River Rouge High School - Vigilant Yearbook (River Rouge, MI)

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PRINCIPAL HARVEY M. ROSA PRINCIPAL ACCLAIMS PROGRESS IN MUSIC It we are going to interpret public educa- tion in the strict sense as education tor the public, states Mr. Harvey M. Rosa, our princi- pal, there is no reason why the student with unusual ability in music should not have the same opportunities as the student who is in- terested in mathematics or language. Mr. Rosa believes this is a musical age. Having little or no opportunity for training in his earlier years, he is putting forth his best efforts to give students interested in music a chance to develop their talents. It has been the purpose of the administration, together with the cooperation of the Board ot Education, to develop the musical department in our school second to none in the state of Michigan, and to see that every student is given an oppor- tunity to reach his mature years with an un- derstanding and appreciation of good music. Mr. Rosa believes it is the duty of the young- er people with their numerous opportunities lor learning and developing their natural apti- tudes to help educate this generation in the light of what is expected in 1940. However, Mr. Rosa concludes, it should not be misinterpreted that it is the purpose ot the public school to train students to seek their living through music, lout rather, first, to help them discover any special musical talent they might possessg second, to develop an apprecia- tion for this talent, and third, to point a way for them toward attaining ta higher degree of efficiency in music than the high school is able to offer.

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SUPERINTENDENT ALEXANDER MCDONALD Music as a Character Builder Serving as it does in the capacity of produc- ing happiness and contributing the element of harmony between work and leisure, to music must also be credited the building of character. Since music is an expression of the soul in its attempt to attain the true, the beautiful and the perfect, one who is a lover of music is not one to enjoy discordant notes in conduct or the commission of Wrong-doing, so We often say that where spontaneous music is there is no mischief. Citizenship The basis of good citizenship is character. Anything that gives joy to life as does music contributes stability and therefore reliability. These are essential factors of good citizenship. Music Not cz Luxury Because of the high estimate we hold for music, we cannot therefore call it a luxury. We must establish instrumental or vocal music in the life of the young people as a habit, and conclude by adding that music at best ex- presses that which cannot be said adequately in words but about which it is impossible to remain silent. -A. McDonald.

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lHElIllY I. I. HARRINGTON MYRTLE I. HAYNES Social Science, Head Social Science EUGENIA KOSINSKA RAYMOND H. LA FREY Social Science French VIRGINIA D. DEAN TRACY F. DENNINGER Home Economics Social Science HAROLD A. DRESSEL OWEN EVANS Speech Industrial Arts, Head HELEN BISHOP EUNICE BRAKE DORIS BUTLER Commercial English Girls' Health Education ROGER H. CARRINGTON GEORGE COOPER MARGARET DALY Industrial Arts Mathematics Science SOCIAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT Mr. I. I. Harrington, Assistant Principal, who capably heads the De- partment of Social Studies, this year attended the State Curriculum Re- organization Committee meeting at Detroit and the State Conference on Curriculum and Guidance at Lansing. He is interested at the present time in the reorganization of Social Studies courses and in securing more effective participation in school control by student organizations. Mr. Tracy F. Denninger was busy directing the Pathfinder Club, while Miss Myrtle I. Haynes attended Wayne University, where she received her Masters Degree and she also attended the P. E. A. meeting at Wind- sor. Mr. john R. Osborn was elected to the presidency of the Detroit Albion College Alumni Club. Mr. Iohn McNamara attended all conven- tions relating to his work. Beware, students! lf you are wise, you will be a perfect lady or gentleman while you are in school, for Mr. Paul A. Randall has helped to start a new project in the form of a Traffic Court. He attended the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, and while there, he saw Presi- dent Roosevelt dedicate the eternal flame monument. Miss Eugenia Kosinska's time was well spent in preparing her junior high school pupils for their more hectic days in senior high school, while Mr. Warren H. Webb was kept very busy acting in his capacity as Faculty Advisor for the Alumni Association, as Sponsor of the Chess and Checker Club, and as Sponsor of the Foreign Relations Forum. ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT Directed by Coach Frank Weeber, the athletic department of our school has played a worthy and admirable part in making our students better fitted physically and in creating in them a zest for sport and an unerring desire for fair play. Coach Weeber so skillfully coached our sports events that our football team came through with flying colors and our basketball team won the Regional trophy by virtue of an undefeated season, broken only by one defeat. The girls' sports were under the direction of Miss Doris Butler and Miss Marion Youngquist. They capably managed the tennis, baseball and basketball tournaments. Miss Youngquist gave much of her time to the development of bowling for girls and succeeded quite well. She sponsors a group of about fifty girls in bowling and also sponsors a group of girls interested in life savingg while Miss Butler is sponsor of the Girls' R Club and this year helped Miss Shellenberger in producing the Ses- quicentennial Pageant. Miss Butler directed all the dances performed by the students. Other members of the department are: Mr. Iames McDonald, Assistant Director of Physical Education, Mr. Raymond H. LaFrey, Mr. George E. Cooper, Mr. Benjamin Goodell and Mr. Iohn R, Osborn. 13