Roosevelt High School - Echo Yearbook (Ypsilanti, MI)

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Languages FRENCH Visitors may be surprised to hear groups of Roosevelt elementary children speaking fluent French. Miss Lucille Langworthy has been teaching French to the elementary school children since 1952 and has recently been teaching French in the junior high. Students can take two years of French in High School. If they wish to continue studying the language while they are in Roosevelt, they can take it with the Eastern Michigan College classes. LATIN In our Latin Department we see Miss Virginia Cooper. Miss Cooper shows her stu- dents the importance of Latin as the basis of many of our words. She is also a teacher of social studies. impo rtant ENGLISH This year our English Department had one of its mem- bers, Mr. Roderick Fraser, take a position as an over-seas teacher in Laos. Substituting for Mr. Fraser is Miss Susan Stinson. Miss McAndless was selected as a biographee in the first edition of the 1959 Who’s Who In American Women—an honor for herself, the school, and community.

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of fered PHYSICAL EDUCATION The goal of the Physical Education Department is to pro- vide physical recreation for the students in grades seven through ten. The classes teach students skills in sports, good sportsman- ship, and the ability to get along well with other students. Miss Mary Irene Bell sponsors the girls’ Swimming Club, and Mr. A. D. Walker coaches the various sports. students MUSIC Under the guidance of Mrs. Jean Sundquist, seventh and eighth grade students receive train- ing in the fundamentals of music. Mrs. Sundquist also directs the high school chorus. Mr. Maurice Riley heads the active instrumen- tal music department. He conducts band and orchestra and gives private lessons to students wishing special help. HOME ECONOMICS The Home Economics Department prepares girls in grades seven through twelve for their future homemaking careers. The new modern kitchens and sewing facilities make up an enjoy- able atmosphere for the homemaking students. Through this department students become ac- quainted with the F. H. A. Club, which is spon- sored by Mrs. Barbara Heffington.

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Behind scenes LIBRARIAN Students look to Roosevelt’s library for a constant source of material for term pa- pers, themes, and reports. Here they find current magazines, thrilling novels, and up- to-date resource materials. Mrs. Edith Collins or one of the girls she is training for library work is always on duty to help students find materials. NURSE With thermometer in hand, Mrs. Geral- dine Kress, the school nurse, fights the bat- tle of mumps, flu, and scratched knees. She also checks the health of returning ab- sentees. Mrs, Barbara Badger, the school secretary, counts The custodians, Mr, Ken Kersey and Mr, Clarence the day's receipts. Verg Berg, straighten the cafeteria chairs.