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

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Seniors Julie Bodin, Andv Matthews, and Maureen Kin listen as Mike O ' Dowd demonstrates effective speaking techniques during Forensics class. Ethel Harold English Anda Liepa English Jona Mann English Kay McCollum English Forensics Susan Murray English Jane Penney English 25

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Edith Bjomstad English Sharon Clark English Everett Craft Fni liMh Bill Freimuth Enf lish Donald Haley Journalism Herbert Hantz English English Program Revision Begins With Sophomores. An entirely new sophomore English program was instituted at Roosevelt this year. Stressing in- dividualized instruction, it enabled students to de- velop a better technique in such areas as writing, speaking, and listening. Tracking was eliminated, and the responsibility of selecting the level of work and area of study was placed upon the student. The five teachers who participated in the program worked together in teaching and in evaluating students. The curriculum for the junior and senior Eng- lish classes remained the same, with juniors study- ing American Literature and seniors learning about the background of English Literature. A new course. Contemporary Literature, was available to seniors this year. Only modern litera- ture was studied, the objective being to relate it to the current problems of society. Roosevelt ' s debate team was composed of mem- bers of the Forensics class, who studied the princi- ples of debate. Forensics students also worked on oratorical speeches, and many of them spoke to classes about the School Bond Issue. Speech was offered again this year, and so were three semesters of journalism. Mrm. Kraut helps with the sophomore English classes. Mrs. Robinson and class listen as team-teacher Miss Clark lectures about Contemporary English. 24

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Students Explore The Math World Just as Donald Duck wandered through Mathematics-land ' ' in the film classic, many Roosevelt students explored the same world daily in the math classes. In a curriculum which looked ahead to college requirements, geometry, algehra, and college math were offered this year. With new texthook in hand, geometry students learned the rules governing space and dimension relationships. Alge- bra I and II dealt with the mathematical language of symbols and equations. College math culminated the previous years of study with advanced theories and mechanics. Math appreciation, analytical geometry, and second-semester data processing rounded out the math world at Roosevelt. DiHcuMMinK math problems is a i reat help to students and Mrs. Smith complies. Max Akers College Math Algebra Geometry Clyde Anderson Advanced Algebra Geometry Data Processing Vera Biddle Geometry Advanced Algebra Robert Cummings Algebra Geometry Advanced Algebra Gordon Garrison Geometry Advanced Algebra Ruby Smith Geometry Advanced Algebra Ron Whitlatch Advanced Algebra College Math 26