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

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Mr. Donald Haley shows how easy it is to be the Roundup advisor. Final deadlines are conning up and it is very hard to keep a smile. Mrs. Bjornstad looks on as juniors Richard Cech and Marcia Can berg and senior Jane Easter discuss a book. Ethel Harold Anr»erican Literature Art Holcomb Sophomore English Tom Huber Sophomore English Forensics Jona Mann Sophomore English 23

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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

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Fields of various interests for social science students Mr. Granville Welch points out to his history class a book which will provide added insight, while Mr. Keith Carlson (right) simply points to make his point. The Social Studies Department contin- ued to grow this year. Psychology was a new course added to the department. A one semester course, led by Mr. Carlson, gave many students a chance to further their own interests. The class included a field trip and several guest speakers in addition to the regular classroom curriculum. To- wards the end of the course an independent study project was offered. Students chose their own subject to investigate and report on. The sophomore class continued its study of world history. Mr. Geary, a new teacher, took the place of Mr. Viviano. The junior classes had their regular Amer- ican history class three times a week. On the other two days a variety of electives were offered. This is a continuation of last year. Black History was available again this year. It is designed to go into greater depth than the regular history classes could. Sev- eral field trips were taken and contemporary issues were often discussed. Mrs. Jagiello, for the second year, led an Anthropology class. This opened another area of interest for senior stadents. For students who wanted it, there was an opportunity for a government and ec- onomics independent study project in lieu of the regular government and economics classes. Keith Carlson Psychology Economics Nancy Fivian World History Robert Geary World History Phyllis Jagiello World History Anthropology Kenneth Kephart Economics Government P. W. Parks American Studies 24