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

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toil mi re unique. There is something speeial Of oiir very own Thai no one else possesses: The way you tilt your head Anil gaze off Thinking on ♦ I « t thought . The nervous way you write your name, The innoeent way ou love someone And the light in your eyes That hows it to the world. our laugh — Whatever it is, it ' s yours alone nd ou are loved for it. Do you look ahout and think Why am I gazing off like this? And then, do you wish to eoneentrate I ike everyone else? Do you look about and think I in 11 «t he calm when I write my name. nd then, do you wish to have An evenly dotted signature Like everyone el e? Oh, don ' t surrender your uniqueness Save it, develop it. make it grow, And most important. Share it I All the beautiful things of life Are the sperial, lovely things That are so rare. So, come! Find the people you love Find a eause you would die for Find your life, And give to it All the uniqueness of oil.

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The most marvelous way to greet spring: treat a boy to the maddest, happiest. raziest fun of the year, the Spinster ' Spree. It ' s a carnival of aetivityl dome and have your picture taken, or your personalis computed. I i your luek in the h hpond, or test your skill with a baseball. Participate or spectate. it ' s up to you. Thi year, everything wax coming up shamrocks, especially the ties on the boys. Long ties, short ones, kinn tic-, wide one , but all of them green, and all of them ridiculous. It time to crown the Man-of-the-Year ! A friv- olous kind of suspense hangs in the air. Suddenly, here he come , our new Man-of-the-Year; In i crowned, and there is a loud cheer; then, back to the mad happiness of the greatest turnabout of the year, the Spree. 6

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Uhletiet i- the one thing which contributes most to the fornuil.it ion of the BxMltii spirit. It is through the joy of vietory that we iir«t MtaUkb lo alt to our school. Thi- i« ri £ lit J o. because there is mueh more involved in uthletii a than making the highest numher of points. Good sportsmanship, co-operation, persistence, ami drive are a few of the good qualities which are learned through athletic competition. Because we have enjoyed a long record of victories, our team- ha e always had a goal before them: to live up to the record of the past. Somehow w e always come through on top, and continue to set the precedent for the future dMMtn Part of the incenti e that inspires victor) i- the big way we celebrate when we win. The pense of the game gives way to joviality and light-heartedness. Anything can happen. Too often we forget the real men behind the victories. In fact, it i- only the team who ran full) appreciate the effort and enthusiasm of their coach in producing a united and internally coordinated team. Perhaps the most rewarding thing about ath- letic in high school is the fact that the virtue- acquired here stay with us, and make us better citizens and patriots. 8