to continue such studies after leaving high school. This course proves its value in later life. The following subiects make up its curriculum: algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and higher algebra. Mary Little, Lee Taylor, Mildred Little, Hazel O'Neill, Marian Maio, Mathematics. ' ' Mary Marvin, English, Creative Writing, Ruth Golding, Typing, Shorthand, Esther Mueller, European and American History, Frank Westman, Business Law, Economic Geography, J. Arthur Johnson, English, Swedish.

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ix O rl . I lv J-' VUV Qrfrtlj TEACHERS ENGLISH . . .The English course opens up a wide field to the students. lt involves studies of writers, poems, prose, and grammar, at least one of which is of interest to the student. However, when the teacher assigns a theme, the groaning responses of the students can be heard up and down the hall. ln place of the regular English course, one may enroll in classes of newswriting, speech, and drama. Guy Warren, Business English and Debate, Audrey Nethercott, English, Clara Van Beek, English, Winifred Sherwood, English, Mira Southworth, English. Helen Bedef MC-lille M0l'llGFld, DOTS MCIFY MUCCl0fl0lCl, EfhelYf1 Lillie H. Moen, Elmina Murphy, Mary McCown, English teachers. Gruetzmacher, English teachers. 1 'Eu B mm, ss an an . magma Ig W H Marguerite Travis, American History, Maybelle Hoyt, American H. E. Wilkins, William Simmons, Gladys Chatman, American His- History, V. B. Ging, Sociology. tory, Max Houghton, Economics, Harry L. Dole, Economic Geography. IO

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liftypfi 0,5415 W u Biology The biology course is divided into two parts, animal life and plant life. The former often becomes rather o'Ffen- sive to dainty-fingered maids who do not enjoy picking a frog apart. The biologists, taught by Ruth Hollingsworth, Susan Lovald, Margaret Pollock, and Eleanor Abbett, share a laboratory with the physicists. Physics, Chemistry, Physiology Pictured here are Florence Klaus, girls' physics, Selmer Anderson, phys- iology, G. C. Sayre, chemistry, and John Steele, boys' physics. A great portion of these subjects is experimentation. Chemical experiments often produce strange results and even stranger smells. Commercial Mabel Richards, typing, shorthand, secretarial training, Frank Tuzka, book- keeping, G. D. Stiles, office practiceg and Warren Gude, bookkeeping, are shown here. These are several of the important commercial courses which have proved very popular with the students. Commercial Cyrilla Burns, shorthand and typing, Henrietta Peacha, shorthand, typing, and filing, and M. F. Hartley, senior typing, personal typing, general mathe- matics, and salesmanship are pictured here. Such courses as these are largely responsible for the success of Central graduates in the hard, cruel world. Muttered exclamations over broken fin- gernails are often heard in typing classes.