Roosevelt High School - Echo Yearbook (Ypsilanti, MI)

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. pired the Greek Revolution ins The old stone water tower | forms a backdrop for the bust of the naming of our city. General Demetrius Ypsilanti. % c E ° Ne o m rr) x o c o Do x © o x oO ” ois —

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Foreword This year’s ECHOES steps forth to emphasize dramatically the scientific advances that have been taking place in the first half of the Twentieth Century. As children, we, the graduating class of ’58 wore space helmets, carried space guns, and watched on television daring men who flew from planet to planet. In 1957, scientists took a long step toward the conquest of outer space: a polished metal sphere circled the globe. Immediately our dreams of space-men and interplanetary travel seemed to fall within the realm of possibility. We sensed that this satel lite would inevitably affect all aspects ot our personal lives. And so, our 1958 ECHOES artist has tried to show that our education, too, is influ- enced by scientific discoveries and de- velopments. We, the high school students of 1958, are being told daily that, in an age of scientific advances, nothing is more important than a trained and educated mind. We are coming to realize that we must pursue our studies, not only in science but in the humanities as well, if we are to keep pace with the demands of a changing society. We, the class of 1958 are looking to the future. ‘

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SN a Ypsilanti township boasts a population of 40,000. This is Michigan Avenue, main street in the city, where business and education meet. Willow Run Airport, Detroit’s air terminal,is located several miles outside the city. The tow- ers of the General Motors trans- mission plant in the background indicate one of the major indust- ries of the area,