Roosevelt High School - Echo Yearbook (Ypsilanti, MI)

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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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Dedication It is appropriate that the 1958 ECHOES, with science as the theme, should be dedi- cated to Leonard W. Menzi, our principal. Mr. Menzi taught physical sciences to Roosevelt students for many years. He showed young people how to live accord- ing to the scientific method: observe, re- flect, test, and conclude. When he became Roosevelt’s principal, he still adhered to scientific principles. As each problem arose, he worked care- fully that each student might feel himself to be an important element: a special somebody, a friend, a person to be trusted. Here is one secret of his wise leadership. Mr. Menzi’s credo, ‘‘Give to the world the best you have’ influences all who work with him, for he is not only the scientist or mathematician, but also the humanitarian. To our principal, we proud- ly dedicate this 1958 ECHOES.

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