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

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Forensics involves students like Steve Howard and Lee (Iramberg in current affairs and debater. Forensics was a new course offered to seniors. Students studied independently in the library on certain topics, and then discussed their findings in class. Journalism courses were available this year for three semesters. First and second semester students learned the funda- mentals of a good newspaper in theory and practice by putting out the Roundup. Students enrolled in third semester jour- nalism studied magazines and planned a magazine of their own. The Advanced Standing Program con- tinued for the third year. Accelerated studies included a course similar to many college freshmen English courses. NeH t«» Ro » » ' v« ll, lr ». Pamela eatoh replaces Mrs. Burburu 4 ld t« ' in at the eme iter. Flh« l Harold Knieli h Linda Mci ' .uiium Kn|eli!«h Janv l enn» ' Fnielish Marjjarel Rohin un Fnieli h Karliara S«m I 21

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1 L l Everett Craft Enicliiih (chairman Frank Annerer English Latin Edith RjornHtad EnieliHh Marian Ehlers Eniclifth Speech Bill F reimuth EnicliMh Barbara Goldstein Enfflish l)avi l (rro lufl4l English Donald Haley JournaliNm Herbert Hantz English New Outlook in English Speech, Forensics Added Diagramming sentences, analyzing poetry, and creating short stories were just parts of the diverse Enghsh program offered at Roosevelt. Reading was an im- portant factor stressed in all of the grades, and each year several fiction and non-fiction books were read and analyzed. During the sophomore year, the emphasis was (m composition and grammar, while reading a wide repertoire of classics. In the junior year, important American novels and poets were studied, and dur- ing the senior year, English novelists and poets were analyzed. For the first time, sophomores were re- (juired to take a one semester speech course. Through this course it was hoped that the student would become more adept at speaking in front of a group and at developing a better speaking and writ- ing style. Lewis Jolly listens during a difirussion group which helps promote inclivi lual participation. 20

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Don For» American Hinlory C.hairman David Brees Economics American Government Keith (.arlson Economic American (Government Joseph Farnsworth World History Phylliti Jafciello orld History Robert kaveney Economics American Government Kenneth Kephart Economics American (Government Arden McClain American History f id Humanities Give Student Understanding of Man Discovering man ' s past, interpreting the present, and forecasting the future are all goals of the history department. The Roosevelt student becomes ac- quainted with the mysterious world around him during his high school years. As a sophomore, he explored world history, and was surrounded by the fasci- nating generations of the great empires. The junior encountered U.S. history and approached it carefully as he learned the true ideals of our great nation. By the senior year, he is ready to en- counter the real challenges of today. Through a continuance of study in Ameri- can government, the student learns the basic structures of our government. Economics is an abstract and extremely Mr. Treman taken a baekMeat a Kevin Walker ex|»re»»e« hix views eoneerning an eeonomie problem to the Eeonomies II seminar i roup. 22