Roosevelt High School - Roundup Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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THE 1943 ROUNDUP E S E E MARY E. BREESE, 303, Art, English Received B.A. degree from the University of Kansas, and her M.A. degree from that school. Before coming to Roosevelt, she taught at Eldorado, Kansas. She likes to ride horseback, and dislikes being policewoman in the junior high cafeteria. Her favorite saying is, Let's try to be original. RUTH BAUMGARTNER, 224, Home Economics Attended Coe College at Cedar Rapids, where she received her B.A. degree. Before coming to Roosevelt, she taught at Boxholm, Iowa. She likes to sew and listen to symphony concerts. She greatly dislikes purple lipstick. Her favorite saying is, Get to work-that's what you came in here for. IDA T. JACOBS, 114, English Received B.A. degree from the University of Chicago, and M.A. from Columbia University. She has also taken work at the University of Chicago. She taught at West High before coming to Roosevelt and is one of the pioneer teachers here. She likes the theater and was the secretary of the group that first organized the Little Theater in Des Moines. She enjoys young people very much. She doesn't mind chewing gum, but thinks it definitely doesn't belong in school or church. She doesn't like to have more than one person talk at a time in her classrooms. She has traveled through England, Ireland, Alaska, France, Switzerland, and many places through the United States. Her students often hear her ask, Now, how does that pertain to democracy? MARY LOUISE GEPHART, 230, Home Economics, Study Hall, Experimental Curriculum Studied at the College of Emporia at Emporia, Kansas, A.B. degree, and Kansas State College, M.A. degree. She has taken graduate work at Colum- bia University in New York and Traphagen School of Fashion Design in New York. Before coming to Roosevelt, she taught at Chanute High School and Junior College in Chanute, Kansas. Her hobbies are millinery and dress designing. She dislikes loud noise. Her most frequent saying is, Too much noise in here. GUY NEFF, 212, English Attended Wabash College in Indiana and received B.A. degree from the University of Indiana. He also received M.A. from Northwestern University. Before coming to Roosevelt he taught at Lane Technical School and Wright Junior College, in Chicago. His hobbies are fishing, fly-tying and playing the piano. He dislikes to see girls wearing slacks. Each week he says, Today's Monday, let's have the blue books. C. W. BOOTMAN, 143, Woodshop Obtained his B.A. degree from Simpson College and is now working on his M.A. degree at Iowa State College. He taught at Allerton, Iowa, before coming to Roosevelt. His hobbies are hunting and Hshing. He dislikes to have students not take the best advantage of opportunities in the woodshop. At the end of each period, he says, All right, boys, clean up now. Page Fourteen 'n