Roosevelt High School - Log Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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by lrene l'larvin l l'm so glad she sent me a citizenf ship card .... Well l'm glad l passed and now l know l'll graduate. . . . My subjects this semester arer1't so difficult, are yours? . . . Did you know that l'm in the Chi- cago Chorus .... They nearly left me at home yesterday when l was late for the bus .... Save me a seat in the bus .... I don't feel like standing all the wayl I Aren't you thrilled when you think how our team beat Washing- ton in that sectional .... I was weak from yelling ,... l hope l have a good time next year .... Those after school dances were en- joyed by everyone, don't you think? . . . Say, if you hurry up, my boy friend and l will give you a ride home after school ..,. Don't for- get to come to your concert prac- tice. , . lf you don't have a good ex- Page Nine cuse you will get a demerit .... l put my order in for my senior ring yesterday and they're ducky. l You'd better register with Miss Clark if you want your skit to be in the Showdown .... Don't forget to make your candy for the Girl Counsellor candy sale .... Have you all brought your candy ,... Fine, now we will have a lot of candy and more money ,... Didn't the debators have a fine season .... l'm sure that there will be so many more out next year .... Mr. Dooley, Jr. was such a cunning lit- tle dog ..,. His tricks were so clever .... The dancing girls in the showdown were beautiful. I Senior week centainly is keeping me busy .... l do hope l won't be nervous when they hand me my diploma! To br glad of li e le-fame xl giver yur: a chance I I 'v aza' war ana' to pfayf'-lf an Dyke

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I Hot September days. . . . Where were you all summer .... Didn't Dick get fat .... Eight fifteen bell rings .... The school hasn't changed a bit .... This schedule is all wrong .... l wonder if l'll get to see Mr. Myers .... Come on, l have to get a book before the book store closes .... Sorry, but we're all sold out and won't have any more. I School goes along smoothly .... Are you going to the Tag Day Dance .... l don't know what l'll wear .... Don't forget your prac- tice for the Frolic tonight .... l do hope he learns that step for the skit .... Do you realize that there were a thousand people at the Frolic last night .... Such crowdsl Such fun! Wasn't it a great frolicl I l wish that hall monitor would stop asking me for a pass .... l Presenting Panoramic Glimpses of Busy Days always have one . . . Wait for me at the locker . . . How did you get to the football game last night .... We walked all the way from the l-larbor and it wasn't bad at all .... Nervous breakdown .... Did you plan your front page ,... Will you please hand in your news story ..,. You know the paper has to come out on Friday .... The printer would like to see the dummy .... Teacher, may l put an ear at the bottom of this column .... Well, that paper doesn't look so bad. I Now we're going to have a real Christmas .... Merry Christmas everybody, l'll be seeing you in eleven days. . . . Did you see those cute children at the Christmas party last night .... Their eyes were dancing when they saw their dolls. . . . My toes were frozen by the time l got to school. Page Eight To be glad of life because it gives you a chance to love-and work ana' to play. -Van Dyke.

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Playing! Meeting! Working! Grey-Robed Carolers I Three hundred beautiful singing voices . . . Audiences hushed, spellbound. . . New uniforms for fairer sex and gray robes for the boys, . . Roosevelt represented by twenty-five students at the ln and About Chicago Chorus . . . Vesper Concert a suc- cess .... Vocal Department has fine representatives in Annual Showdown. Harmony Queens I Did you hear the girls' sextette. . . girls in glee club uniforms . . . singing for clubs . . . civic or- ganizations . . . assemblies, banquets on special programs taking part in the showdown . . . something all senior members of the glee club and choruses aspire to be .... They sing so well together. Enchanting Ensembles I Small groups of students playing together . . . diligent practice . . . correct position . . . soft notes without piano accompanist . . . string en- sembles . . . students practicing to present special feature numbers at concerts . . . and on special assembly programs . . . beautiful music . . . young artists . . . future geniuses. Symphonic Strains I Silence! Violins, trumpets, trombones are raised to position . . . orchestra members watch the di- rectors raised batons! March! Seventy-five students rush down the halls and practices for the Concert . . . difficult numbers played with ease . . . stu- dents playing ln and About Chicago Orchestra fine concert! We knew it would be! Tooting Along I Blaring of trumpets . . . the whistling of clarinets . . . beating of drums . . . Roosevelt marches down the field . . .R formation in the center of the grid- iron. . . Hail to Purple and to White . . everybody singing . . . Marshall the high stepping drum major at the head . . . Band Concert was a success. Initiating New Governments I Dick White in charge . . . roll-call . . . minutes . . . reports . . . business . . . Announcements of new government thrills student body . . . tickets and money given away for best governmental plan submitted . , . Milton Miller lucky student . . . So proud of the new office . . . A new student gov- ernment plan becomes a reality. A Big Sister's Advice I An honorary club doing many worthy projects to benefit the school . . . Afternoon dancing classes . . . Students express sincerest appreciation . . . Girls thrilled over their little sisters . . . Bought Silver Cup for the Health Queen this May . . . All- school Dance evening enioyed by all students. Page Ten Complimentx of Dr. W. I. Irixb