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

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WE SALUTE OUR PRINCIPAL Mrs. Elva C. Wells We Pay Tribute To Her Direction And Devotion. She Has Guided Us Well And Inspired Us. She Has Taught Us Values And Given Us Joy. We Shall Remember Her Long With Appreciation. 28

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IT IS COMPOSED A symphony is composed and presented in concert by skilled directors, trained in fine phrasing and creative guidance. The musicians give to each note rich tone and expression, strength and indi- viduality. And so, in our composition, we have had our own directors and musicians. Our activities have been supervised and made to bear meaning by the guiding hands of our Administrative Officers. From each one of us, the Faculty has endeavored to bring out rich tones and expression, as well as strength and in- dividuality, which can make us worthy of attention and capable of participa- tion in the competition of life.

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Erna R. Chapman Assistant Principal As an assistant principal, Mr. Horn prepares the weekly bulletin of events, presides over assemblies and handles official matters when Mrs. Wells has to be away from school. Always there are detention halls to schedule, lockers to assign, poli- cies to carry out and many details to attend to. At moments he may feel like the old woman in the shoe-he has so many troubles he doesn't know what to do! But, with his ability, troubles have a way of vanishing. The efhcient operation of our school demonstrates that Mr. Horn and Mrs. Chapman lend harmo- nious assistance to Mrs. Wells as she directs our iourney through high school. f 1' Musical compositions have their composers and, when presented in concert, their conductors. So, in the composition of life itself, there are those who help us, who guide and direct us. Chief among them at Roosevelt are our principal and her assistants. For years we have approached Mrs. Chapman with What's Cookin'? and meant it literally. Today we mean it figuratively. As a result of the retirement of Miss Lettie Stewart, we find Mrs. Chapman, our former teacher of home eco- nomics, sitting behind the desk in one oflice of the assistant principal. No doubt she could talk for hours about the maze of duties she has inherited in serving the special interests of all girls at Roosevelt. In ad- dition to special problems of various individuals, she has had schedules and programs to plan, assemblies to participate in and parents to meet. From her happy smile and pleasant manner, we'd say she enjoys every phase of her iob. At any rate, we are grateful to her. She has contributed much to the harmony of our school life. HARMONY Walter E. Horn Assistant Principal