Roosevelt High School - Nautilus Yearbook (Fresno, CA)

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FOREWORD Hi! l'm Mittie Branch, editor of your l957 Nautilus. Are you wondering why l'm standing here like this? Well, this year my staff and I are all set to take you on ,a guided tour of Roosevelt via the Nautilus. We feel that in order to show you every part of Roosevelt from the old- est tradition to the newest activity, a per- sonal you and me tour by the Nautilus staff would be the best possible way to do it. First though, introductions are in or- der. l'd like you to meet this little fellow standing next to me, he's Mr. Fop. You caught your first glimpse of him on the Nautilus cover, and throughout this year's book you will meet him again and again as he attempts to help us guide you through our own Theodore Roosevelt High School. lf you would like to know why he has such an odd name, we have this expla- nation: Mr. Webster, who has been a great help to us, said that a fop is a little gentleman who is very vain about his appearance, and we decided that our little friend was iust that-hence he was christened Mr. Fop. My staff, Mr. Fop, and I have collected all the high points of this past year and put them into print and pictures so that you might have permanent memories of 1957. Of course, it was a tiring, year-long iob lwitness the circles under our eyesl, but we feel that every headache, worry, and sleepless night will be rewarded when you come to the end of our guided tour and realize how truly wonderful Roosevelt is. Exciting moments like: winning the Big- Little Game for the second year in a row, the glitter and excitement of the Prom, the ever-awaited graduation, everyday happenings like your English class, filling out an absence slip, and your locker sticking when you have one minute to make a class, all these are included as only a small part of this book. So, if you're ready, so are Mr. Fop and I, let's turn the page and begin to iourney through Roosevelt . . .

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Tr dition I 14nd mode n Contrasting are the modern cafeteria and the Spanish Styled Administration building. CAMPUS Both the traditional and the modern are depicted through the architecture on the Roosevelt High School campus, nu- merous buildings have been added or subtracted during the 26 years the great American's namesake has been in exist- ence. Since 1928 the Spanish-styled admin- istration building with its ivy-covered walls and red tile roofs has housed generations of students and teachers. Immediately following its construction, thirteen bungalows were added to the ever-growing campus, the last of these portable classrooms was torn down lust two years ago. In l94O, the need for a gym produced the present one, and in that same year the cornerstone for the East hall was laid. Every school must have an eating place, and Roosevelt was no exception. The large, complete, and modern cafeteria came into existence soon after the con- struction of the East hall. Following the addition of a heated swimming pool, plus two rows of shops, the pride of the Roosevelt campus was produced, a huge, fully equipped million- dollar auditorium became the most mod- ern and widely used building in the school. The construction of dressing rooms around the swimming pool, and the senior court along with a plant-lined walkway behind the gym, add to the campus, but finishing touches are still being put on it, paved driveways, walks, and further landscaping are planned soon in the future. Through a steel fence comes this view of Roosevelt's huge and fully equipped gymnasium.