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

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Fall Student Council Officers, front row: Cheryl Jackson, judiciary: Cathy Carpenter, president: Denise Gowdy. secretary. Back row: |ulie Williams, first vice-president: Mr. Doug johnson. sponsor: Mike Bloomburg. second vice-president. Fall pr(?si(l(?nt. Calh Carpenter. Fall council concentrates on world problems. The 1973 Fall Student Council started the year off with a retreat, September 22 and 23, at the YMCA camp in Boone. ' The retreat was a great success, said president Cath Carpenter. This was the first time a retreat was open to all student council members. Altogether we had thirty sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Mixing fun and serious work, the group dedicated themselves to getting more students involved in council and in reaching more by offering a variety of activities and student services. The social committee, headed by Lori Gruber and Val Russell, over- came the elements and a rainy game to have one of the best Homecoming celebrations ever. Duane, Dick and the Jive Five provided appropriate 1950 ' s music for the dance. The social committee also pulled off a successful Sophomore Mixer. A coin-op(jrat(ui juke box in the student center brought income for council pr()j(M:ls, as well as popular music. Not so succtissful was the morning c()ff(Mi proj(jct, which died from a lack of both c()ff(M) (Irinkf rs and coffee makers. ' Vhv, human rc lalioiis (.oinmittee had a sp(M:ial program on im[)each- m(;nt pros and cons, with guest sp(jak(jrs Cil Oanberg and (]harl(;s Dick, local attornejys. T w e n I ' K 0 () s e v e 1 1 s t u d e n t s marched in lh(. ' October 7 Hung(3r ' k() and for their efforts big-hearted sponsors gave over $650. Kach homcjroom was visiteul twice (hiring ihn w(Mjk of Nov(jml)(ir 8 for lh(; United Way campaign. The; total colhjctfjd was $75. rh(j community servic(i com- miltcMj conlinu(jd the Van Meter scliool pap(M ' Vhoy productul one issue; per month giving highlights ol activities at the school. The cmergy crisis committee wa. formed this ycjar in efforts to establish carpools for Roosevelt students and t(;ach(;rs. The; committee realized car- pools could be [)ersonally less con- V(;nient than driving unfilled cars tc school t)ut hoped that students and t(;achers would realize the seriousness of th(j crisis and take positive actions. To hi) ) solve [he campus littei problem, Cath Carpenter, San Krejamer, Tracy Fatland, and Brool W(mnerstrum debated a proposal t( the ( ily Council to place and maintaii some; trash cans on Chamlx rlain They wert; given permission to pu two cans on Chamberlain betweel 42n(l Street and Polk i ouh Mud Th city will maintain them. 12 Student Council

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The Bat is mysterious melodrama The revealing of the mysterious murderer is the suspenseful climax of ' The Bat, presented by Roosevelt ' s Drama Department November 9 and 10. The Bat is centered around the mystic happenings in an old house recently rented by an elderly lady, Miss Cornelia Van Gorder. Along v ith her nervous maid, Lizzie, Miss Cornelia unscrambles the mystery with the help of a bogus Detective Anderson. Aiding the plot is the search for a large sum of money, embezzled from a bank, w hich is expected to be hidden in the house, ow ned by Flemings. Richard Fleming, nephew of the supposedly deceased bank president is killed while he tries to leave the house with the blueprints. The discovery of an unknown man who apparently suffers from amnesia, and the visual appearance of The Bat for the first time quickly resolve the conflict. And ' The Bat ' s true idenity is finally disclosed. Mr. Anderson, director of the play commented, ' The Bat ' is a nice type of play to do for a change in a high school situation. It combines the old-fashioned melodrama with the modern who-dun-it of television, and should not be allowed to become extinct. The Ouija i.;v(?als startling facts to Miss Cornelia and her maid. Lizzie. There were several hard working crews involved with the production of The Bat, including set, lighting make-up, publicity, and costumes. About forty or fifty Roosevelt students contributed their time. THE CAST Miss Cornelia Val Russell Lizzie Allen Judy Richardson Miss Dale Ogden Sue Lyon Detective Anderson Mark Kennedy Brooks Brook Wennerstrum Doctor Wells joel Mosher Beresford George Peak The Unknown Man Sam Kreamer Billy Richard Fleming Richard Selzer Karl Isham 14 ' The Bat