Roosevelt High School - Echo Yearbook (Ypsilanti, MI)

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Mrs. Jane Kulpinski, the preceptor of the Home Economics laboratories, has brightened the life of Roosevelt students with a whole new world of dreams and ambitions. Mrs. Kulpinski has used her knowledge of the practical arts in the most romantic of moods. She has served as a bridal consultant for Saks Fifth Avenue. She has con- ducted adult education courses in millinery and dress design. She has established herself as a couturiere nonpareil. With all this talent she spon- sors the FHA, gives the middle-school a hand, and helps Roosevelt girls design their own clothes. Miss Vera North deserves well the designation dedicated. Through many long years, she has taught skillfully, determinedly, and conscientiously so that all the students enrolled in the Roosevelt Business Education Department would have a firm understanding of the principles governing the busi- ness world. She has sent out into business and professional life well-trained secretaries, book- keepers, file clerks, and receptionists. She has trained scores of prospective business teachers who could carry on her precepts. But she has not con- fined her professional duties to the classroom. She has served in many endeavors. Dedicated! Yes, and coupled to her dedication, a friendly, thoughtful, self-effacing teacher. Special Areas Provide Specialized Instruction at Roosevelt School Mr. Russell Brumbaugh, driver education instruc- tor, is very important to RHS early morning drivers. He gives them the keys to safe driving, which later entitles them to the keys to their family car. All of the past as well as the present students appreciate Mr. Brumbaugh’s contribution to sportsmanlike driving.

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Math and Sciences Play Leading Role Miss Joanne Rankin has the responsibility of teach- ing Geometry, Algebra II, and Senior Math. She tackles her job with patience, good humor, and enthusiasm, managing to maintain the delicate balance between a disciplined and informal atmo- sphere in her classes. Her office is always open to the confused would-be mathematician, as well as to those who just want to stop to talk. Mr. Emile Gosseaux, assistant principal and algebra, chemistry, and physics professor, has gained special fame for his superb skill in bridge playing and in the apprehension of truants. Re- spected as a teacher, he believes that the sciences should play a role in making students think. In addition to his curricular duties, he is an avid sports supporter and co-sponsors the cheerleaders. Mr. Cleveland Thomas, one of the newest faculty members, comes to Michigan from Jamaica. He is not new to the area, however, as he studied at the University of Michigan six years ago before re- turning to the Islands. In Jamaica he taught both high school and college students. In Nassau he concentrated on high school education. He came here in September, not only to work on his doctorate at the U. of M., but to broaden his family’s education by exposure to American com- munity life. He enjoys the teaching “freedom” at Roosevelt, as well as the cordial attitude of both students and faculty.

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Through the skill and experience of Athletic Di rector Sanford “Bud’’ Dornbos, Roosevelt has established a Physical Education Department second to none. ““Bud”’ also finds time to double as swim coach. This year, Coach Dornbos has worked his team into a formidable and powerful challenger, which, week by week, has tested the best of the class A and B schools. Roosevelt feels that Mr. Dornbos is a definite asset to Roosevelt athletics. Dornbos Leads in Progressive Physical Education Program Miss Mary Drake, girls’ physical education direc- tor and sponsor of the Sinkopators, has been at Roosevelt since 1961. She instructs all grades in physical education and tries to make things inter- esting. . . . If the Sinkopators didn’t have a Miss Drake, they'd be sunk. The youthful, energetic, and resourceful coach of the football and baseball teams, Ron Saunders, is a mainstay of Roose- velt’s progressive physical education and math departments. Always teaching the fundamentals of good sportsmanship and fairness, Coach Saunders is definitely one of the true gentlemen of Roosevelt School.