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

Page 30 text:

THE 1943 ROUNDUP E E E S E E LEILA H. HUGHES, 201, Speech, Dramatics Studied at Cornell College, and the University of Iowa, where she received a B.A. degree. She has taken graduate work at the University of Iowa and the University of Colorado. Before coming to Des Moines and Roosevelt, she taught at Mason City, Iowa. Her hobby is gardening. She dislikes having students late for play rehearsals. Her most frequent saying is, Will some one volunteer? RUBY I. PATTERSON, Gym., Physical Education Received B.A. degree in physical education from the University of Iowa, and has taken graduate work at Iowa University, and U. C. L. A. in California. She taught at West High School, Waterloo, before coming to Roosevelt. Dur- ing past summers, she has worked in the Physiotherapy department at the University of Iowa, and has been the Waterfront Director at Camp Hubert in Northern Minnesota. She likes to play golf and likes to bowl. She says people don't easily annoy her, but dislikes people who are lazy. The girls' gym classes ofter hear her say, We have plenty of time today. Take a. good long shower! ELISE WILCOX, Social Science Attended Drake University, where she received a B.A. degree. Before coming to Roosevelt, she taught at Norwalk, Iowa. She likes to sew and keeps a scrapbook of costumes and interior decorations. Her pet peeve is seeing girls combing their hair in the cafeteria. Her favorite saying is, There's a time and place for everything. R. C. BLATTENBURG, 207, Bookkeeping, Salesmanship Obtained A.B. degree from Simpson College and has taken graduate work at the University of Iowa and Drake University. Before coming to Roosevelt he taught at East High. His hobbies are raising and training Cocker Spaniel dogs. He also enjoys farming. His students often hear him say, Now don't work too hard. WILLARD A. MOORE, Music Studied music at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago, Busch Conservatory in Detroit, and under Kaloukis, a flute player with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, in New York. He received his L.L.B. degree from Drake University. In previous years, he has taught at the Hiland Park College of Music, and worked as music supervisor over all theater musicians. His hobby is reading. He reads at least three new books a week. His pet peeve is gum chewing in public. His most frequent saying is, Hit 'A' please. ARCHIE JOHNSON, 113, Social Studies, Spanish, Coaching Received B.A. degree from Drake and M.A. from Columbia University. He taught at North High School before coming to Roosevelt. He likes to travel and dislikes disorderly classrooms. During study hall, his most frequent saying is, Let's have it quiet in here. Page Twenty-six