Roosevelt High School - Lariat Yearbook (Oakland, CA)

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' X-. c V AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK III a Persian Market was the brilliant pageant staged by the metnbers of tbe dancing class of tlie Physical Education De- partment iin Open House night of American Education Week. The entire dancing group participated in the ballet. The story was centered around the visit of a Princess to a Persian Market. Dolores CJonzalez enacted the role of Princess, with Siiirley Pedlar and Evalyn Bursik as her attendants. Special dances featured Jole Merlo, Ruth Carlson, and May W ' oodside. In addition, C;erda Lundberg portrayed Miss Pow- der Puff in a fanciful dance. Water Lily and Swan ' s Down were the original dances by Shirley Pedlar and Evalyn Bursik. One hundred and fifty dancers were included in the cast. The drama was under the direction of Mrs. Irma Vaudoit, assisted hv Miss Juanita Nicholson and Miss Irene Palmer on scenery and costumes. Music was furnished under the direction of Mr. A. C. Olker. Elaborate settings and costumes contributed to the beauty of the performance. At the conclusion of the pageant in the school auditorium, the parents and visitors visited the class rooms where ilemonstra- tions were held and all subjects were offered for exhibitinn. A liquid air experiment which produced bounceless rubber balls, was among the ijiterestiiig demonstrations given by the science department. Roy Murray and Kenneth McCamman con- ducted the experiment under the direction of Miss Hattie Haub, Miss Mabel Akers, and Mrs. Dorothy l immler. The biology department ' s contribution to Open House night was a marine aquarium. The cla.ss room depicted a Hall of Fame, wherein the noted biologists were represented. Many itses of chemicals were demonstrated in that subject by ammonia fountains, photo- graphy, and chemical gardens of various precipitations. The instructors in charge of the work were Miss Ruth Wood and Miss Elizabeth Hiner. Students in telegraphy exhibited the transmission of messages as the manner of represent- ing their department. Mr. William Hammond supervised the exhibition. The physics laboratory was a much freiiuented room, producing musical flowers, carbon arc lights, and experiments on air pressure. Work of good will and charity carried on by the Social Service Club was expressed to the guests by the filling of Thanksgiving bas- kets. Old toys were made new at the bands of the Social Studies Stu- dents featuring a practical appli- cation of Social Problems work. In addition, the remaining de- partments added their share to make Open House night a success, and bring American Education Week to a brilliant close. Fifly-fwo

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% ' ' --C -Xx5 iv- n ' s- ' THE KING ' S ENGLISH By Herbert Bates Ripley O ' Rannigan, King of the Western Shores of Karra Wanga - - James Johnstone Sokka Wagga, his attendant ----------- William Norton Loola, his daughter Nan Reeves Kawa Koo, the refined Cannibal King of the Eastern Shores of Karra Wanga - Clyde Beery Warra Goola, guard of Kawa Koo ---- Bruce House Silas Q. Pudkins, a man who makes money -- Jack Wherry Montmorency Van Rcnselaer Smythe, a gentleman of class - - - - James Hechtman Hard-boiled Mike, of de gas house gang --------- Tom Rogers Baxter B. Brashley, champion salesman - . - - Sam Kennedy Carleton Purley Patterby, who never commits an error George Dean Richard Willis, a chap of the right sort - - Harold Cummins THREE LEPERS OF SUK-EL-BARAB By Colin Campbell Clements Achmed --- -.. Gladys Hobson Fouad ----- - Margaret O ' Shaughnessy Deeb ----- -------- Jeanne Smith THE GHOST STORY By Booth Tarkington George --- Harry Peck Anna - - . Velda Lux Mary Evalyn Bursik Grace - Mary Jane Malonev Lennie Clara Marchus Tom Ed Rosen Flovd Sam EUenburg Lynn ------- Maurice Barteau Fred - - Donald Sea CAST FOR THE PIPER The Piper James Clancy Michael, the Sword-Eater - - Bernhard Meves Cheat-the-Devil ----- Harold Cummins Jacobus, the Burgomeister - - James Hechtman Kurt, the Syndic - Tom Rogers Peter, the Cobbler Ed Rosen Hans, the Butcher - - - - Maurice Barteau Axel, the Smith Jack Wherry Martin, the Watch Sam Kennedv Peter, the Sacristan ----- Harry Peck Anselm, a young priest - - Robert Macmillan Old Claus, a miser Chas. Roberts Town Crier - James Johnstone • Veronika Ruth Anderson Barbara ------- Doris Davidson Wife of Hans the Butcher - - - Nan Reeves Wife of Axel, the Smith - - - Marion Turner Wife of Martin, the Watch - Margaret O ' Shaughnessy Old Ursula Jeanne Smith Fifty-one

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A M - x? SOCIAL SERVICE To render service to those in need is the purpose of the Social Service Club. This organization consists of one of the largest memberships in the school. The club includes only girls who are eager to extend their services as social workers whenever called upon. An annual project of the Social Service Club is to fill and distribute Thanksgiving baskets to the needy within the immediate school territory. Thirty-one families were supplied with holiday provisions by the club last November. Folding Christmas Seals at the Ethel Moore Memorial Building was the charity work done for the tubercular patients at the Del Valle Farm. I ' he girls furnished many poor families with clothing at the Christmas season. During the fall semester financial aid was extended the Tompkins Da ' Nursery. Sewing for the baby wards at the Highland Ho.-pital was the first undertaking of the club at the opening of the new semester. Scrap books were made for the children in the contagious wards at the hospital. A new project sponsored by the social workers was a story hour held at the Garfield kindergarten. Two club members made a visit every two weeks to the school and entertained the children of the Tompkins Nursery. The children ' s toys were repaired and replenished by the club as a conclusion to their social service work of the term. FAIJ, Jeanne Downing Gladys Berg Mildred Mahlstedt Adra Hardgrove Miss Minnie Foley SOCIAL SERVICE OFFICERS President Vice-President Secretary- Treasurer Adviser SPRING Adra Hardgrove Pauline Bray Elaine Gorton Edna Hardgrove Miss Minnie Foley Fifty-three