Roosevelt High School - Rough Rider Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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EDGAR F. RUSSELL Mechanical Drawing This is the business office. We were working the lhird period shifl ou! of Roosevell. My parl- ners are Becky Konlaxis, Wilma Taylor, Louise Meyerovilch, and Elsa Sugarman. My ncme's McCorkle, l'm the wheel. f f-Q-W ,- ' - J , v lg. , ,. ,, ,, .L 5 ---4. --4 Xa ,Q Le 'vsru--...X par Q. if Arr Blueprints for ,he home of fomorrow are rolling out under the walchful eyes of Dick West, Buddy Algie, and Richard A Lee. 3 Nl q f ii 4 fr ,jf f , . ff, xl' ff 4 ' f ,I , .4 wt, V -X, ff ,V 1. , o 6 1 ,- .-uv' consfanf pradice furns precise skills

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v 1 . if 'A' ' 1 - li, 'Gui' W9- GRACE E, EATON ELMER P. HARDELL VIRGINIA MCCORKLE MARY Mcl.AUGHLlN ELIZABETH MAYFIELD Shorthand Mechanical Drawing Clerk Office Machines Bookkeeping Typing Typing Business Skills P .- f: 1: P 2 1 -: es if . '1 QW 5' Q :Ivy ., . .. HUNANK gndsi-wc' -I W N,,, .. rv ln a maze of Compasses and tee-squares these boys are drawing near their future. To ride or not to ride, that is the question. Jack Wolper has some misgivings: he wonders whether school tickets ore worth the price. l6 -Q. At Roosevelt one-half of all enrolled students take some form of course that prepares directly for a vocationg one-fifth of the total area of the school is devoted to the clickety-clack of typewriters and oftice machinesg many girls practice using their skills by aiding teachers with clerical work, hundreds of boys spend informal hours behind a drawing board in mechanical drawing. These students know that what they are taking is important and very useful. The courses offer immediate practical use. To one it may mean economic independenceg to another it may be the opportunity to finance a college educationg to the third it may mean something as simple as being able to buy that mouton coat so long desired. The toilsome hours now may be difficult and trying, but when a car, or a good-paying iob, or a college degree rewards the student's labors, then these courses will be truly appreciated.

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Posing for an hour would make you hazy, tool retorts the model to her sketch class. rough talent gefs a polishing There is an egg, which, being fertilized and warmed, is hatched. lt now eats and eats and is a caterpillar. It still leads a restricted life, its mind can- not comprehend what lies out of the range of its feelers. After hardening into a chrysalis, its little haven bursts, it emerges, stretches its cramped wings, and flies. It now goes far beyond its former realm, munch- ing on many strange new delicacies. Now it is ready to make its contribution to the world. Just so, the pupil in iunior high is given a taste, but only a taste, of the sweets of life. He takes only what is in his immediate grasp, still restricted by his im- maturity, he paints with the bright reds so typical of the beginner, he is the originator of the slightly oft- chord blare of the trumpet at the semester concert. In his own Chrysalis, however, the student is gradu- I8 ally developing, and one day he breaks his immature bonds and emerges. ln high school his range of comprehension is greater. ln the art room he paints in many media, creates with lines, or in three dimension. ln music he joins the band, chorus, or orchestra, and there he becomes familiar with all types of music-pops, class- ical, folk, and spiritual. He now appreciates beautiful colors and harmonious sounds. Everything suddenly becomes vividly alive-the wonders of a Rembrandt, the rich tones of a Negro spiritual, the inspiring quality of a powerful symphony. Endeavor doesn't stop with attainment, there is always a higher goal. And toward this refinement and delicacy the student, the beginner, everyone, can con- tinually work. All together again now. Miss Thompson wonders whether she'll ever hear beautiful music again. IRVING l. SCHENKER EMMA LOUISE THOMPSON Cadet Band Chorus Orchestra Music Appreciation Concert Band fr s k,,..-nov