Roosevelt High School - Log Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Explanation of Theme N THE shores of Lake Michigan a Planeta- rium has just been erected. Through its telescopes the visitor may view the great sweep of the starry firmament, the power and majesty of the planets. Thus he glimpses the order and beauty of the universe. Roosevelt Senior High School is a Planetarium. Through courses mastered, activities engaged in, and ideals formed the student perceives the planet coni- cepts of opportunity and service. Ad astra per asperaf' jupiter, symbol of power and knowledge, repre- sents the administration and faculty, who guide and sponsor the student through his high school life. Over the graduating classes of Iune and February shine conspicuously Ceres, bountiful donor of earthis mate- rial treasures and Saturn, whose self-control and poise are necessary for efficient use of the gifts of Ceres. Apollo, lord of music and arts, presides over the varied activities, civic, literary, and artistic. Winged Mercury gives swiftness and agility to boy athletes, Diana, archer-goddess, lends suppleness, grace, and strength to the girls. Far out in the sky swings a half-veiled, newly-dis- covered, mysterious planet. Many others may lie beyond it. N o one knows their mysteries. Beyond the sheltered school life lie achievements still not perceived. Roosevelt boys and girls press on - Ad astraf'