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

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Lecturing is a favorite teaching tool which -hows student- Informal conversation is the new method that language teach- how to listen and take accurate notes as it informs them about ers use to urge students to speak in the foreign tongue. lii-tor . Foreign Languages In response to the expanding horizons of today ! world, four foreign languages have been made available at Hihim ' m It. TtMiVillll enrolled in conversational language -pend one period each W9tk in the language lab im- proving their pronunciation skills. Interest in the culture tad hittorj of foreign countries is increased in the language tMm Guest speaker-. mo let, and -indent newspapers are some of the main activities of these clubs. Jeanne Piatt, head of the department, co-ordi- nates the club- and -uper i-e- the IftBfMgC activities Koland DuBosq French Jeanne Piatt Spani-li Frank Angerer Latin. Kimlish Joyce Fant Latin David Graham German Irene Krueger pani-h (.rant Moore French 19

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Social Science The Social Science Department of the l)e Moino school system ha- heen expanded this year with the inclu- ion of world history as a required cour-e for sopho- mores. Vmeriran histor ami American prohlems and economics, the junior and -enior social science courses, attempt to further the -tmlent- ' in-ii-ht into the ron H i rt - and i ue of the world from the discover) of mcrica to the pre ent day. Ml three cour e have heen revised this ear in an attempt to present more of a challenge to the student, and greater u-e ha- heen made of supplemen- tal) materials. Roo-r elt- Social Science Department i headed h) Kenneth Kephart. Kenneth Kephart merican Prohlems Keith Carlson merican Problem Dale (.oole) American Histon Wilma Dick meiican History Bernard Fors American Prohlems Richard Gage World Hi tor I ) i i l ronnerman American Hi-tor Arden Met lain American HUton Marcib Moore Vmeriran PfM—l minselling Kenneth Olsen World History Don Prior World History Dirk Treman American Problem John iviano World Hi tor) Irl in W alden W orld History ( loun-elling Kli aheth oilman World Hi-tor) 18

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English Jennie Brody I ii 1 1 - 1 1 Edith Bjornstad Engli-h Everett Craft English Individual enfaraMM between tearher and student are ti f 11 1 to niak subject matter understandable to all. Nothing a student ran gain in high Imnl will be B ttO rC important to him after |l admit ion than a good foundation in written and spoken English. For this reason, Roosevelt ' i English i BB fhfir t place emphasis on grammar, t h» n writing, oral presentation, ami literature. In his sophomore year the student receives an introduction to the world of literature; as a junior he studies the development of liter- ■tan in America; and in his final year the -enior explores the realm of English literature. Mi-- Jennie Brody, who i he.nl of the English Department, is al o sponsor of Scribblers Club. Marian Ehlers English, Speech. Drama Oaklev Ethington English Lillian Ereimark English B. . I reimiith English, Counselling Donald Hah-; Journalism Herbert Hantz English Kthel Harold English Jam- Bo snaf»k English Barbara Seeh English Thelma Taggart English 20