Roosevelt High School - Rohian Yearbook (Virginia, MN)

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x HIS ABILITY TO TYPE came In qulie handy for Gary 'Iypmg out has Star and Rohlan asslgnmenls PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL HONOR Society, Don Mattson proves that every man has his day sitting In Miss HeaIy's English corner with a dunce hal. ON THE RIGHT: Jim looks on as Tom uses morfician wax to apply a false nose on QS Mary as part of their make-up technique 1 for Speech class. .1 is r 'KX-Q Communication The hrgh school communrcatnons currrculum cosers the subjects Englxsh Speech and journalrsm Each of these plays an Important part IU the students course of study and prepares hxm for future learmng Although Speech and ournalrsm are subject Oral communlcatlons confronts a person wlth the chal lenge of meetmg others and presentmg himself ln the proper way Speech students learn both correct speech and correct manner of deln ery In speakmg before an audlence the student learns how to make close audlenee Contact and to keep that contact ahve As nn any course practlce IS necessary to make sure that all the learnnng has not gone to waste In speech practrce makes perfect The pen IS mlghtler than the sword might well be the motto of the journalrsm class Learmng how to get that word prxnted correctly In news storres and features rs the work of the journallsm student ournalrsm acquaxnts students wrth phases of the publlca tron field Sales buslness management technical and mechanr cal processes and edrtorxal polrcres are related phases of thxs held whrch deflnxtely plays an Important part rn the future professrons of many Abose all ournalxsm teaches responsx bxlrty Wluen wr1t1ng a pxece of news copy the journalism stu dent has the responslbrllty of makmg sure all hrs facts are cor rect and that the theme IS presented rn the proper manner In preparmg a story the student must learn how to obtarn rn rnto a loglcal sequence employmg the fundamentals of news style wrltmg Successful news storles are complete, accurate concxse and forceful Because English IS a baslc foundatlon for other courses rt ns regarded as a rcqurred rather than an electne subject Durxng the four years of hrgh school Engllsh the student learns correct grammar the tool essentlal for correct readmg wrxtrng and speakxng and acqulres a taste for the lrterary greats The prlbble presents a challenge to the mmds of jun lors and senlors To obtam a perfect 201 rn th1s test of the esscntrals of grammar ns the apex of learning for the hlgh school English student but only the lUCglDflll'1g of a life where its a pllcatlon pros es rewardlng Almost any Englrsh teacher wlll state that Good readmg deselops good thlnkmg Therefore the works of literary greats are lncluded ln the four year course The student learns to apprecrate the works of the age old masters such as Shake speare Chaucer and Dxckens In a more modern vem the student also learns to apprecuate the works of contemporary artlsts .Q P I E , 1 ., 'T V ., 72 1' ' I Il , . I E ' ' in fu . . .I 1- In - n ' ' I' ' y O O 7 . - , ' s A - . ' - electrves, they play almost as vrtal a role as Enghsh, a recjurred formatlon from varnous sources and compose that information . I , x 1 S ' . . ' ' . . A ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' K- s . . s I N- . ' ' , ' , ' , ' 7 ' ' l Y I x l . . A , Z , ' ' 7 T A T vi f 1 T -4 I . ' .. , .N . Y A ' Y ' , K f 2' ' - s , ' ' . ' ' l P ' I r I yi ' ' V 1 J I- I' S a A I I A I '

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JOANNE TRIES A HAND at chip carving, one of 'the many slrills practiced by the first year art class. RIGHT: Sally Ranlrila seems to thinlr her 6th period Spanish class is siesta time fn? ,44 r 1.f DON JACK AND MORRIS sophomores spend their lirst year in choir working extra hard on different selections under director Colton Fine Arts The fine arts classes music languages and art will long be remembered by the Roosexelt class of 57 The girls and mixed choirs played an important part in school life Choir students may recall waiting to see which songsters had made the traxeling team for choir trips Of course there was the unforgettable time last fall when the sixteen best chorus students went to the M E A conxention in St Paul RHS s new choir director Mr Colton probably will remember most xixidly the sixth hour Rudiments of Music class Only hae students signed up for this class which had nexer been conducted before As in other years the choirs presented their annual Christmas and Easter concerts. Chorus students also performed the traditional ritual of caroling in the halls the day before Christmas sacation began. Iirom xocal music students memories may turn to the instrumental music department and Malone Hall. The march- ing band also something new this past year spent long hours learning intricate steps and formations. Practice paid off in compliments when members marched at football and basket- ball games, parades and tournaments. Orchestra members met at Malone Hall Tuesday nights to practice for yearly orchestral functions including playing for school plays assemblies music festix als graduation and various other school actisities. For some students art classes viere a preparation for a future career for others it was a course where ereatne talents were dexeloped and sarious hobbies pursued Miss Moberg s Art I students may remember the great xariety of aetixities undertiken Skills included water coloring ceramics lettering woodcarsing and other projects of general interest At II gaxe students a chance to des elop speeial talents and interests as students spent most of their time on the one art ph ise in which they excelled Foreign language students will remember happy but hard working times Wlaile struggling to mister a foreign languige some students were chagrined to find that they hadnt really mastered their natixe tongue-English. Who else but Miss Vernetti could have taught both French I and II and Spanish I and II with such ease and patience? The past year 71 students were enrolled in her classes. First-year language students chose a name from the country they were studyingva name which was kept through both years of the course. Conjugation and usage of xerbs plagued many students. Learning lyrics to a l're-nch song or creating a Spanish skit was work too but of a happier sort. Language students also banded together this past year to form their own club Spaench '. These are some of the memories a student may hold of fine arts courses at Roosexelt.