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

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Terry Dunlap and Terrance Butts sand their footstools as Eric Carlsten prepares to begin a new project. STUDENT DRIVER Driver Education teacher Robert Leonard cringes in fright as sophomore Denise Cunningham slams on the brakes. 7 ' Films, textbooks, similation, and dri- ving practice aid students in learning highway skills and safety. This year, graduates of the driver education course found that they did not need to take the driving test when they applied for their licenses, under a new policy of the Iowa Highway Commission. The industrial arts department made plans to purchase $10,000 worth of electronics equipment next year. This year the industrial arts teachers began incorporating product and industrial de- signing into their regular drawing cour- ses. Students talented in designing pack- ages, bottles, or industrial products, such as vises, are allowed to pursue their interest during class time. This year four students, including one girl, studied industrial designing. Adaptation to a consumer-oriented society has characterized course changes in the Home Economics Department. The two-semester course of Personal Family Living concentrates on prevent- ing problems in marriage and family life, and family economics. One-semester courses are Child De- velopment, Home Furnishings, Begin- ning Clothing, Tailoring, and Beginning and Advanced Foods. Emphasis is placed on good use of time and resources and a concern for human values. Miss Ruth Baumgartner and Mrs. Sharon Sibert, homemaking teachers, explained that the department ' s courses are designed to help students adapt to a changing world with economic and personal values for themselves and their families. David Church Driver Education Floyd Constant Driver Education Robert Leonard Driver Education Eldon Peterson Driver Education Lawrence Stokka Industrial Arts Walter Hayes Industrial Arts 21

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Business, driver ed., and shop classes attract many students Roosevelt ' s business department ser- ves the needs of many students who are interested in vocational training. Students interested in job training can participate in the distributive education program in which they spend part of each school day working. Several stu- dents who participated in this program this year planned clothing displays in the glass display cases near the cafe- teria. Students who participate in the distributive education program are given an opportunity to practice the skills that they learn in class. Other important courses in the busi- ness department include typing, short- hand, and notehand. Students who merely want to learn to type for per- sonal use can take the first semester of the series of typing courses that are offered. Notehand is an interesting course designed to teach students how to take notes for their personal use. It ' s similar to shorthand, a course which is designed for those interested in sec- retarial work. Many students who are planning to attend college take note- hand so they will be able to take notes more efficiently in college. Junior Bev Winters, who took notehand second semester, commented that at first it was difficult, but she thinks it is a valuable course. Senior Cathy Hayward receives a little extra help with her typing assignment from her teacher Connie Feist. Thomas Zike Work-Study Robert Beilstein Typing Commercial Law Connie Feist Shorthand, Typing Hubert Bierbaum Bookkeeping Weldon Else Dist. Ed., Sales Nevin Bruce Work-Study Gerald Pieres Typing Commercial Math Sharon Sibert Child Development Beginning and Advanced Foods Home Furnishings Marjorie Witzenburg Shorthand, Typing, Notehand, Sales Ruth Baumgartner Personal Family Living Advanced Clothing 20

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English curriculum increases students ' general knowledge Roosevelt is lucky to have a very liberal and modern English department. Many new courses have been added to the curriculum this year. The most popular, Indi- vidualized Reading, is a curriculum of one student, conversation rather than lecture. Other new courses this year are Major British Writers, Fundamentals of Composition, Elements of Writing, Novels of the World, and a one semester American Literature course. Mrs. Jona Mann is this year ' s English coordinator. Mr. Craft points out one of the fine points of his large selection of books. Mrs. McMahill emphasizes a point to her class. Edith Bjornstad British Literature Sharon Clark Annerican Literature Comp)Osition Elaine Coyle American Literature Everett Craft Sophomore English Joyce Fant Sophomore English Bill Freimuth American Literature Composition Donald Haley Mass Media Journalism Herbert Hantz British Literature