Roosevelt High School - Echo Yearbook (Ypsilanti, MI)

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Mrs. Edith Collins is librarian for Roosevelt’s grow- ing library. She spends much of her time locating Miss North instructs students books and research material for students. on ways to type formal letters. Miss Vera O. North has typ- ing, shorthand, and bookkeep- ing in the commercial depart- ment and Algebra I in the math department. She sends out notices to all alumni at reunion-time. Mrs. Barbara Brasseur in- structs all homemaking class- es at RHS. Her classes hold a number of teas and parties during the year. Roosevelt’s active FHA chapter is spon- sored by Mrs. Brasseur. Mrs. Brasseur prepares to do the day’s laundry from her four homemaking classes. Special Skills Help Balance Program Mr. Robert A. Benden has the eighth grade shop class and sponsors the newly-form- ed print club. Mr. Carroll A. Osborn teach- es the seventh grade shop class. Mr. Ray C. Doane teaches all senior high industrial arts. Mr. Benden, Mr. Osborn, and Mr. Doane demonstrate the use of a large wood file.

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Social Studies Lead to Understanding Mr. MacDonald discusses a movie in his American History class. Mr. Tomczak consults notes while teaching a history unit on southern Africa. Mr. Benedict A. Tomezak, or “Tommy” as he is called by all those who know and love him, is experiencing his first year of teach- ing. He enthusiastically instructs junior and senior high students through his two classes, World history and core. Mr. Alister MacDonald, better known as Mr. “Mac”, teaches American Government and History. His hobbies have made him coach of the tennis team and have given him fame ‘far and wide’ in the reading of poetry. Mr. Charles Alexander came to RHS this year from Jackson High. He teaches junior high English and social studies. He has many varied interests - among them are science and airplanes. Mr. Alexander devotes some class time to helping his students individually. é

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Mrs. Kathy Armstrong is up- holding the art department while her husband, Mr. Roger Armstrong works for his Mas- ters degree at Cranbrook. She will continue to teach art to the elementary grades and in jun- ior and senior high until he re- turns next year. Mrs. Armstrong gathers brushes for an elementary art class. Mrs. Jean Sundquist directs the mixed chorus, boys’ chorus and the girls’ chorus. She also teaches music to the eighth grade and elementary students. Her many talents have led to her being elected co-ordinator of student chapters for the Michigan Music Educators. Mrs. Sundquist directs eighth grade class in a favorite, “Shenandoah”. Mr. John Elwell teaches music to the seventh grade music class. He stresses the teaching of fun- Dr. Maurice Riley damental concepts of music, conducts the Roosevelt both instrumental and vocal. band and orchestra. He spends a great deal of his time with begin- Mr. Elwell teaches lesson on ning instrumentalists major symphonies to class. in all grades at Roose- velt School. Dr. Riley teaches James Balazs to play a xylophone.