Roosevelt High School - L envoi Yearbook (Yonkers, NY)

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I-IISTQRY DEPARTMENT Young peopler eager to learn more about todays world as 'well as the days of long ago, are yery easily swayed by many influencing factors. whether they are right or wrong. Because we students are now so impressionable. we are lucky to have at Rooseyelt High School many capable, understanding teachers to aid us in our search for truth. Their expert knowledge on the problems of today guide us in the American right of forming our own opinions, Our understanding of our neighbors across the sea and their light for Democracy becomes clearer to us. with their invaluable help, XY'e will be forever grateful to these men and women who have opened the doors of history for us. to make us better citizens in the world of tomorrow. 1 4 c uf' xx s-4 T Seated. I. In R Dr. C C,lcxt'r.lori, A. X'i'illi.irns. A Nutl. l Nlorirtuvirncryx l.. Mayer. ll. -luras Nar1i:.r1,:. I. ro li. l lS.itIeI1s!:eI!.,l llerning. :X lloxxner, I loulia.

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M' HUGH D MACINTYRE ROBERT S WHEELOCK Przfzczpal Afrzftant Prznczpal I belreve lf was Thomas Carlyle who wrote Every day that IS born mto thrs world comes lrke a burst of musrc and rmgs rtsclf all the day through and thou canst make II a dance a dlrge or 1 llfe march as thou mlt The truth of thls statement IS apparent on every page of thrs book Those boys and grrls vsho have glven dnrectlon to thexr work who haxe had the courage to meet each darly task the rmagmatron to gjrve orrbrmlrty to each assxgnment and 1 real fa1th rn the mtrmsxc value of thelr ObjCCIlV6 have nurtured and developed those qualxtlcs for whlch th1s school has won recognltron When the final record for you the cla s of 1957 IS wrltten I h ne a feelmg lf will com pare favorably vslth thxt of any preuous class Now rt becomes your prrvrlege to take your place wrth former graduates who have brought hr nor to thcrr school It rs my smcere hope that you may take vuth you m addntlon to the knowledkge you have acqu1red pleasant memorzes of happy days spent at Roosexelt Hugh School HUGH D MACINTYRE

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ENGLISH DEPARTMENT flaw f- F' 1 . Eff nr f' . i a 'sir i ,Q '09 Seated, L. to R.: O. Woodworth, F. Lafferty, M. Henry. A. Hunter. Standing. L. to R.: S, Schneider E. Carr, A. Kilcullen, H. Rogel, K. Willner, M. Chappel A firm background of ones language is an asset to a person all through life. Witlutuut this foundation in English, progress in any field will be limited Knowledge of the techniques of our language. however. is not the only important phase of the English course. Since literature reflects the life of a people. the English teachers initiate the students into the main kinds of reading material to which the cultural interests of their later years will lead. Thus in a well-rounded course of study, significant as well as enjoyable. we make ready to enter the busy world of tomorrow.